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December 09

Balmain Bugs with Chilli & Tomato Pasta

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I started this blog so that I wouldn’t forget recipes that we enjoyed. I have a terrible memory and tend to make recipes up as I go so it’s difficult to remember a dish. My husband regularly say “write this down, exactly what you did”. I’d write it down and then lose where I wrote […]

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June 24

Spinach, Broccoli, Kale & Black Rice Egg Free Frittata 

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I had a heap of veggies left over from my produce bag and figured I’d give an egg-free frittata a go. I love the tufo quiche I make, so figured I’d do something similar. I seen a frittata recently that had wild rice in it and it looked great, so went with adding it in, made […]

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October 11

Zucchini, Leek, Bacon & Cherry Tomato Pasta

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Eating healthy doesn’t need to be difficult or time consuming. This absolutely delicious meal has only a few ingredients and was made in the time it took to cook the pasta. My husband has joined my gluten free diet which is making it so much easier, and we have also cut out all sugar. He […]

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October 09

Tomato, Basil & Goat Cheese Zucchini ‘Pasta’

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  I am going through a ‘zoodle’ phase at the moment. If you haven’t tried zoodles yet, they are long strands of curly fresh zucchini and they are seriously good! It’s a great way to replace pasta in a recipe and to get lots of veggie goodness into a meal. I can’t resist appliances and gadgets, […]

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September 25

Coconut Cherry Choc Balls

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Sometimes you just really need a sweet treat, and these Coconut Cherry Choc Balls are the bomb! Enough healthy ingredients to lessen the guilt and all the yumminess! I was craving chocolate today badly! So decided to whip up a healthier version of a cherry bounty bar. I was watching the new show on TV “Bringing […]

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September 17

Pumpkin, Chickpea & Spinach Curry

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I’m back from our awesome 5 week Italy trip, boy did the time fly! After a slight (ok, major) hiccup at the start, I got the date of our flight out mixed up and had us arriving at the airport a day late….oops! Thankfully we were saved by the most wonderful man on the Emirates […]

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May 02

Red Wine & Herb Braised Beef Short Ribs

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I have finally found the ‘new’ me; or I like to think it’s the real me, that is no longer fighting against my body. When I first found out about my food sensitivities I was pretty upset, but happy that I finally started feeling better and knew what was wrong with me. Then I was […]

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April 09

Kale, Broccoli & Spinach Pesto Soup

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I haven’t had  a proper holiday in years, and by proper I mean more than a long weekend. I am so excited at the moment, my hubby and I have booked a 5 week holiday to Italy in August!! YAY! A good friend is getting married in Tuscany, and Italy has been on our wish list for […]

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March 20

Slow Cooked Rogan Josh Curry with Mint Yogurt and Spiced Quinoa

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I found a little slice of heaven last week, a shop in Rozelle in Sydney’s inner west called About Life. It is amazing! It’s like a health food shop, meets organic/healthy supermarket with a cafe. How did I not know this place existed until now? I probably should have listened to my brother, and as […]

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March 06

Spiced Pear, Walnut & Sultana Cake

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Hi! Hope everyone’s new year has got off to a great start, I can’t believe it’s March already! I need to be honest – I’ve been a bad girl, actually more stupid than bad. For 6 months I wholeheartedly stuck to my allergy/intolerance free diet and couldn’t believe the changes in myself and how amazing […]

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December 18

Christmas Plum & Ginger Chutney

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For me, this chutney is Christmas in a jar. The flavour and smell is just so Christmassy, and after years of making this, it just wouldn’t be Christmas without it. But this year, in my eagerness to get ahead and make this a month earlier to really develop the flavours, I managed to completely de-rail […]

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November 20

Honey & Soy Salmon with Infused Coconut Rice

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Since giving up gluten, cows milk & eggs, I have felt pretty amazing. I find it sad that I spent most of my 20’s and half my 30’s in an exhausted, sick fog, and missed out on a lot of things I would have liked to do. I had no idea how badly it was […]

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August 27

Corn Fritters with Tomato Relish & Avocado

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Do you have a signature dish? This has become mine. One friend has gone as far to say, that if he had to pick his last meal, these fritters would be his choice. Big call! And of course, I am not horrible enough to send him pictures of corn fritters every time I make them……..”insert […]

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August 14

Mexican Rice with Chicken, Black Beans & Quinoa

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How about some super healthy mexican? Completely guilt free… not a trace of cheese or sour cream in sight! While this recipe may not be quite authentic, it’s a bit of a concoction I came up with, adding a bit of this and that until it came together, but boy did it taste good! I’m […]

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August 10

Cherry Chocolate Crackles

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(gluten, dairy, soy, egg & nut free) I’m not sure if I forgot just how good they are, or if these ones were just really good, but I think we need to reclaim the good old chocolate crackle back from the kids table. I became so obsessed with making chocolate crackles this week, I was […]

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August 07

Mixed Mushroom & Thyme Risotto with Lemon Infused Oil

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(gluten, egg, soy & nut free ) A good risotto is a labour of love, and like all good love stories, I’ve found a little alcohol never goes astray 😉 There is a half a glass of wine in this recipe, which leaves plenty for you to enjoy a glass or two during the 30-40 […]

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August 03

Char Sui Pork & Prawn Rice Paper Rolls

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(gluten, dairy, egg & nut free) While the produce where I live in the Blue Mountains is great, it is lacking in diversity. Luckily I work in the Inner West of Sydney, which has a real mixing pot of cultures. I love going to different areas and visiting shops that have amazing food and produce available. […]

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July 31

Cafe de Paris Butter with Steak

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I love a good steak, my problem is that I am pretty bad at cooking them. I’d have a better chance of getting one of Adriano Zumbo’s cakes right, than I am of cooking a perfectly juicy, medium-rare steak. Luckily, this recipe has saved my steaks for years.  It is a recipe for Cafe de […]

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