This simple Tray Baked Mexican Chicken dish is sure to become a family favourite on regular rotation. It’s a nutritionally balanced meal that’s quick to prep, quick to cook and tastes incredible. This is a great recipe to serve buffet style so kids can make their own tacos or tortillas. Place all the parts of…
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Chocolate Pear Cardamom Pudding
This simple grain-free Chocolate Pear Cardamom Pudding is a beautiful combination of flavours and so quick and easy to make. I adore the flavour of cardamom, but like any spice, you either do or you don’t. If you don’t you can certainly leave it out or replace it with another sweet spice like cinnamon. This…
Simple Spicy Kimchi
This Simple Spicy Kimchi is a great way to include fermented vegetables in your diet and is a delicious way to boost gut health. Making your own kimchi is really easy, the hardest part of the recipe is waiting for it to ferment and be ready to eat! If you’d like to follow a video…
Basic Sauerkraut Video Tutorial
I’m really excited to share this Basic Sauerkraut Video Tutorial – a step by step formula that will allow you to ferment and preserve vegetables. Making sauerkraut is an age-old process of preserving cabbage. Literally translating to “sour cabbage,” this fermented food is packed with goodness including probiotics and fibre for gut health, vitamin C, vitamin…
Sweet and Sour Vegetables
This versatile Sweet and Sour Vegetables is a great recipe to use up any vegetables at the end of the shopping week. It’s also easily adaptable to include your choice of protein – tofu, cashew nuts, chicken, pork or fish would all work well added to this recipe. This recipe takes me back to the…
Orange Blueberry Baked Oatmeal
This Orange Blueberry Baked Oatmeal is another simple, delicious and very adaptable baked oats flavour sensation. I hope you love this nourishing breakfast as much as my family do. If you have time in the morning, this is great to cook fresh; otherwise, make it the night before and reheat portions in the morning for…
Middle Eastern Fish Stew
This simple aromatic Middle Eastern Fish Stew is quick and easy to make and really delicious. It’s another new creation approved by my fish fussy child. It is generally recommended to eat fish twice a week and this is a tasty and convenient way to enjoy it. Some firm fish recommendations that are perfect for…
Simple Tuna Dip
This Simple Tuna Dip is a great, protein and omega 3 fatty acid rich dip that my whole family loves. It’s super adaptable to a variety of dietary requirements and really easy to make too. I only buy tuna in brine, spring water or 100% olive oil (make sure it’s not an olive oil blend…
Power Booster
This simple Power Booster formula is something I’ve been thinking about and working on for some time… an economical whole food based supplement to add to your smoothies and meals to boost both your micronutrient and macronutrient intake. This is especially a good thing to make if you have a picky eater to improve their…
Pesto Fried Eggs
If you’re after a quick but super tasty breakfast or light meal, look no further! These Pesto Fried Eggs are easy to make and a beautiful flavour combination. Plus, they’re a great way to eat some greens with breakfast. If you want to make your own pesto, I love it with either Basil Pesto or…
Chicken Kiev Tray bake
This deliciously easy Chicken Kiev Tray Bake tastes amazing and a lazier twist on the classic dish! I’m all for quick and easy dishes that taste amazing, and this tray bake is just that. Tender juicy chicken smothered in garlic butter and you only need one tray! Instead of each piece of chicken crumbed, you…
Creamy Mushroom Soup
This Creamy Mushroom Soup takes me back to my childhood. I spent a good decade of my childhood in and out of hospital with a pretty serious heart condition – whenever I was sick I wanted one thing, Mushroom Soup. I look back now and think what a strange craving to have! I don’t have…
Slow Cooked Beef Madras
This Slow Cooked Beef Madras is a fabulous, nourishing one pot wonder. My kids aren’t fans of either eggplant or zucchini but in this dish, they pretty much disappear behind the curry flavour and thicken the curry base. Throw it all in your Dutch oven and wait for the flavours to develop. Time saving tip…
Quick Broccoli Fritters
These simple, easy to make Quick Broccoli Fritters are surprisingly delicious. They’ve been tested and enjoyed by a couple of broccoli hating kids and toddlers who gobbled them up and came back for seconds. If the green colour is straight up off putting, try sell them as Shrek Pancakes – its worth a try, these…
Lime Crème Brûlée
This Lime Creme Brulee is a really simple recipe to make and great to make ahead when entertaining. It is inspired by a dessert I had in Vietnam many moons ago. The French occupation of Vietnam certainly influenced their cuisine. ‘Bánh flan’ or crème caramel is a dessert served often there, and this is my…
Lamb Ragu
This braised Lamb Ragu is a sensational one pot wonder – the meat is tender and pulls apart to make a restaurant quality meal. The lamb is slow cooked in a sauce with wine, broth and tomato, with added flavour from bacon and vegetables. Served with pappardelle, parmesan and parsley, you have a nourishing and…
Stoemp
Stoemp is one of the most popular, widely made Belgian dishes. Traditionally, it is a dish of mashed potatoes with one or more additional vegetables. Because variety is so important nutritionally, this is a supercharged side that’s certainly worth the extra effort and so much more nourishing and delicious than plain old mash. Perfect comfort food!…
Lime Coconut Jellies
I’m always experimenting with jelly flavours and these Lime Coconut Jellies came about as I really love the flavour of zesty lime paired with creamy coconut. These low sugar treats are super nourishing and so delicious. The lime coconut flavours are so tropical and fresh and take me to white, pristine beaches on a warm,…
Tandoori Spiced Wedges
These Tandoori Spiced potato Wedges are a tasty, easy to make and delicious side or savoury snack. If you love Indian flavours, you’ll love these wedges. Occasionally, I find that the potatoes in my cupboard have been ignored for too long, so to use them up quickly, a batch or two of wedges goes down…
Orange Choc Chip Muffins (Grain-free)
These deliciously moist, grain-free healthy Orange Choc Chip Muffins are a beautiful combination of flavours that my family just loves. Be generous with your orange zest but do avoid the bitter white pith – a microplane grater is best to finely remove the zest from the orange. You can choose whether you use milk chocolate…
Slow Cooked Beef Bourguignon
This Slow Cooked Beef Bourguignon recipe is a simple one pot meal that is warming with beautiful flavour combinations. ‘Bourguignon’ means ‘cooked in red wine’ so choose a red wine you like! The slow cooked meat becomes tender and combined with vegetables in the rich sauce, it is a delightful meal to enjoy. If you…
Tortilla Omelette Wrap
This Tortilla Omelette Wrap is the simplest, most delicious breakfast, brunch, snack or light meal. It is such a versatile recipe, so add in your favourite fillings, sauces and condiments to suit your tastes and dietary requirements. It’s perfect to introduce kids to the concept of leafy greens at breakfast! Lay out optional fillings and…
Ginger Pear Pan Pudding
This Ginger Pear Pan Pudding is a delicious, quick and easy to make dessert that my ginger loving family adores. Ginger and pear is a perfect match of sweetness and spice, and I do love a scoop of creaminess on top! This is a perfect winter warmer dessert that looks so pretty too! Health benefits…
Tahini Baked Fish
This tray bake Tahini Baked Fish is a quick, simple and tasty meal. It’s another recipe that has the thumbs up from my fish fussy child. Before the fish is baked in the oven, veggies are oven roasted – I especially love roasted capsicum and red onion as they become soft and sweet. Sweet potato…
