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June 17, 2013 0

Healthy Caesar Salad

By in Lunch & Dinner

Difficulty: Easy Serves Two Typically Caesar salad is a non-vegan fat fest; full of cheese, chicken, bacon and smothered in a creamy, fishy sauce. This guy is full of tofu, veggies on a bed of kale with a tangy tahini dressing, so you know it’s bloody good for ya! Ingredients 2 large kale leaves (you [...]

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June 13, 2013 2

Maple, Walnut and Coconut “Bacon” Cookies

By in Desserts & Sweet Treats, Snacks

Difficulty: Easy Makes 24 cookies (approx) I told you that my Coconut “Bacon” was versatile! As winter rolls around, smokey and maple flavours go so well together, which is why I whipped up this batch of maple, walnut and coconut “bacon” cookies. You may think this sounds a little gross but I promise you it’s [...]

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June 10, 2013 0

Smokey Tofu and Cheesy Chipotle Burrito

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Difficulty: Medium Makes 2 large or 4 small burritos All week I had been craving burritos but no store-bought burrito was going to satisfy my hunger. The long weekend was the perfect opportunity to make them. Soft homemade tortillas, filled with smokey pan-fried tofu, and finished off with cheesy cashew chipotle sauce. The fact I [...]

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June 5, 2013 5

Coconut “Bacon”

By in Gluten Free, Lunch & Dinner, Snacks

Difficulty: Easy Makes one and a half cups For some reason, there seems to be bacon in just about anything lately. The thought of pig chunks in a cupcake is utterly repulsive but coconut in a cupcake sounds like a dream, right?! You can use these smokey bits in just about anything; salads, sandwiches and [...]

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June 1, 2013 0

Beetroot and Chocolate Cake

By in Desserts & Sweet Treats, Gluten Free

Difficulty: Easy-Medium Serves 8-10 I never really understood the concept of putting beetroot in a cake and the thought that it could be delicious completely escaped me. That was until I actually started seeing pictures of them pop up. I became curious. It was my sister-in-law’s birthday this week so as the resident birthday cake [...]

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May 19, 2013 2

Sorta Healthy Carrot Cake

By in Desserts & Sweet Treats, Gluten Free

Difficulty: Easy-Medium Serves 8-10 My brother is on the most gnarly health kick of all time and for his birthday he requested a healthy carrot cake. Let’s be honest here – this cake is much healthier than other cakes but at the end of the day, a cake is a cake, and cake isn’t all [...]

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May 7, 2013 0

Roasted Agave Fig Layered Dessert

By in Desserts & Sweet Treats, Recipes

  Difficulty: Easy-Medium Serves 2 I got my hands on a bunch of figs and needed to use ‘em up, and quick! Some fig flavoured Spun Fairy Floss was also lying around and I figured that it would be a crime to not put the two together. This layered dessert is perfect for Autumn… or [...]

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April 28, 2013 0

Spun Fairy Floss

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Price: From $7.95 AUD Where to Buy: Click here to buy online and  for stockists I’m not a huge sweet tooth but every now and then I love me a bit of candy. Recently I heard about Spun Fairy Floss and knew I just had to give it a go. Unlike traditional fairy floss, this stuff [...]

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April 25, 2013 2

Anzac Cupcakes with Coconut Frosting

By in Desserts & Sweet Treats, Recipes

Difficulty: Easy-Medium   Makes 12 I once made a premo batch of Anzac cookies with one of my friends but because I am an idiot, I didn’t write down the recipe. My redemption comes in the form of these Anzac cupcakes; they have all the basic elements of the cookie but they’re a cake, does [...]

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April 19, 2013 0

Vietnamese Sweet and Sour Soup

By in Food, Lunch & Dinner, Recipes

    Difficulty: Easy-Medium Serves 4 I visit a local Vietnamese restaurant nearly every week and one of my favourite menu items is the sweet and sour soup. Last weekend I decided to give it a whirl and make my own, the results were nearly just as good. The serving sizes probably aren’t big enough [...]

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