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Ham at Christmas time is a long standing tradition for many families. However, many traditional ham glazes are full of sugar, especially refined sugar. Made with real fruit, Christmas spices and free of re-fined sugar this recipe is a much healthier alternative for a ham glaze - and I think this also makes a wonderful hand-made Christmas gifts inside little jars with a pretty ribbon!

Ingredients:

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Truffles hmmmm say no more!! This latest creation of mine is just in time for Christmas and makes a great alternative to the normal high sugar, low nutrient truffles - to be honest they taste like mini mouthfuls of Snickers Bars and make for a great bliss ball snack too - without all the refined sugar!!



 

Super simple to make (no baking required) you children will love helping you make...

Another Pure & Simple creation of mine!!! If you love olives then you will looooove these delicious muffins!!

Aside from their taste and amazing ability to go very well with wine and cheese....olives have incredible health benefits!

Olives are anti-inflammatory so a great immune system booster, especially in times of oxidative stress and viral illness. There are also known as anti-cancerous. This is...

My latest baking experiment is soooo simple to make, and only uses a little bit of honey for sweetness.



These cookies are made from coconut flour. Coconut flour is made from coconut solids which have been ground into a very fine powder. This product is increasingly being sold in health food shops and your local supermarkets. It is a great gluten-free alternative to normal flour.

These little...

Keeping it Pure and Simple as always - this is one of my all time favourite salads which I am sharing with you this week for those pumpkin fanatics looking for Halloween inspiration.

The part that takes a wee bit of preparation is the roasting of the pumpkin - I would personally recommend roasting up a whole pumpkin/butter nut pumpkin so you make a big salad to last a couple of days or an evening...

This is a really simple smoothie which has a great source of protein, fat and of course good green stuff (spinach!).

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup of milk (can use coconut milk/almond milk)

1/2 Cup of plain unsweetened yogurt or Greek yogurt

1/2 Banana

1 Tablespoon of L.S.A (ground linseed/sunflower

seeds/almonds) – this can be optional

2 Large handfuls of fresh spinach (or frozen about ½ packet)

2 Ice-cubes...

I got the creative urge this afternoon to experiment in the kitchen. So I got together a few ingredients with the idea of coming up with a new snack that provided a good source of protein and essential fatty acids....Master 2 was happy playing with his new toy truck we sourced from a toy hire place so I grabbed the few precious minutes I would have spare and as you can see the end result is pretty...

Cake is one of my weaknesses (we all have them) and this is a recipe I created after desperately searching for an easychocolate cake recipe that was not laden with flour and refined sugar but also had everyday ingredients - and being frustrated that I could not find anything. I would still call this a treat but this one you do not need to feel guilty about as it is grain-free, refined sugar free...

ANZAC Day is an important day in New Zealand and ANZAC biscuits are very traditional at this time. It is believed they were sent by wives to soldiers abroad because the biscuits kept well and were easily transportable (by Navy Ships!). In addition, rolled oat-based biscuits were...