Sesame Ginger Garlic Glazed Bok Choy
Straight from the farm! The greens are in full motion, along with our internal spring cleansing. It’s all happening, the cocoon is slowly unfurling.
Loaded Veggie Beef Burgers with Spicy Sweet Potato Fries & Guacamole
In a final farewell to sweetness, last night both J and I indulged in *ahem* 4 pieces each of the delectable cinnamon toast crunch raw pie. Can’t say it was worth it, although every bite was so good, neither of us slept well and baby Mav was up all night. Too much energy for us all so late at night, oops. Needless to say we couldn’t ditch our coffee habit this morning. Although we both passed on the added cream and sugar regime. I did whip up a whole30 friendly version- a can of coconut milk and 2 eggs blended on high for 30 seconds. A good substitute for dairy indeed, though it is a bit odd to have raw egg in your morning coffee ( I didn’t tell J, he’d flip). I trust our eggs, they come straight from our 25 or so backyard chickens, I probably wouldn’t trust commercially raised hens. What a blessing to know where things come from these days.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Raw Pie
I grew up eating massive amounts of cereal. Cinnamon toast crunch was one of the top choices (after reese puffs of course). This evening when I sat down to try my new creation, my jaw dropped. I have created a healthy version of my childhood favourite. The base is brazil nuts, which was an experiment that came out better than expected. With a creamy banana coconut frosting which somehow doesn’t taste very banana like, maybe because I used super ripe bananas. The combination of everything just works. A nice paleo, raw, enzyme rich dessert to satisfy your sweet tooth. (more…)
Goat Cheese, Wood Sorrel & Broccoli Frittata
It’s a great time of year to hop over to your friends garden and swoop up some healthy, free, delightful wild foods. Wood sorrel is one of my faves. It’s easy to eat heaps as it isn’t at all bitter and has a lemony zing akin to parsley-lemon zest gremolata. (more…)
Jerk Chicken Wings
Today I’ll tell you a little story. Once upon a time I was a devout vegetarian. Once upon that time I went to Jamaica and while my family went the famous Scotchies to dabble in world class jerk chicken, I passed. It was hard, but I was devoted, even amidst the smoky aromas. But I’ll tell you a secret, I may have tasted just the sauce. It planted a seed in my vegetarian heart and I haven’t forgotten now that I eat meat, that I have been craving jerk chicken since that very moment. One day I vow to go back to Jamaica and try (gorge myself on) the real deal. Until then, I have no qualms making it at home, but it’s never the same is it? I certainly don’t have an allspice tree in my backyard. (more…)
Gang Dang Fak Tong or Red Curry with Pumpkin
Do you ever feel bombarded with choices? I know I do, all the time, with everything in life there are just so.many.choices! Even mundane decisions can become overflowing with options, so many that I remain frozen and choose nothing. I think there’s some psychological term for this condition. It’ll happen a lot when I’m trying to figure out what to cook, or what to feature on the blog. Like today, I get sucked in to recipe land a la thai cuisine. There are so many great blogs fully dedicated to authentic Thai, how can I choose just one. I suppose it’s good to have choices, variety is the spice of life. (more…)
