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It’s not easy being green, till you know how!

I love smoothies and juices (as long as the fibre remains) . I have a smoothie with a protein powder and milk kefir in the morning and I make a green juice in the afternoon to wake me up till dinner! Its a fine line between juice and cold soup sometimes! Coincidently I make mine […]

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Cacao Heaven

. I love chocolate.  So does my daughter. Finding foods that our kids will love that will also love them is tough. They are going to come across a whole range of foods in their social lives and we want to equip them to make good choices. You will have heard that chocolate is very good […]

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Eva’s Hot Cacao

I love making hot chocolate, since we live in a hot country we make it iced too! Here’s the basic recipe Fill a cup of milk of your choice (Dairy, Coconut, Nut, or Oat- I use the latter three) 1 tbs Raw Cacao Powder Coconut sugar or coconut nectar to taste (or your sugar of choice also […]

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Gluten: Friend or Foe

Gluten: Friend or Foe ‘Gluten free’ seems to be the new buzz. Leaving grains out of the diet is a big part of the Paleo diet that you may have heard people talk about. There are those of us who may be Celiac (5-10% of the population are) and those who may just be a little sensitive […]

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Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkin Bread Works best when making mini loafs as they stay moist and not too dense. 4 tbs coconut sugar, 2 tbs coconut nectar 2tbs Olive oil, 2tbs coconut oil 1tbs Kefir (any-optional but makes it lighter) 400g Pureed pumpkin ¼ lemon squeezed Thumbnail size of grated ginger. 1 cup Almond Flour, ½ cup Quinoa Flour […]

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Gluten-free Christmas Mince Pies

  Gluten-free Christmas Mince Pies Have not made my own mince meat for our christmas mince pies again this year- will have to put it on the ‘to do’ list for next year!! But here is a tasty gluten free pastry recipe that’s simple to make and use. I also use this pastry for apple […]

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Christmas Chocolate Box

So having decided to make the Christmas presents this year, I have way more stress than normal!!! Yes Pinterest is great for inspiration but crap at actually sourcing things!! Anyway I digress- chocolate box. I have been enjoying making healthy chocolates as most have you have seen. I also have felt so good being dairy […]

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Gluten Free Gingerbread

Great for kids 100g sugar (coconut) 113g in salted butter (or coconut mana) Cream together in the mixer Sieve in 140g baking gluten free mix- or any gluten free flour Tsp flax meal mixed with a little water as an egg substitute 30g ground almonds (I use the ones from my almond milk!) Um- ground […]

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Baked Pumpkin Donuts

I have been finding out about my home country in the past few month, my new and old friends have made me aware of places I have never been before. Recently my great friend Angela took me to one of her favourite places and now also one of mine!!! I saw this recipe before and […]

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A Bounty of Coconut

I love bounty bars- but now they just seem way too sweet. I found these bars called ‘coconut secret’ they are delicious but I could only eat half at a time and they are super pricey to eat regularly. Lucky for me my great friend Kate loved them enough too to play with the ingredients […]

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