Recipes

Recipes for wholefood meals, snacks and desserts. Using real, whole foods, free from additives, processed foods and white sugar.

minestrone soup

Minestrone

Who doesn’t love a good Minestrone. It is simple to prepare, satisfying and healthy. For the best flavour, use your own home-made stock or stock paste for more depth of flavour. Alternatively, add a few more herbs such as marjoram, oregano and thyme.  

 

Tomato and Herb Focaccia

Since my last post about sourdough bread baking I have been practicing and experimenting.  Time and again, I found my bread too dense and my crust too hard. As many before me have found, the learning of  sourdough baking can be a very frustrating process.  

 

Choc Raspberry Pie

This is my most favourite raw dessert recipe yet. A chewy, chocolaty base followed by a smooth, chocolaty centre and a slightly sweet slightly tart raspberry sauce to top.  

 

Pink Drink

This one is for those hot summer days – especially when the kids get home from school eager for something cold. Instead of juicing your fruit, blend it into a smoothie with mineral or coconut water. This way, they get the goodness of the fibre in the fruit as well […]

 

Minted Pea and Cashew Hummus

With summer beginning tomorrow, I thought it was time for a refreshing dip recipe. To be honest it feels like it has been summer for over a month in Brisbane so this one is well and truly tried and tested. It could even be an addition to your pre-lunch snacks […]

 

Roasted Salsa Dip

Ordinarily I make my salsa the usual way with all raw ingredients. However I decided to try something a little different this time and the result was very pleasing. I roasted the vegetables and the flavour is totally different. Richer, deeper and sweeter!  

 

Honeyed Carrot Dip

We were in need of a new dip. We have done hummus and baba ganoush to death and I think I have even exhausted our favourite pumpkin dips. I have an excess of carrots at the moment (they were a really good price at the markets this week), so I […]