I should actually say hazelnut cinnamon and apple cake WITH gooey apple caramel bits underneath. True. I had to take dessert to a friend’s for dinner last night. So I did …
Simple lemon, thyme, ginger and honey chicken bake
I love a good baked chicken dish. It’s so simple when you’ve been running around all day – You bung it all into the oven and off you go to …
Lemon, lentil and lamb soup
If there’s a soup that could be described as vibrant and at the same time wintery, it’s this. It is a budget stretching, flavour packed soup that you could enjoy …
Mauritian Pumpkin Gratin
There’s something about the way we do gratin in Mauritius – Tastier than Michelin starred French restaurant gratin, I can guarantee you. And if you’re new to the blog, my …
Food Waste – Join the Compost revolution
I’m pretty excited to talk compost – for it was the act of composting that was a major contributor to us reducing our weekly waste by 3/4 over the past …
30 second freezer fudge
Yes, 30 second freezer fudge. 30 seconds work. 15 minutes freeze time. Many moments of subsequent enjoyment. This batch is enough to serve as an after dinner treat for 8 …
Raw tomato, onion & flax sandwich wraps
I have gone halves with my mother in law in a ‘time share’ Dehydrator – Collaborative consumption is all the rage after all and did we really need 2 x 10 …
Pumpkin and Spinach Brown rice risotto
Risotto is a gorgeous comfort food isn’t it? I hope you enjoy this one which has a bit less rice than the usual risotto – all the ingredients are equal …
The quickest easy lunch tip EVER
I have the quickest lunch tip ever for you and it goes a little something like this: COOK A BIT EXTRA AT DINNER TIME. I have people coming to me …
Cashew and zucchini thai noodles for a Pad Thai fix
I wanted a thai noodle fix. I had cashews and zucchinis and thought: Hmm, I’ll halve the rice noodle amount and do the other half as zoodles. It sooo hit …
Fragrant herbed brown rice (or cauli rice)
When I first visited Gwinganna health retreat, it was just for lunch and a little tour last year. I’m a very lucky girl to be headed there next month properly …
Choose your own adventure lunchbox bar
So it’s that time of year where we parents take a deep breath and realise we are about to become beholden to a daily task: The lunchbox. I’m going to …
