Recipes/Blog

The Universal Love Language

Recipes/Blog Food is a universal love language.  It’s why only a year ago I shifted gears completely and had a career change, deciding that I wanted to share the magic of food. It really did move me from a desire to find a new career, to what I now call “my calling in life.”   Food

Raspberry loaf cake

Raspberry Vanilla Loaf

Recipes/Blog I absolutely love this simple, loaf cake. It’s light, fluffy and a perfect afternoon tea type of loaf. It also ticks so many boxes, being gluten-free, and vegan. And the most important box it ticks is deliciousness. It’s great served at room temperature and especially divine warmed up with a side of vegan ice-cream,

Gluten-free Anzac Biscuits

Recipes/Blog Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes Total time: 25 minutes Serves: 8 Ingredients 1 cup rolled oats 1 cup gluten-free flour 1⁄2 cup coconut sugar 1 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 cup desiccated coconut 3 tablespoons maple syrup 1 flax egg (1 tablespoon flax meal and 3 tablespoons water) 1⁄2 cup coconut oil

The Paradox of Slowing Down to Speed Up

Recipes/Blog Previous Next Holy shit!  I don’t know what is happening this year, but it is moving at lighting speed!  And to be honest I’ve never felt so busy.  Be honest:  are you busy?  And is it working for you? In today’s world so many of us wear busy like badge of honor.  If you’re

Chocolate Fudgy Almond Cake

Recipes/Blog Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes Total time: 25 minutes Serves: 8 Ingredients 1 1/4 cups almond meal 1 1/2 cups gluten free plain flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon bicarb soda 1/3 cup raw cacao 1 cup soy milk or plant-based milk 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 1 teaspoon vanilla

Nut Crunch Muesli Bar

Recipes/Blog Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Total time: 20 minutes Serves: 8 Ingredients 5 medjool dates 2 cups of oats (I used Brushwoods) 3 tablespoons almond butter 1⁄2 cup hemp seeds 1/4 cup roasted hazelnuts 1/4 cup raw almonds 3 tablespoons coconut oil 1 flax egg (1 tablespoon flax meal and 3

Nut Free Muesli Bar

Recipes/Blog Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes Total time: 25 minutes Serves: 8 Ingredients 5 medjool dates 2 cups of oats (I used Brushwoods) 2 tablespoons rice malt syrup 2 tablespoons hulled tahini 1/2 cup hemp seeds 3 tablespoons coconut oil 1/2 cup desiccated coconut 1/2 cup rice puffs 1/4 cup pepitas 1/4

Vegan Parmesan

Recipes/Blog I grew up in and Italian family, mum a chef and dairy was absolutely everywhere.  And parmesan cheese was the most used ingredient in our household.  In Italy, if you don’t eat parmesan cheese, I’m sure they’d say something’s wrong with you.  I mean, a bit like pizza and pasta, it’s a staple food.

Vegetarian Lasagna

Recipes/Blog Lasagna is such a favourite meal in our family. When growing up, lasagna was my absolute favourite dish. I have such fond memories of mum cooking up a large tray and the smell wafting through the house was just divine. As I moved to a vegetarian diet in my adult years, I wanted to recreate that same smell and

Chocolate Raspberry Brownie

Recipes/Blog These chocolate brownies would have be to me by go to sweet treat when I’m after a decadent chocolate heavenly bite.  They are a quick make, a one bowl wonder and then a quick oven bake  and you have fresh, gooey, brownies. The brownies are also gluten free which I know for many is

Vegetable Pakora

Recipes/Blog Marrying into an Indian family has been an absolute blessing on so many levels.  Most importantly was the opening I received into a cuisine I had absolutely no idea about.  Growing up in an Italian family with my mum as a chef I lived and breathed Italian food (no complaints here). So when I

Zucchini Vegan Ricotta Ravioli

Recipes/Blog This dish would have to be one of my all-time favourite meals.  Don’t get me wrong, nothing beats home-made pasta ravioli, but this version is so, so delicious and extremely healthy and wholesome.  There are a few elements to this recipe, but they are all simple and you’ll have whipped up an incredible meal

Carrot Cake with Cashew Butter Frosting

Recipes/Blog Before moving to a plant-based diet, carrot cake was a regular event in my dessert repertoire. And to be honest, it was hard to give up the decadent, sweet, cake and butter icing.  It took some time for me to create a carrot cake I was excited to eat. After a lot of trial

Chocolate Chip Cookies – Gluten Free

Recipes/Blog Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes Total time: 25 minutes Serves: 8 Ingredients 2 flax eggs 1 1⁄2 cup almond meal 1 cup plain gluten free flour 1⁄2 cup coconut sugar 1/3 cup coconut oil 2 tablespoons almond butter 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 tablespoon maple syrup Pinch of salt 1/2 cup

Orange and Almond Cake

Orange Almond Cake When I think of orange and almond cake my mind instantly takes me to a place of complete relaxation.  I imagine I’m drinking a cup of herbal tea in a beautiful fine china mug, sitting by a window somewhere overlooking the mountains.  As I take a mouthful of moist orange cake and