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…
Masala chai tea blend
I cant remember exactly the first time I tried chai tea, but it would roughly be around 13 or so years ago when I moved down to Hobart in Southern…
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…
Superfood smoothie topper
A quick post today, and a quick recipe to match. I've talked before about how I like to eat my smoothies out of a bowl with a spoon - which I…
How to include more vegetables in your diet – Pt. 1 – Breakfasts
Hands up if you've ever been confused or frustrated about exactly what you should be eating in order to be the healthiest possible you (*raises…
How to include more vegetables in your diet – Pt 2 – Mains
Last week I showed you some easy and creative ways to include more vegetables into your morning meal. Today we're looking at lunch and…
Making water kefir at home
I have been playing around with fermenting water kefir at home for a while now and thought I would share some of my learnings here with you. I try to…
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…
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…
How to make delicious, fresh juice without a juicer
It's currently Juice Week over at Williams-Somona and I was invited to share one of my favorite juice recipes and the story behind it. I don't…
My favorite cleansing recipes
One of the key elements to doing a cleanse effectively - and sticking to it - is being prepared with what you will eat for the duration of the…
Easy lacto-fermented mustard
The other week I went along to a fermented foods workshop. I've posted a little on here in the past about the benefits of including fermented foods…
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…
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…
How to make perfect wholegrain porridge
Porridge is one of my all time favorite breakfast options. Creamy, wholesome and nourishing, its the perfect way to start the day. There are many…
DIY chickpea flour
While making your own flour at home may conjure images of women in the kitchen in "the olden days" slaving away with what we may deem nowadays as…
Homemade coconut milk + flour
Coconut milk and flour is as popular in recipes these days as tie-die shirts in the 1990s (I owned two, if you were wondering, which were second only…
Super simple noodle soup, for every season
When it comes to cooking, even the novice cook usually has one or two go-to meals that they have mastered. When I was younger (and a meat-eater), I…
How to roast chestnuts in a cast iron skillet
One of my fondest memories as a child was when my grandparents would come visit and we would go foraging for fresh chestnuts. The ground would…
How to make homemade roasted hazelnut milk
If you have ever held any doubts about nut milks, or about going to the extra effort to make them at home yourself, then THIS is the nut milk to…
A wholefoods approach to meal planning
Want to know the key to eating healthy? I'll tell you... IT'S PREPARATION. Sorry - you thought I was going to give you an easy out…
Step-by-step guide to simple, homemade soup
You may have guessed from all the soup recipes on here that I'm a bit of a fan. Soup has many great qualities and is such a versatile dish -…
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…
Fermented sourdough oats
One of the oldest way to prepare food, which is not only cost effective but also great for your gut health, is by fermenting them. We have seen a…
Complete guide to bowl foods
Today's post comes to you from Katie Schmidt, a health coach I met through blogging but who also studying at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition…
Easy fermented vegetables
I have been experimenting with making my own fermented foods and beverages for a few years now. Fermented foods have become increasingly popular…
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…
Herby greens dressing
This is actually a recipe that I have been wanting to share with you for a while now. I’ve been making homemade pesto for a quite a few years, and…