There are so many reasons why beans such as chickpeas, lentils, kidney beans, cannellini etc are important to your diet and nutrition yet so many people avoid them out of fear of digestive discomfort (bloating/flatulence) or that they're not sufficiently delivering the nutrition they need. The latter is so far wrong and discomfort can be...
I think like all parents I’m constantly searching for new, delicious and nourishing treats to pop in the school (and my...
Ok so this week's food prep isn't a stack of dinner solutions but some sweets, soup and a yummy (second pour) tea fruit loaf. HOWEVER even just a few things are such saviours throughout the week! It's also a week when my little boy Jet is at his Dad's and so I do my super...
Morphing rainbow bowls with salad into more warming broth bowls as the weather changes. This one hitting the spot with all the delicious spices in the broth. Really easy to pop together with whichever ingredients you have handy just blanched in the broth. If you don't have (leftover) baked sweet potato in the fridge (I...
So many yummy meals I want to make over the weekend I don’t even know where to start, will there be enough hours in the day for alllllllll the yummy food - truly?!?!? Definitely making this delish, protein and fibre rich, WARM SUMAC PUMPKIN LENTILS + TAHINI number again - it's absolutely scrumptious. SUMAC PUMPKIN LENTILS...
There are some simple hacks in health that can improve your productivity and attention throughout the day and one I encourage most is keeping healthy snacks on hand - especially for days when you're on the go. With a small snack you can maintain your focus and energy for longer (certainly until lunch arrives) and...
As we move into the autumn and winter here in Sydney so I'm exploring a little with warming spices in kitchen and this week HARISSA is the feature. Harissa originated in the Middle East and North Africa and with its savoury spicy flavour gives a real punch to a dish. You can make your own from...
Risotto is one of the most heart warming dishes in my eyes. Maybe it's the carbohydrate dense rice, maybe the delicious creaminess, maybe just the love that goes into each little stir whilst it's cooking, whatever it is there is something about it that makes it comfort food. I play around with different varieties in risotto...
Simple, wholesome, delicious! Roasted carrots 🥕 ( purple and orange ) and Spanish onion (about 180C in the oven for 30 minutes with olive oil and sea salt, 1 cup sprouts, 385g tin tuna and heeeaps of herbs (mint and cori my favourite). Serve it up with a lemony olive oil yoghurt dressing (which I just spread...