Paleo Hack: Difference between CACAO, COCOA & CAROB powders
So what is the actual difference? These 3 tend to look pretty similar in their powder form and can be used interchangeably in many recipes. CACAO This is the one I tend to use in my recipes. Cacao powder and cacao nibs, like cocoa, is made from the cacao bean. The bean is cold-pressed to […]
Paleo Hacks: Get your Green Pan ON
So I needed to buy a couple of new saucepans the other day and I decided to try out a couple from The Original GreenPan company. I’m not disappointed. The GreenPan’s are non-stick, but are coated in safe ceramic and not Teflon. WHY TEFLON IS BAD FOR YOU – we all grew up with […]
Paleo Hacks: WE LOVE COCONUT AMINOS
If you have made some of my recipes or tried my Meal Plan, you’ll see coconut aminos listed in the ingredients quite often. If you’re not quite sure what it is, here’s the tea… WHAT IS IT? – it’s a dark coloured sauce that is made from the fermented salmon of the coconut palm. […]
Paleo Hacks: HOW TO MAKE FRUIT LOAF FROM OUR SSP MULTI-SEED BREAD MIX
So I did a thing, and it was a bloody good thing! So good I wanted to share it with you guys so you too can do the thing. I took a packet of our PALEO MULTI-SEED BREAD and zhooshed it a bit, et voila! PALEO FRUIT & SEED BREAD. So here’s what you do: […]
Gingerbread
While I'm not one to start decking the halls until we at least make it to December 1st, I'm all up for testing Christmas recipes well in advance. Such is my dedication, I've been testing brandy for the pudding for months. Well, not brandy exactly, more like wine. Wine...
Honey Sesame Chicken Noodles
To say I like my vegetable Spiralizer would be an understatement. I LOVE my vegetable Spiralizer!! It's an amazing, inexpensive kitchen tool that's easy to use and, most importantly, easy to clean (unlike you Mr Juicer hiding in the back of the cupboard taking up...
Italian Meatballs
It took me ages to decide what to name this dish…..just kidding! These bad boys contain tomatoes, basil and Balsamic vinegar, call me predictable but I think it was pretty obvious where we were going here. These are a pretty stock standard mid-week meal at Casa...
Caramel Slice
Caramel slice is one of those treats from your childhood. So sickly sweet from the condensed milk and loaded with sugar. It was always part of any good birthday party spread. I wouldn't dream of eating that version nowadays, so I decided to try my hand at a much...
Lime Pie Squares
So over a herbal tea (wine) I had an intellectual meeting of minds (rambling pointless conversation) with a couple of deep thinkers (my wine-drinking baes) about politics (our favourite smells). Limes made the top 5 of things I like the smell of. Seriously how good...
Chocolate Pots
Looking for something super straight forward and simple for a mid-week dessert or a relaxed dinner party? I've got your back. You can jazz these babies up to make them look all pretty and special (a.k.a. like you've spent loads of time on them). They are so simple a...