This Chicken Enchilada Soup is a delicious one pot wonder and warming soup that has all the flavours of Mexico with very little fuss. This is a perfect way to enjoy vegetables and you can control the heat with the amount of chilli you add. Research demonstrates that people who eat more than 30 different…
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Chocolate Sponge Stack
This Chocolate Sponge Stack is a quick and easy dessert that can be easily adapted to a variety of dietary requirements. A light, fluffy sponge is layered with cream, topped with fresh berries and a berry coulis. This sweet stack is perfect for special occasions and will definitely keep you coming back for more! Take…
Lamb Shank Quinoa Soup
This Lamb Shank Quinoa Soup recipe came about out of vivid memories of the Lamb Shank Pearl Barley soup my nan used to make often. It’s got all the flavours of this old time favourite, just with a whole lot more goodness. Loaded with classic soupy vegetables, this is warming, nourishing and super satisfying and…
Chinese Five Spice Roast Chicken
This Chinese Five Spice Roast Chicken is super quick and easy to make and produces the tastiest roast chicken. If you’re after up-levelling your roast chicken game – this recipe will do just that! Instead of roasted potatoes, go with rice on the side and lots of greens or a salad. Take a look at…
Plum Pear Raspberry Crumble
This delicious tray bake Plum Pear Raspberry Crumble is a beautiful combination of fruits topped with a wholesome, crisp crumble. It’s really simple to make and is the perfect fruity treat to serve for dessert. Take a look at the variations (below the main recipe) for suggestions to alter the recipe to suit many specific dietary…
Steak and Vegetable Pie
This Steak and Vegetable Pie is a really quick to prepare and makes for an easy, super delicious meal. The pie filling slow cooks in one pot. Try to make this ahead of dinner time to allow the pie filling to cool off. If you’re ever missing any of the vegetables on the ingredient list,…
Middle Eastern Chicken Tray Bake
This Middle Eastern Chicken Tray Bake is a beautiful, easy to make nourishing meal that will leave you with only one tray to wash up. It is loaded with vegetables, topped generously with iconic Middle Eastern spices and finished with a savoury tahini sauce. Take a look at the variations (below the main recipe) for…
Asparagus tart with a rocket salad
This delicious tart is super simple to make and a sensational light meal. These are divine hot out of the oven or at room temperature for lunches. Growing up, I associated asparagus with the tinned kind – grey/green, floppy and a horrible flavour. Fresh asparagus is a world apart – fresh, bright and green, and absolutely…
Lemon Honey Porridge
This Lemon Honey Porridge is such a beautiful combination of flavours. The sour lemon and sweet honey combine beautifully with the creamy porridge. Almond meal is added to introduce some extra nutrition – protein, good fats, vitamins and minerals. The intensity of the lemon and how sweet you make this porridge is easily customised to…
Greek Lamb Pot
This Greek Lamb Pot is a ‘throw it in, slow cook and dinner is done’ kind of recipe. It’s such a tasty combination of flavours and I can’t wait to hear what you family thinks of it. The oregano, bay leaves and thyme give that iconic Greek flavouring to the lamb, all gently cooked in…
Garlic Fried Eggs
These Garlic Fried Eggs are such a delicious, quick and easy breakfast, snack or light meal. They are by far my current favourite way to eat eggs. Garlic is especially good to eat in wintery weather to help the immune system. Enjoy these eggs first thing in the morning- remember to adjust the serving size…
Lemon Poppyseed Bar
This delicious gluten-free cake is super simple to make and is sure to become a family favourite. I love the flavour of lemons and nutrient dense poppy seeds. This bar will satisfy your sweet tooth without the sugar high. Another variation is to use orange juice and zest – orange and poppy seed is a…
Chicken Basil Meatballs
These Chicken Basil Meatballs make for a quick easy to make lunchbox main or light meal. Protein is such an important macro nutrient that we need to eat each day and having an option that is free of any additives and preservatives is ideal. If you’re making these for the kids and they don’t love…
Almond Berry Slice
This Almond Berry Slice is a lovely grain-free, jammy slice that is sure to become a new favourite. Being based on almond meal, this one probably isn’t suitable for Primary School lunchboxes, but would make a great after school snack or weekend treat. The fruity layer is actually sugar-free (shhh!) and the flaked almonds on…
Baked Lemon Butter Fish
This Baked Lemon Butter Fish is a super simple tray bake. Paired with a simple side salad or steamed veggies it’s a nourishing prep to plate meal in under 30 minutes. Take a look at the variations (below the main recipe) for suggestions to alter the recipe to suit your specific dietary requirements….
Mexican Salad Jar
This Mexican Salad Jar is a handy single serve salad that can be assembled the night before and then come lunchtime, simply shake to combine and enjoy. The dressings are arranged in a way that the salad won’t go soggy, so check the order of arranging! This recipe serves two, perfect for either two people…
Leftover Bolognese Muffins
Every time I cook bolognese, I always make sure I have leftovers to make these handy, protein rich Leftover Bolognese Muffins. I’ve suggested my Healthy Bolognese recipe for this which has vegetarian and vegan suggestions underneath so however you like to make a bolognese, it will convert beautifully into these muffins. Even though these are…
Thai Vegetable Soup
This Thai Vegetable Soup is super simple to make and so delicious. The iconic South-East Asian flavours of coconut and tamari infused with fresh garlic, ginger and chilli make an aromatic base to which vegetables and tofu are added. It’s very easily adapted to suit your supplies so feel free to sub any of the…
Pulled Pork Tacos
These Pulled Pork Tacos are another great set and forget style of slow cooked meal. Served with chipotle cashew cream and zesty salad, it makes for a delicious meal that you can easily make ahead. Take a look at the variations (below the main recipe) for suggestions to alter the recipe to suit many specific…
Choc Hazelnut Overnight Oats
These Choc Hazelnut Overnight Oats are a quick and easy to make, nutritionally balanced brekkie…who doesn’t love the combination of chocolate and hazelnut? The oats are rich in minerals, high in fibre and in herbal medicine they are restorative to the nervous system. The nuts, seeds and yoghurt contribute protein (and probiotics). This makes for…
Lamb Rogan Josh
This Lamb Rogan Josh is as good as you’ll get in any Indian restaurant. There is just SO much healing goodness with the variety of spices included in this recipe. If you would like to add some heat, you can either add chilli flakes when you add the spices, or dollop on some chilli paste…
Sourdough Orange Honey Cake
Recipe by Kristin Cosgrove Naturally leavened cakes made with sourdough are quite different to the sweet style of cakes we’re used to. Sourdough cakes are earthy, less sweet and more satisfying. I love to serve this Sourdough Orange Honey Cake for morning tea with thick, Greek yoghurt and fresh berries. For afternoon tea, a dollop…
Vegan Lemon Risotto
This quick and easy Vegan Lemon Risotto is a delicious plant based meal. If you’re not bothered about it being vegan you can sub the vegetable broth with chicken bone broth and the nutritional yeast with parmesan cheese. I love serving risotto as a warming and filling meal. It’s a perfect choice on a slow…
Corn Zucchini Carrot Fritters
This Corn Zucchini Carrot Fritters recipe is a stack of plant powered goodness- so quick and easy to make for a light meal or snack. It’s easily adapted to suit your dietary requirements and a perfect choice for doubling to store extra in the freezer for another time. This is my absolute favourite fritter at…