Soups, Casseroles & Curries
Just Green Lentil Soup
There is something very appealing about a good hearty lentil soup in the colder months. It has for a long time now been one of our favourite legumes and especially in winter for making warming soups & casseroles. We named this soup ‘just’ green lentil soup because that’s exactly what it is. A super simple lentil soup recipe, that…
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Gluten Free Millet Falafels
Light & fluffy and super delicious, we so enjoyed making and eating these millet falafels. A different take on a gluten free vegetarian pattie that uses millet grain, vegetables and our yummy Italian mixed herbs. This is a recipe that even the fussiest eater will love…and bonus – super simple to make as well. Serving size: Makes 18 falafels…
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Green Matcha & Pistachio Bites
We were looking around for inspiration to share a fantastic matcha recipe on the blog and found this one by Real Food Healthy Body. Adjusting the recipe slightly by using Organic Maca powder in place of protein powder, this is the bomb of raw food balls. Absolutely delicious with the subtlety of green tea flavouring and delicious pistachios crumbles…
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Matcha Tea: The Japanese Wonder
Matcha Green Tea, or simply Matcha Powder is a one of the latest superfoods on the market, a traditional Japanese tea now becoming popular across the globe. This super fine and nutrient packed green powder is made from specially processed green tea plants. The fresh young bunches of leaves are plucked from the Camellia sinensis tea plant and then…
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Nourishing Green Soup
For all our green lovers, here is a simple and wholesome nourishing soup recipe that can be enjoyed all year round. Made up of our favourite greens, this one is so versatile and the beauty is that you can use it as a starter and blueprint for making your own. Experimenting with your own favourite combination of green vegetables,…
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Homemade Baked Beans
We just love beans in store and one of our favourite recipes to make are these delicious homemade baked beans . Spicy and smokey hot, you can use any bean you like to make this dish, however we like to use the hearty black eyed bean along with some of our favourite spices. Perfect to serve with toast, avocado,…
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Beetroot Hummus (with Cannellini beans)
A deliciously sweet, easy to make beetroot hummus dip with a cannellini twist. The perfect condiment for antipasto platters or to eat on its own with your favourite vegetable sticks or crackers. Ingredients: 2 large beetroots (roasted whole) 1 cup cooked cannellini beans 2 tablespoons hulled tahini Juice of 1 lemon 1/2 cup parsley leaves 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper…
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Raw Macadamia & Cacao Paleo Slice
Here’s a little inspiration from the AW Kitchen for all our vegan, paleo & raw food lovers. A delicious raw slice using fresh macadamias, coconut and cacao. They also have the added bonus of chia seeds and psyllium husks making them packed full of nutrition and fibre. Quick and easy to prepare. Here’s how we made it. Ingredients: 2…
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Getting the Most out of Your Grains & Legumes
Grains and legumes are excellent sources of protein, however they do need some preparation in order for you to get the most out of them nutritionally. This is because they contain anti-nutrients; substances that inhibit the absorption of nutrients along the digestive tract. Phytic acid, also known as phytate is one type of anti-nutrient that is a powerful inhibitor…
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Apple Winter Spiced Smoothie Bowl
This weeks Recipe comes to us from Emma Hindmarsh, one of our Coffs Harbour store regulars who also happens to enjoy making and photographing foods. Here she has made a delicious Apple Winter Spiced Smoothie Bowl featuring oats, mixed spice and red apples. Enjoy. Ingredients: 1/4 cup uncontaminated oats 1 red apple cooked in mixed spice 1 cup of your…
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