Simple sourdough starter and bread
I have been wanting to make sourdough bread for awhile now. When I first started to do some research into making my own sourdough, I must admit…
Nutty banana oat bars
I have a very disobedient toddler. Not of the regular variety, but of the fluffy, four legged variety. Our puppy Maggie bites, barks, jumps and…
Roast pumpkin, caramelized onion and walnut pizza
Im the first to admit that Im pretty fussy when it comes to pizza. I guess its my Italian genes, perhaps, and growing up with homemade pizza when the…
Gingerbread granola
I cant believe how busy it gets this time of year! In between work, study and socialising I've had little time to do much cooking. The other weekend…
Swedish crackers
When I lived in London, I often used to play tourist in my lunch breaks, and explore the surrounding area near where I worked. I'd…
Salted chocolate peanut butter bars
When I was younger, I was a MASSIVE fan of the Baby Sitters Club book series. I used to long for the day when I would be old enough to set up my own…
Green smoothie pancakes
Okay, okay I know - why did I have to go and ruin something as perfectly good as pancakes by trying to make them all healthy? It wasn't intentional I…
Grain-free coconut and rhubarb cake
So you may notice things looking a little different around here today. As I mentioned in my last post, I have been working with Noor from…
The ultimate cacao brownie
I used to be a staunch believer that it was not possible to make a decent tasting healthy treat. This was back in the days when I would attempt to…
Paleo Veggie Crackers and how I stay healthy while travelling
Tonight we are heading off on a much anticipated three week holiday, firstly visiting family in Perth, and then heading over to meet up with some…
Roasted root vegetable pie with peanut glaze
For Christmas last year (ie Christmas 2012) B bought me a Magimix food processor. I was super excited and when asked what the first thing I was going…
Carrot cake macaroons
I've mentioned on here before how I wasn't a huge fan of the humble cake... Sponge, mud, traditional, buttercream. I can take them or leave…
Savoury veggie loaf (aka paleo “bread”)
Today I'm sharing with you what would have to be our current favourite breakfast recipe (surpassing the previous favourite shakshouka by just a…
The best ever chocolate fudge cake + happy first blog birthday!
This month marks the blogs first birthday - cue the music! The blog has come a long way since starting out as a little…
Vegetable and halloumi scrambled eggs
I'm sure I've introduced no less than five recipes on here over the past year proclaiming them to be my new favorite breakfast recipe. Breakfast is…
Homemade baked ricotta
So here we are already well into the first week of December. I swear that time travels more quickly the older I get. I remember as a young child our…
Cinnamon shortbread (gluten-free)
With only ten days until Christmas, I thought it would be timely to post a Christmas cookie recipe. This recipe is a by-product of my love affair…
Spiced pear and blueberry skillet cake
My breakfasts lately are usually quite simple savoury affairs – some veggies (whatever’s in the fridge) fried in a little oil or butter, with an…
Green vegetable pesto pizza (grain free)
It may seem a little odd to post a "pizza" recipe straight after New Years when everyone seems to be on a detox or diving head-first into their lose…
Stove-top socca with fresh figs, Parmesan and cracked pepper
Earlier in the week I posted how to make your own chickpea flour easily and quickly at home, so I thought it only appropriate to share with you a…
Wholegrain banana berry bake
What little summer we had here in Tasmania has abruptly departed and four days into autumn, there was snow on the mountain. As much as I do…
Best-ever baked fries (aka the only homemade chip recipe you’ll ever need!)
My boyfriend (who goes by the name of "B" around here) has a lot of strong points - he's caring, supportive, encouraging, loving and always…
Savoury zucchini and quinoa loaf
A while back I tried my hand at making paleo "bread". While I do agree with some of the principals of a paleo diet, such as eating more wholefoods, I…
Sweet parsnip and pecan cake
Special occasions such as birthdays often call for cake, and seeing that it was my birthday yesterday, I thought it only appropriate to whip up a…
Carrot cake granola
Holidays never fail to render some nostalgia for holidays I have previously taken, as well as a strong desire to travel and explore more. In…
Double chocolate + pear muesli bars
Hands up who used to eat muesli bars (or granola bars ,for our American friends) as a healthy snack as a kid? You too? Well, I’m sorry to…
Roasted almond butter thumbprint cookies
I must admit that when I read back my last post about starting our renovations, I felt rather silly for admitting to being stressed…
Mushroom + broccoli pakoras with herbed cashew cream
I've been playing around with the idea of savoury bliss balls for a while, that is a savoury version of the sweet little snack that has become the…
Moroccan-style socca pizza
One of my favourite foods would have to be pizza. Growing up in an Italian family, I have fond memories spent in the kitchen with my Nonna who would…
Nut-milk pulp chocolate fudge cookies
Making your own nut milk at home is great for a number of reasons - it's more economical, you can be certain that the only things going into the milk…
Blueberriest cake
It's been a while since I spoke about my diet or how I choose to eat on here (I think this was perhaps the last post, written back in 2014).…
Savoury granola bars
These savoury granola bars came about after wanting to have a portable, long(ish)-life savoury snack to take bushwalking and camping. I've been…
Wattleseed + Macadamia Anzac biscuits
There aren't many foods that could be described as quintessentially Australian. There's the Tim Tam, two oblong-shaped chocolate biscuits with…
Beauty-on-the-inside banana cake
For my birthday this year I had the intention of making a chai-scented layer cake, with a vanilla frosting. While I love chai tea and thought these…
Healthy choc chip cookies
Well, a lot has happened since my last post! On Wednesday January 9th, exactly a month prior to my due date, my waters broke in the middle of the…
Icelandic rhubarb scrolls
In September 2017 we headed off for a seven week holiday, starting off in New York City before heading over to Iceland, and then continuing on to…