I love sprinkling my salads, steamed veg, curries or soups with roasted seeds, flaked almonds, kale chips or these morish coconut bacon chips. It just adds so much more flavour and pleasure to vegetables. This recipe is adapted from Minimalist Baker. With only 5 ingredients and less than 15 mins prep, it can be stored […]
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Hot chocolate has done a radical makeover with the popularity of mushroom extracts. Chaga, reishi, lion’s mane and cordyceps all have unique properties that can enhance the humble hot chocolate. I use cordyceps in this recipe for it’s life enhancing, blood oxygenating, yin boosting and phytoestrogenic qualities ideal for menopause. Combined with raw cacao, maca
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Although not strictly keto because of the high carb content of quinoa flakes and the custard apple, this delicious gluten free “paleo” version of oatmeal, is made filling and nourishing with the extra fats. When you dry roast the quinoa flakes they lose their bitterness and become nuttier and golden with with ghee. The porridge
At last count our pumpkin patch has produced more than 20 pumpkins this season alone. And they are divine, bright orange and nutty. The pecan tree has finally produced a crop of edible nuts after 4 years so I have all the ingredients in my pantry/garden for this recipe. As a bonus, I use the
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I consider all soups and stews, anything slow cooked as soul food. So much love and presence goes into the slow ministrations of a simmering pot of chicken soup – a stir here, a taste there, a handful of herbs… Like other bone based soups and broths, this soup is a collagen injection. Collagen is
Sleep is my best health tonic. Warm creamy drinks before bedtime set me up for a good night’s sleep. As winter sets in with a week of wet, cold and cosy weather, this sleep and stress tonic from Ascension Kitchen is the perfect nourishing tonic. The main herbal ingredient is the Ayurvedic herb Ashwagandha, a
Bone broth is a winter staple in the frugal kitchen. It is one of the healthiest, cheapest and easiest foods made popular by the GAPS diet. Bone broth is a fundamental food for women particularly in menopause, whether it is healing the gut, supporting immunity, maintaining healthy bones, pain free joints and glowing skin. This
I love fish! I love fish cakes! If I have some salmon or firm white fish leftover, this is a simple way to recreate an easy, light dinner. Otherwise I open a can of wild Alaskan salmon, one of the only true sources of wild caught salmon left in the world 🙁 Good quality salmon
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Just as limits are lifted on buying packaged milk in the supermarket, I am thinking why wouldn’t I go back to making my own anyway? I know it’s easy, cheaper and more delicious and of course free of added oils, sugars and other nasties. It’s what to do with the leftover almond meal? Here are some
Pre-primalgenic, when I used to eat way more carbs, I loved eating rice, all types – black, brown, white. I eat rice occasionally as I find eating minimal grains and starchy vegetables suits my body and a more ketogenic approach. Cauliflower rice is the perfect, nutrient dense alternative. I modified this recipe from my raw
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