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3 Food Tips to Keep You Sane (and Satisfied) This Christmas
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Sweet Potato Chocolate Cake & Frosting
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Vegetable Platters for Kids
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Healthy Christmas Pudding - Gluten Free & Grain Free
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Peanut Butter Easter Eggs (D/F)
Easter, dark chocolate, peanut butter and the goodness of coconut oil....to be honest I think I had you at the title! I am quite delighted in how my new Easter treats have turned out and how easy they are too (cue two little people in the kitchen with me).
Using my Homemade Chocolate recipe as a base I created a peanut buttery middle inspired by my Christmas fudge and using my favorite Pics Peanut... -
Chocolate, Raspberry & Coconut Cups
GF/DF/EFPrep Time: 15 minutesFreeze Time: 1-2 hours or until set
Sometimes I surprise myself with my creations! Or it just happens that Saturday nights - the only chilled time in the kitchen - happens to be my magic time. Either way these chocolatey, coconut, raspberry morsels come with a warning of 'highly addictive'. Oh and they are dairy-free and gluten-free!IngredientsDr Julie's Chocolate (slightly adapted)5 Tb of Coconut Oil (heaped)
1/2 C of Coco Powder
1 Tb of honey
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Peanut Butter Humus
This recipe has been inspired by one of my special one-on-one clients who needs something D/F, G/F, S/F and onion and garlic free to help ease her little girls wind and colic while breastfeeding. I am also always on the look out for different way to get vegetables in to little ones (my boys included). Not to mention I am slightly obsessed with the new super seeded organic oatcakes from Nairns!
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Healthy Christmas Fudge
Ingredients
400g (or 2 small jars (195g) of almond butter
8 Tb of coconut oil (well softened)
2 heaped spoons of honey
1 dash of vanilla essence
Note: You can easily make this with half the mixture (almond butter can be expensive) you just need a small tin to set (if you want it high) or personally I found when I did a thin layer in the square cake tin it was more than enough as this is quite filling!
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Baked Potato Chips
Let us be honest, potato chips are quite irresistible. However, heavy processing of them has effectively rendered a favourite snack or side dish with very little nutrients and a few nasties in there.
This recipe of mine is not fancy by any measure but turns our humble potato, skin still on into a homemade version which will be gobbled up (by big and little people) in seconds flat!
Ingredients:
2-3...
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Healthy Party Crackles (Dairy & Gluten Free)
Chocolate party crackles are something I remember from my own childhood. I have been playing around with a healthier version and found it quite simple to re-create with a few tweaks! We made these on Sunday morning for Arjun's party - he pretty much did them all himself - so they do really get the tick of being super easy.
Free of refined sugar, with just a dash of honey for sweetness, they are... -
Tips for the Perfect Platter
When I say perfect I really mean rustic and healthy. 'Perfect' just sounded great with 'platter' but you know what my style really is! We have Smushie’s second birthday this weekend (how did that happen, seriously) and a platter is one of best ways to feed guest regardless of the numbers.
So here are my tips to a pure and simple platter and yet another way to sneak some of those vegetables in to... -
Easy Beetroot Dip
The color of this dip is just incredible! It is one of the reasons I love beetroot so much. This dip will impress party guests with very minimal effort....and you will look like a domestic goddess.
This recipe uses the most simple ingredients with beetroot as the main base. It is a great way to boost vegetable intake up in a way that is so simple and actually fun! The hint of cumin really gives it...
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