My profound apologies for feedburner's transfer meltdown that has resulted in email diarrhoea spewing many repetitive email feed outs, that I fear have not been as palatable the fifth time around as they were the first! This is a food blogger's nightmare! Those of you who have patiently clicked through would have noticed that this malfunction is due to my redesign launch. I can only liken this transfer experience (one year in the making) to a baby getting her first tooth -- a little painful as the tooth breaks through the skin, but then so satisfying when you realise what you can now sink those teeth into! Well I have a lot to chomp down on at the moment, and even more to digest. I just hope I haven't bitten off more than I can chew! But... Keep Reading

It seems I didn’t go to enough meetings this week and the raw chocolate coconut butter did not quite take care of my vegan chocolate fix. My chocoholism is in control today and I am posting another delectable vegan chocolate treat that promises to kick even the most sober cream dreamer and cacaoholic back into denial. Today we move onto step three in our twelve step program – “pairing hazelnuts with chocolate in Nutella requires us to make amends with our colons. But if we make vegan hazelnut cacao ice cream with natural sweeteners we can indulge without any letters of apology”. I was watching the morning news this morning and a commercial came on advertising Nutella spread as a wonderful way to get children to eat breakfast! I believe it... Keep Reading

Oh! Happy day when I get to share my love of all things coconut. Coconut lovers, today I am sharing the keys to coconut nirvana; and the best thing about this key is you don’t have to put on your mechanical goggles, pick up your cleaver and crack any raw coconuts to use it! This quick and easy vegan coconut ice cream is as simple as open, pour, stir, blend, chill, churn and devour. As long as you can use a can opener, you can be chowing down on fresh vegan coconut ice cream in a matter of hours. Perfect for those of you who have written to me bemoaning the fact that you will never crack open a coconut! The only trouble with this Thai coconut ice cream is learning how to stop at one scoop! It is absolutely delicious. I was first introduced... Keep Reading

I am allergic to fruit cakes. Thankfully it is only the human variety that I find a bit hard to digest. But in the kitchen, mixing up a gluten free fruit cake always seems to bring out the romantic, old-fashioned side of me. As I am blending up my healthy fruit cake batter I find myself grabbing for my finest china in anticipation of a glorious English tea party with friends. It has  always puzzled me why nuts and fruit cake are used so widely as pejoratives. I suppose the phrase “as nutty as a fruit cake” used as far back as the 30’s to describe anyone crazy, eccentric or different is hard to shake. My friends and I only ever use these terms in jest. But I still think maligning my beloved fruit and nuts in such a way does them a bit of a... Keep Reading

OK – so we are due for a gluten free sweet treat; and this rustic gluten free apricot recipe dishes up “a slice of the gluten free good life” without the sugar bomb. I have to admit, this gluten free recipe is a bit more decadent than my usual healthy recipes; and can be a little bit fiddly and time consuming. But it is well worth the effort. Trust me, snouts far and wide unanimously agree – this gluten free slice is a stunner. The first time I tasted this delectable apricot crumble treat, it was made and served to me by an eight year old when I was volunteering at my mum's school kitchen. So it is literally child’s play, and absolutely s’blended! Do you know the thing I love best about this gluten free slice recipe? It utilizes all... Keep Reading

Stop! Don’t miss out on making this quick, easy raw vegan mousse. It is a winner on every level. This raw vegan key lime mousse can literally be made in under 5 minutes; chilled and devoured in under half an hour; and requires absolutely no skill whatsoever. Just blend and chow! This phenomenal raw vegan recipe epitomizes the “blend and live” philosophy. Best of all, there is nothing bad in it! WOO HOO! We love to hear that! If you are looking for delicious allergy free recipes this is a winner! This easy healthy recipe is gluten free, dairy free, egg free, nut free, soy free and refined sugar free. Just pure Yum Yum Yum! I have not met anyone who doesn’t love this simple key lime mousse. Vegans, Omnivores, Toxic Treat Tamers, Cream... Keep Reading

The Persian Omelette recipe was so fantastic, that I decided to adapt another easy healthy recipe from my Healing Foods book, and this Chocolate Prune Cake is worthy of a mention. This gluten-free chocolate cake recipe is beautifully moist, and has a rich dark colour. Not to mention, a fabulous taste. I have always been partial to gluten free cakes that are naturally fruit sweetened. I don’t know about you, but my palate doesn’t like to be overwhelmed with sweet notes. When it comes to sugar, natural or otherwise, less is more. That is why this natural prune-sweetened cake hits a sweet spot in me. Hopefully it will in you too. Now I have to be honest, after working as a carer for over 20 years, where the ubiquitous prune takes pride of... Keep Reading

OK. So I couldn’t stand not having any coconut ice cream in the freezer! Last post I made some raw banana ice cream, after mournfully closing my freezer, having made the sad discovery that there was no coconut meat left! As good as that banana ice cream was, I simply had to grab a couple of cases of Young Thai Coconuts, and spent the whole afternoon smashing coconuts on the deck, and making raw vegan ice cream in various flavours. Not a bad way to spend an afternoon. Well, the last part that ended with me enjoying two tubs of home made vegan ice cream while watching “Pride and Prejudice”. Jane Austen and a tub of guilt-free raw vanilla ice cream? Does life get any sweeter than that? I really cannot rave enough about how fantastic this... Keep Reading

I am going to warn you straight off the bat before I proceed any further - this raw vegan banana ice cream is hard to quit eating! So if you are prepared for a few extra calories on the lips and hips and get excited by bananas, then look no further than this delectable vegan cashew ice cream, that can literally be blended up in 5 minutes. Well, half an hour if you include the time churning in the ice cream maker. But you can walk around the house doing other things while the machine is working it’s magic! I will say, that you will need a high speed blender such as Vitamix in order to make a vegan cashew ice cream with a really creamy texture. A regular blender will yield a more grainy result. I came up with the recipe for this raw vegan... Keep Reading

Mum used to make a “Lemon Impossible Pie” that was popular back in the 80’s. I seem to be revisiting, and modifying this culinary period of my life lately. Thank goodness I am not revisiting my fashion choices! But I am certainly modifying! I don’t care what anyone says, shoulder pads and lace was never a good idea! This lemon blender pie, on the other hand, was absolutely to die for. My motto today -- “when the universe gives you lemons, make this lemon blender pie”! The impossible will seem possible; your taste buds will be dancing for joy; and the sour taste you had in your mouth will be a distant memory. Well at least while you have your snout in the lemon trough. This gluten free lemon pie is from the same family of “easy and... Keep Reading