Choc Peanut Butter
This almost isn’t a recipe – it’s just an idea of mixing three ingredients together… Seriously, three ingredients! (Plus salt! But who doesn’t own salt!) Just peanut butter, cacao powder and a liquid...
View ArticleSpiced Chickpea and Sweet Potato Salad with Chermoula
This is the sort of recipe I make regularly throughout the year with whatever is in season. It’s quite a simple recipe: a pulse or legume, some roasted veg and a cooked grain. It’s great because you...
View ArticleSimmered Pumpkin with White Beans
This recipe comes from Heidi Swanson‘s wonderful new book Near and Far: Recipes Inspired by Home and Travel. I got my copy a little later than most people, as I was waiting for the Australian version...
View ArticleChoc Peanut Butter
This almost isn’t a recipe – it’s just an idea of mixing three ingredients together… Seriously, three ingredients! (Plus salt! But who doesn’t own salt!) Just peanut butter, cacao powder and a...
View ArticlePecan Pie Ice Cream
What is this monstrosity?! I was thinking of making a pie recipe for you all, but couldn’t stop thinking about how perfect this ice cream flavour would be… Why does pie get all the pecan caramel fun?...
View ArticleThings I Love (Nov 2015)
I’m starting this little monthly series so I can share some great products, articles, recipes and music that I find throughout the month. Sometimes I find things I think will be of interest to some of...
View ArticleSalted Chocolate and Almond Cookies
Ahh, the last day of spring! Christmas is fast approaching and generally I am the sort of annoying person who is on top of present buying pretty early on, but this year… not so much! I keep looking at...
View ArticlePeanut Butter and Banana Power Smoothie with Maca
Oh, hey guys! Just me again! Sorry about the lack of post last week. This past month has been super busy for me and unfortunately it meant a slip in posting last week, something I have been trying to...
View ArticleStrawberry and Basil Black Rice Salad
Nothing like a heatwave just before Christmas! Any plans for baking has been put on hold temporarily and instead here is a recipe that doesn’t require an oven! This festive salad would be at home on...
View ArticleMango Coconut Creamsicles with Dark Chocolate
When I was a child growing up in Queensland my father would often buy a tray of mangoes in January around my birthday… Best birthday present ever, I hear you say, and I have to agree! I have eaten my...
View ArticleThings I Love (Dec 2015)
I don’t know about you, but that was the fastest month ever! Here’s a little list of my favourites from this month – mostly recipes this time – and I’ll be back soon with a round-up of this year’s...
View ArticleTop Fifteen of 2015!
Friends! Happy new year! What a year it has been for my little blog, and it wouldn’t be anywhere without you and your enthusiasm for healthy, plant-based, wholefood recipes! To celebrate, I’ve...
View ArticleAlmond Hummus (raw nut pulp hummus)
One of the reasons I was slow to start on the homemade nut milk train was the amount of nut pulp left over from a batch of milk. As much as I preferred the taste of homemade milk, I spent a couple of...
View ArticleMy Favourite Tamari Garlic Sunflower Seeds
This tamari sunflower seed recipe is a hand-me-down from my mother, who learnt it from her friend a few decades ago! Well, the 1970s were good to us vegetarians, and this recipe is no exception. It’s...
View ArticleChickpeas with Eggplant and Preserved Lemon
This dish, and variations of, has to be one of my most regularly made meals of 2015. I spent the year making it once a week or so, telling myself I should put up the recipe to share because of how...
View ArticleDouble Onion Baked Tofu with Eggplant
I first made this dish after a work colleague recommended that I bake tofu instead of fry it. It’s not as though I had never baked tofu before – I used to often make a Heidi Swanson recipe (from Super...
View ArticleThings I Love (Jan 2016)
Happy Summer! It’s been a bit of a slog getting back into work after the holidays, my birthday and all the celebrations that came along with it. I’m definitely ready to curb the indulgences a little...
View ArticleChocolate Orange Crackle Bars
Do you remember the wonderful childhood treat made of puffed rice and chocolate? In Australia, we grew up eating them at school, fundraisers, birthday parties – you name it! The quintessential Aussie...
View ArticleLentil and Leek Ragù with Sun Cashew Parmesan
Today I started listening to music from my teenage years after Spotify suggested I listen to lo-fi band Low’s song Sunflower, which I use to love but had forgotten about over the years. Hearing it...
View ArticleRoasted Peach Toasts with Vanilla Macadamia Ricotta
These roasted peach toasts are what we ate on Valentine’s day this past weekend. My partner and I don’t strictly celebrate Valentine’s day as a concept – our anniversary is in March so we don’t want...
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