Category: Recipes

Recipe of the week: Veggie and chickpea “risotto”

Posted August 26, 2011
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What you’ll need: 4 cloves garlic, crushed 3 small onions, diced 3 small carrots, diced 2 sticks celery, diced 1 green capsicum (aka green bell pepper) 4 small zucchini 10 small Roma tomatoes 1 1/2 cups brown rice (soaked for a couple of hours, or as long as you have) ¼ cup wild rice (soaked… Read More

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Recipe of the week: Carrot and capsicum cabbage parcels

Posted August 19, 2011
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What you’ll need: 6-8 full red cabbage leaves 2 carrots 1 capsicum 1 onion 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1 lemon, juiced raw honey coriander 1 cup brown rice What to do: Soak cabbage leaves into a big pot of warm to hot water until soft (around 20 mins). Cook brown rice on the stove in… Read More

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Recipe of the week: Chocolate chicknut slice

Posted August 12, 2011
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What you’ll need: A blender or food processor For the crust 2 cups organic oatmeal 1 cup lukewarm water 1 tbs yeast 2 tbs coconut oil For the chicknut layer 2 cups fresh chickpeas, soaked overnight or for 8 hours dash water a tablespoon coconut oil or a couple of glugs of olive oil For… Read More

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Recipe of the week: Sara’s vegan, wheat-free pizza

Posted August 5, 2011
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One of my best friends has been staying with us all week for her annual post-Splendour festival detox and we have been cooking up a vegan, Gerson-inspired storm. Depsite the fact that almost everything we make has oatmeal in it, we have been coming up with some pretty delicious and creative stuff. Sara put her… Read More

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Recipe of the week: Banana and date cookies

Posted July 28, 2011
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What you’ll need: 6 small bananas (lady fingers) 12 fresh dates, chopped 1 ½ cups rolled oats ¼ cup organic maple syrup What to do: Combine all ingredients well. Form mixture into cookie-shaped portions and place onto a baking dish lined with rolled oats (to prevent sticking). Bake in an oven heated to 150°C for… Read More

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Recipe of the week: Raw chocolate slice

Posted July 21, 2011
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What you’ll need:12 dates, chopped1 small banana, chopped (optional)½ cup rolled oats½ cup oat bran2 tbs raw cacao powder1 tsp bee pollen2 tbs sultanas1 tbs cacao nibs1/8 cup maple syrup What to do: Use a blender or a food processor to combine all ingredients. When combined to a semi-smooth consistency, spoon into a shallow glass… Read More

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Recipe of the week: Sarah’s Healthy Peanut Butter Cups

Posted July 14, 2011
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Anyone who has ever sampled Reese’s peanut butter cups will know how totally amazeballs the combination of peanut butter and chocolate can be. But they ain’t exactly good for you. This dairy and sugar free version is so much healthier – and just as tasty. Makes about eight peanut butter cups What you’ll need:Raw chocolate… Read More

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Recipe of the week: Healthy, hearty lentils with rye flat bread

Posted July 7, 2011
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Serves 6 (large portions) What you’ll need: For the lentils … 1 ½ cups brown lentils (pre-soaked) 1 large onion 6 Roma tomatoes, diced 2 small zucchinis, sliced 2 small carrots, chopped 1 cup shelling peas 1 small red capsicum, diced 1 small green capsicum, diced 2 stalks celery, chopped ½ cup chickpeas (soaked overnight)… Read More

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Recipe of the week: Chocolate paste

Posted June 30, 2011
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You know that mad-person-on-a-mission persona that takes over when you’ve got a sweet craving after dinner? Well, that is what led me to create this amazing little sweet treat. It’s pretty rich, so you don’t need much of it, but eating it is like spending a few moments in heaven. With Patrick Swayze (in his… Read More

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Recipe of the week: Polly’s Pop-eye Hemp Salad

Posted June 24, 2011
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Today’s recipe come courtesy of my new e-BFF Polly Noble, who I introduced you guys to yesterday. I asked Polly for a recipe that has been integral in her healing journey, and this jam-packed salad with tumour-killing turmeric is what she delivered. What you’ll need 1 ½ cups tightly packed spinach leaves 6 baby tomatoes,… Read More

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