Ingredients
1 large sweet potato
1 eggplant
12 brussel sprouts
12 large green olives, marinated
100g feta cheese
250g low fat ricotta
6 – 8 semi dried tomatoes, sliced thinly
6 eggs
½ cup milk
A small amount of basic salad dressing (olive oil & balsamic vinegar)
Let’s not beat around the bush here – a crudité is just a fancy word for veggie stick in my book!! And one of the best & healthiest snacks you can basically go to town on is veggie sticks & homemade dip. The veggies speak for themselves, but the homemade dips are so worthwhile, cutting out all the extras (preservatives, additives, excessive oil & salt) that shop bought dips are full of. And once you get the hang of a basic dip foundation, you can really get creative with flavour combinations!!
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When people think “baked spuds” for tea, an image of a potato dripping in butter, melted cheese, sour cream, those weird bacon bits & chives often springs to mind – not exactly a healthy meal idea for the calorie conscious amongst us!! But when I think of baked potatoes, I immediately start thinking about all the delicious, fresh toppings that I’m going to pile up on top of it, creating my own little Spud Bar experience in the comfort of my own home. And I’m not even thinking potato…..I’m dreaming about gorgeous, golden sweet potato!!
I am an absolute sucker for sweets – whether it’s cakes, muffins, brownies, pastries, pudding or cookies, I LOVE delicious home baked goods for morning or afternoon tea. There’s nothing better than the smell of something delicious baking in the oven wafting through the house! Here is my adaptation of a flourless orange cake recipe that will have you absolutely salivating – guilt free.
One of my favourite things to do on weekends (or weekdays if I’m feeling super luxurious) is go out for breakfast; but the great thing I’m beginning to discover is that café breakfast menus are often really easy to replicate at home. So I decided to invent a baked egg brekky, as baked eggs seem to be all the rage at the moment & eggs for breakfast are an excellent way to hit up the protein first thing!
One of the things most people struggle with when it comes to salads is a general feeling that they lack substance, and therefore either won’t fill you up or won’t be satisfying. I sometimes feel the same way when it’s approaching lunchtime & I know I’ve planned on having a salad, but all I really feel like eating is a great big toasted focaccia!! Here are some helpful tips on ingredients & tricks that you can incorporate into everyday salads to make them that little bit more super. I promise that once you get the hang of making a great salad, you’ll not only find it delicious, but you might even be full after eating it.
A very dear friend of ours, who is a seriously health conscious cook herself, will always serve up one of these delicious muffins & a cup of piping hot black tea every time we visit her. It wasn’t long before we were asking for the recipe, & I was very pleased to learn that they can be eaten completely guilt free as they are packed full of goodness, with nothing unhealthy in them at all. Satisfies my 3 o’clock sweet craving an absolute treat.
This recipe is an adaptation of my dad’s famous Bircher muesli, passed down from his mother-in-law, which is demanded by friends and family every time there is a gathering at breakfast time. It was made by dad every morning for us when we were escaping the winter earlier this year on holidays in Port Douglas, and we enjoyed it so much that we brought the recipe home & have had it for breakfast almost every day since then! We’ve only made a few small alterations to get the most out of this delicious start to the day…
Ingredients
1 large sweet potato
1 eggplant
12 brussel sprouts
12 large green olives, marinated
100g feta cheese
250g low fat ricotta
6 – 8 semi dried... 6 weeks in and check out my legs!
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