I came across this recipe on The Healthy Chef website and recently have made this bread a couple of times for my mum to help her maintain her energy as she undergoes chemotherapy. I hope this conversion can somehow save you time in your kitchen whether you are caring for someone or simply caring for…
Rainbow Cauliflower Rice
Makes: 4 serves Preparation: 5 minutes Cooking time: 3 minutes Ingredients: 45 grams sun dried apricots 15 grams parsley…
Frozen Choc-Peanut Butter Slice
This has been the hottest summer in Canberra than I can recall in the last 19 years. I’ve been getting away with no air conditioning for so long, thinking one hot day a summer what is my gain? Extra electricity to pay? Do we have enough air conditioners in the country to contribute to global…
Banana, Honey and Oat Smoothie Bowl with Summer Berries
Makes: 2 serves Preparation: 5 minutes Ingredients Smoothie: 2 large bananas (chopped and frozen) 125g milk 45g rolled oats 25g Manuka honey 40g Greek-style yoghurt Topping: 1 mango 1/2 punnet of raspberries 1/2 punnet blueberries 1 tsp chia seeds 2 tsp pepitas 10 almonds 1 tsp Manuka honey Method Add smoothie ingredients to the bowl…
White Choc Cheesecake with Pine Nuts
Makes 12 portions Preparation: 10 minutes Cooking time: 45 minutes Ingredients: Base 250 grams Ginger Nut Biscuits 100 grams Butter Filling 750 grams cream cheese, At room temperature 150 grams caster sugar 3 eggs 220 grams sour cream 250 grams White Choc Melts 100 grams pine nuts Glaze 100 grams apricot jam…
Lemon & Poppy Seed Muffins
I got a lemon tree 5 years ago and kept it in a pot, it never grew me any lemons so a couple of years ago I transferred it to the garden. It really suffered for a year and all the leaves fell off after the ants attacked it. It miraculously came back to life…
Sweetcrust Pastry
Handmade pastry can at times feel like a daunting task. I’ve certainly had my share of flakes in the kitchen. I was in awe when i tried this recipe. You know when pastry easily rolls out and you can smoothly slide it into your dish without it tearing to bits? A dream? A distant memory?…
Instant Mango Gelato
A Venice locals recommendation during my most recent trip to Italy lead me to one of the oldest and greatest Gelaterias, Gelati Nicos. If you are ever that way it is a must. For now I can only reminisce. Unlike ice cream gelato is made with milk rather than cream. Using milk gives it a smoother…
Honey Magnolia 