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  • Homemade Raw Bars

    After giving up refined sugar I got hooked on these things.  They are an absolutely delicious, feel-good treat (Pulsin is on the ethical chocolate list) which is almost guilt-free.  Almost.  Unfortunately they’re wrapped in plastic.  So, to avoid that, I decided to make my own – and they are equally yummy, if I do say…

  • Easy Gluten-Free Flatbread

    This is so easy and absolutely delicious 😀 No fat, no yeast, no gluten and no frying.  Just oats and water.  Baked. You’ll need: 8 oz rolled oats 400 ml of water parchment paper to line your baking trays so that you don’t need to oil them. ** For garlic bread version see bottom of…

  • Chocolate Chip Banana Cookies: ORGANIC, FAIR TRADE, VEGAN, GLUTEN-FREE, NO ADDED SUGAR, NO ADDED FAT

    Now, these cookies look very healthy, but they don’t taste it 😉 Of course there is fat and sugar in the chocolate, but the truth is there’s only a couple of specks of chocolate in each cookie, so how can that hurt really?  If you’re being ever so strict you could leave the chocolate out…

  • Chocolate chip peanut butter oat cookies

    Peanut butter, chocolate chip, oat cookies – vegan, gluten-free, organic and fair trade: What more could you want? 😀 I just felt peckish so I raided the cupboard for ingredients and found what I needed: Organic rolled oats Organic Fair Trade sugar Organic Fair Trade chocolate Organic Fair Trade peanut butter Organic Fair Trade Sunflower…

  • Presents!!!

    But before they sat down to tea, Kauri gave Grandpa his present. “Happy Birthday Grandpa, I made this for you,” he said. “Oh thank you Kauri,” said Grandpa when he’d unwrapped it, “I just love it!” And Myrtle gave her present to Grandpa. “Happy Birthday Grandpa,” she said, “I made this for you.” “Oh thank…

  • Time for tea!

    By then it was time to get ready for Grandpa Wollemi’s Birthday tea. Everyone was very excited. There were crisps and cookies and mini pizzas; there were crackers and pasta salad and pineapple on sticks; and the big birthday cake, made entirely by Cedro, was the centrepiece. ************* continues tomorrow 😀 but if you don’t…

  • Buckwheat Brown and White Cookies

    I’ve recently discovered buckwheat which is naturally gluten free as it is not actually a grain – it’s a fruit seed.  Buckwheat is related to rhubarb and the flour has a subtle sweet fruity taste to it which means you don’t need so much sugar.  This organic Doves Farm pack is not certified gluten free…

  • O is for omelette

    Omelette    noun Oxford Dictionary definition:  beaten eggs fried and often folded over filling. Our definition:  Omelettes are made from eggs laid by birds (usually chickens) kept in unnatural, confined conditions, more often than not in over-crowded barns with no access to the outside and no natural light or fresh air.  Their miserable lives are…

  • Being Resourceful

    It got to that time of week again – the day before food shopping.  The cupboards were looking quite bare and Miranda and I were feeling very peckish.  We’d finished off the last flapjack the day before and there were no munchies left in the house.  There must be something I could make, I said…

  • Yummy Scrummy Crispy Cakes

    I used to make crispy cakes which were absolutely scrumptious but really not good for my health because of all the syrup in the recipe.  So I thought, I wonder if I can make these gorgeous treats healthier by leaving out the syrup and substituting dates.  Turns out – you can!  I am therefore very…

  • Raw Chocolate Nut Truffles

    You’ll need: 1 cup of organic raw almonds (soaked over night; thoroughly rinsed, then spread on a clean tea towel to dry for a couple of hours) 200g pitted fresh dates (soaked for 2 to 3 hours) 1 tablespoon of raw cacao or carob powder 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence Some sultanas 60g of raw…

  • No-Bake Blueberry Chocolate Flapjacks

    These are absolutely as good as they look!  I think they’re my best invention yet! Want some?  This is what you’ll need:   1.  Drain and rinse your soaked dates and chop them in your food processor, or by hand, until they’re well mushed up and combined.  Transfer them into a large mixing bowl. 2.…

  • Saturday April 12th

    It’s National Licorice Day!

  • This looks amazing!

    I am dying to give this one a go – will my BL 30 Manual Juicer be up to doing the work of a vitamix blender and a food processor for this spectacular recipe? Well, it hasn’t let me down so far.  I’ll give it a try and let you know 🙂

  • Sc-raw-umptious!

    A cake is a cake That you could make And it’s unhealthy Make no mistake Unless it’s a cake That you don’t bake Made from fruits and nuts still raw! My first attempt at making raw cake and it’s deeelicious if I do say so myself 😉 ************* Having just finished reading 12 Steps to Raw…

  • Make some sugar-free jam – you know you want to!

    If you want jam but not sugar (nor other added sweetener either) then this is the recipe for you! In the inventor’s own words “This recipe for strawberry jam does take some time to make in the absence of sugar or a natural sweetener, but the end result is pure strawberry goodness. It is definitely sweet…