paleo diet Recipes

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...

Sweet Potato Casserole

I know, I know, America has made a lot of mistakes on the food front. Did I say a lot? I meant to say a shit-tonne. They gave us cheese in a can people. WTF? But this here smooth, creamy, nutty dish of deliciousness is definitely not a food faux-pas. It should be...

Date and Walnut Loaf

I was digging around the other day through my old cookbooks and came across a hand-written recipe from a family friend for this cake. Her version had the usual crap like flour and sugar though, but not on my watch sweetheart. I told those fools to take a hike, and...

Roast Cauliflower Hummus

Screw you superfoods, I’m all about the super veg. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, cauliflower is my spirit animal. It’s like the ultimate kitchen chameleon, morphing into whatever you need to keep kicking Paleo goals. This week my Brassica bestie lends his...
Banana Coconut Pie

Banana Coconut Pie

If you dig banana and coconut, then you are going to agree that this pie is most excellent. Along with the 2 obvious ingredients, I've invited along lots of good healthy fats to this pie party. I did tell a few unwelcome guests not to show up like grains, gluten and...

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Romesco Sauce

Romesco Sauce

Romesco Sauce is the duck’s nuts. It takes everything from ‘ho hum’ to ‘shit yeah!’ in a splodge of a spoonful. It’s especially awesome on grilled seafood and pork, or as a healthy dip with veg sticks.    

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Guacamole with Sweet Potato Chips

Guacamole with Sweet Potato Chips

Julia Child once said “a party without guacamole is just a meeting”. Oh wait, what? She said that about cake? Are you sure? Not the good green stuff? My bad. Well, sorry Julz, I hate to say it, but maybe that’s why you were a little on the heavy side? Less cake, more gauc!  

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Chocolate Coffee Cake

Chocolate Coffee Cake

If this was the Melbourne Cup, then this is the winning trifecta ticket. It’s cake, it’s chocolate, it’s coffee. What more do you want? I am partial to a bloody good coffee, and speaking of Melbourne, it is hands down the best place to get one. You have to tolerate a...

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Banana Muffins

Banana Muffins

Never make eye contact while eating a banana. It’s a rule. Making eye contact while eating one of these banana muffins however, is perfectly acceptable. So are high fives and bum taps. These are a cinch to make. I whizz mine up in the food processor to make it even easier.  

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Chimichurri Sauce

Chimichurri Sauce

When I started traveling to Buenos Aires for work, I fell in love with the Argentinean sauce called chimichurri. It’s fresh and vinegary (is that even a word?) and works so well with grilled meats. The good news is you don’t have to fly all the way to South America to...

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Chocolate Orange Balls

Chocolate Orange Balls

Call me immature, but the word balls makes me snicker like a school girl. I was going to call these truffles, or bites or something, but hey, everyone likes tasty balls right?! Along with enjoying the word balls, I also enjoy a chocolate-orange combo. Like a Jaffa (delicious Australian treat) or a Terry’s Chocolate Orange […]

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Carrot Cake Bites

Carrot Cake Bites

If you have to put a ball in your mouth, it may as well be the tastiest one possible and these guys are up there on the yum-o-meter. All the flavours of a carrot cake without all that tedious baking business? Where do I sign? The trick is don’t overwork the mixture once you add […]

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Roast Vegetable ‘Cous Cous’

Roast Vegetable ‘Cous Cous’

Cauliflower was one of those vegetables I hated as a kid. I was all like “but muuuuuuum, I don’t want to eat it! It smells like faaaaaaarts!’ (said in annoying, whiny kid-speak).Cauliflower took my rejection, bided his time, and now, 30 or so years later he is happy with his place as one of my […]

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