5 ingredient chocolate peanut butter cups
We are finally getting back into a normal routine after the holiday. We begrudgingly went back to work on Monday, I dragged myself out of bed at…
A tale of Turkey and some homemade hummus
Last year, my friend James and I spent some time in Turkey en route to a friends wedding in Greece (life is tough, what can I say ;) James makes a…
Avocado + lime green tea smoothie
This wasn't originally a recipe I intended to post here as green smoothies are something that people seem to love or hate - those that love…
Berry beet bowl
Keeping with the current theme of things around here, I thought I would post a vegetable-oriented breakfast bowl today. Don't be scared off my the…
Berry bliss bowls
When we have nothing else on, weekends often fall into somewhat of a routine. We usually get up of a Saturday morning and I'll make us a nice,…
Berrylicious bliss balls
Tonight I am going to see this lady with some of my closest friends. I am beyond excited. I desperately wanted to go and see her last time she was in…
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…
Birdseed bites
I tossed around a few ideas on what to call these, because admittedly 'birdseed bites' does not sound all that appetising. But the other options I…
Caramalised banana icecream that will blow your mind!
A few years back, I remember hearing that you could make ice-cream out of nothing more than just frozen bananas. Sure enough, I threw some…
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…
Chilli chai hot chocolate
If there's one thing I love more than chocolate, it's chocolate paired with hazelnut. I've previously paired the two together to make truffles and…
Chocolate Christmas truffles
I'm not a fan of Christmas pudding or Christmas cake. This probably stems from my disdain for all things sultana-y as well as growing up in an…
Chocolate tahini cardamom bars
I am not at all embarrassed to admit that I've made three batches of the Peanut Butter Caramel Crunch bars from Freya's Nourishment since I…
Chocolate zucchini breakfast pudding
Im all for trying to sneak vegetables into food where you wouldn't normally find them, and this is the perfect example of how you can include…
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…
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…
Fudgy chocolate-hazelnut truffles
There are some flavours that were just born to be paired together. Cinnamon and honey. Tomato and basil. Carrot and Coriander. Then there are those…
Fudgy peanut butter chocolate balls
Nearly one year ago, I decided to cut sugar out of my diet. My diet was (relatively) healthy asides from the occasional sweet treat. Whilst Im not…
Gingerbread spice bliss balls
I've always had a fondness for Christmas. As a kid, I used to look forward to the 1st of December, when we would get to decorate the tree and the…
Gingery pumpkin bars
Are you sick of pumpkin recipes yet? I hope not, because here is another! I've mentioned before that unlike our North American neighbours (well,…
Grain-free nori rolls with roasted carrot hummus
The very first time I ever tried sushi was on a road trip with some girlfriends back when we were 18. We spent a few weeks driving up the east cost…
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…
Holiday snaps and a green smoothie recipe
This past week, I was lucky enough to be invited along on a family holiday with B's family to celebrate his mothers 60th. We had a lovely week…
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…
Homemade dairy-free cheese, three ways
I am always looking for new and interesting ways to use wholefood ingredients, especially ones that minimalise waste. I recently discovered…
Homemade nut butter
Nut butter is about as easy as it comes when talking homemade wholefoods. Some smart marketing geniuses out there have cottoned on to the fact that…
Homemade ricotta
I went to a trade show or fair once - I cant remember where exactly it was - and I remember watching a Thermomix demo. I watching as the consultant…
Honey, walnut + thyme muffins
A months back, I co-hosted my first food photography and styling workshop with another Hobart girl, Bec Wiggins. We had such a wonderful time sharing…
How to include more vegetables in your diet (pt 3 – sweets and snacks)
Today marks the final installment of our series on how to include more vegetables into your diet. So far we've looked at breakfast dishes, we've…
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…
Lemon love bars (raw + vegan)
Normally we don't really "do" Valentines Day... I guess for a number of reasons, partly because it seems a bit commercialised, predictable and…
Malted peanut butter and banana smoothie
Have you ever noticed that if someone points out a tiny flaw in a person, place or object, it is often the first thing that you notice when you…
Mango chia parfaits and how to make perfect chia pudding every time
When I was a child my favorite dessert was tapioca pudding, or as we would call it, "frog's eggs". After I got over my inital disgust and…
Maqui berry bowl
I love new finds that come with a lovely story, so thought it only fitting to start out this post by telling you how I first came to hear of and try…
Matcha white chocolate with genmaicha
With St Patricks day coming up, we tend to see a surge of green-coloured food and drinks infiltrate the shops, stores and blog feeds. A lot of…
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…
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…
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…
Orange + cardamom raw chocolate brownies
There are some things that you just need to know to get by in life. For example, running along a wet and slippery boardwalk in a crowded…
Overnight chocolate chia oat pudding
I feel like I have been posting a lot of breakfast recipes lately, and a lot of veggie related recipes as well. Today we're breaking suite with the…
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…
Peanut butter jelly cups
One of the things I love about food blogging is having access to an amazing community of like minded people who are constantly sharing their…
Raw chocolate berry balls
At Easter time as a child, we used to go into the "big city" - a large town of 125,000 people which was 45 minutes drive from our own sleepy little…
Raw chocolate Easter eggs
Somehow, next weekend is EASTER, despite that fact that I’m pretty sure Christmas was only a few weeks ago… right? With Easter…
Raw salted lavender chocolates
I am a firm believer of the notion that one can never have too many chocolate-based recipes. Particularly ones that can be whipped up quicker…
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…
Roasted carrot and coriander pesto
I'm three days into my cleanse, and so far, so good! I haven't really been craving sugar which has surprised me a little, although have been craving…
Roasted chai nut butter
We have a scruffy little four month old puppy named Maggie, who we have nicknamed the Shad (short for Shadow). Maggie follows us…
Roasted hazelnut and chocolate mousse (aka healthy N(o)tella cups)
These little cups of creamy goodness are something special. Chocolate. Roasted hazelnuts. Soft, velvety texture. Oh, and did I mention they…
Roasted zucchini flowers stuffed with cashew cheese
So our garden has really taken off. Our zucchini has started to take over (as have our tomato plant - who knew you had supposed to prune tomato…
Salted caramel peanut butter fudge
After my hiatus over the past few months, I bet you didn’t expect to see me back here so soon. Actually, neither did I! But I was looking…
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…
Salted honey and rosemary roasted walnuts
You would probably by now be aware of the fact that - contrary to the popular belief of the past few years - fat does not make you fat (and in case…
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…
Savoury seed granola
I wrote a little while ago about our holiday to the Gili Islands in Indonesia, my second time to this stunning part of the world. The first time was…
Spiced berry chia jam
When visiting grandparent's as a child, dessert would either be fruit at my Italian grandparents house or on special occasions, Vienetta…
Spiced Christmas kombucha
Keeping with the fermented foods theme from the last post, I have been playing around lately with different flavourings for my kombucha and came up…
Sprouted mung bean dip
Lets talk sprouts. When I was younger, Mum used to try and sneak alfalfa sprouts into my sandwiches which I hated - I used to think it tasted like…
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…
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…
The best hot chocolate, ever.
As I mentioned in my last post, despite that fact that it is the middle of spring, the weather of late has not been amazing (except for…
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…
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…
Wholefood pantry bars
Week one of Plastic Free July (read about what this is and why we're doing it here), and we're going relatively well so far, although I must admit…
Zesty lemon cream cups
Lemon-y desserts are something I've only recently developed an appreciation for. For the best part of my life, anything dessert-like had to involve…