Quinoa, Spiced Sweet Potato and Broccolini Salad

Quinoa, Spiced Sweet Potato and Broccolini Salad

If you’re going to make a salad, this quinoa, spiced sweet potato and broccolini salad makes a complete meal-in-one.  Enjoy as a stand alone dish or you can pair it with your favourite protein for added nutrition. We’re Mediterranean food fans ourselves.  Did you know that the Mediterranean Diet has ..Continue Reading

Homemade Healthy Nut and Seed Granola

Homemade Healthy Nut and Seed Granola

Making a homemade healthy nut and seed granola is easy and is the one thing you should have in your pantry for a healthy addition to so many dishes. Over the last 20 years or so, I’ve steered away from commercial breakfast cereals.  And, I can honestly say I haven’t ..Continue Reading

Meatballs with Aniseed Myrtle

Meatballs with Aniseed Myrtle

We’re always on the look out for new tastes and were looking for a variation on our meatballs recipe.  We love the variety of Australian native herbs that Bent Shed Produce have on the market. We came across these products at a local market and the dried Aniseed Myrtle quickly ..Continue Reading

Nourishing Homemade Vegetable Soup

Nourishing Homemade Vegetable Soup

My childhood memories are triggered by a big pot of vegetable soup. Because Mum always had vegetable soup on the stove in the winter months.  Sometimes, with a lamb shank saved from the Sunday roast.  But mostly straight vegetables with loads of flavour. A holiday for your digestive tract! Did ..Continue Reading

Delicious Fig Bread

Delicious Fig Bread

Fig bread is my take on the classic banana bread.  And, when fig season rolled around in early Autumn, I had a yearning for fig bread. You know, like banana bread but figgy. What’s not to love about figs and of course fig bread! Figs are rich in minerals and ..Continue Reading

Easy Flourless Moist Chocolate Cake (GF)

Easy Flourless Moist Chocolate Cake (GF)

This is a the super easiest flourless moist chocolate cake I’ve ever tasted and made.  Hands down. The recipe here has orange zest for an orangey flavour but you can leave that out if you wish. A deliciously moist chocolate cake with a subtle orange flavour absolutely epitomises comfort food ..Continue Reading

Oat and Cinnamon Pancakes

Oat and Cinnamon Pancakes

Oat and cinnamon pancakes – the perfect combination of all that oaty goodness with blood sugar balancing cinnamon.  They’re so warming, sweet and nourishing.  This recipe will become your favourite! I’ve been working on combining oats and cinnamon in a pancake recipe for a little while.  Because I wanted to ..Continue Reading

Easy and Delicious Fruit Compote

Easy and Delicious Fruit Compote

I used to think that fruit compote sounded so old fashioned.  But there’s a reason that a dish like this has stood the test of time. It’s yummy, delicious, with a hint of sweetness and so, so versatile. It comes under the heading of “comfort food” while still providing your ..Continue Reading

Quick and Healthy Tandoori Chicken

Quick and Healthy Tandoori Chicken

Ah, tandoori chicken – one of my favourite meals. I love Indian food.  But when you don’t have time for traditional cooking methods, try this quick version. Someone said to me the other day that sometimes they didn’t have time to eat well.  That they struggled with shopping, meal preparation ..Continue Reading

Sweet Potato and Spinach Salad with Lemon Yoghurt Dressing

Sweet Potato and Spinach Salad with Lemon Yoghurt Dressing

Where do I begin with listing the goodness in this sweet potato and spinach salad? Firstly, it’s ALWAYS about good digestion and happy gut bugs, so let’s begin there. Resistant Starch Did you know that roasting or boiling potatoes, then cooling them converts them into a valuable food source for ..Continue Reading