Wholesome Dinners
Orecchiette Pesto Pasta
AFFORDABLE WHOLEFOODS – RECIPE OF THE WEEK “This is one of my favourite pastas to cook with. It’s the tri-coloured organic durum wheat orecchiette from L’Abruzzese Artisan Pasta with spinach and tomato powder giving it the subtle colouring it has. It goes really well in casseroles as well, but I love to make it with just a simple pine nut pesto…
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Dressings, Dips & Sauces
Traditional Pine Nut Pesto
I’ve been making this pesto for years now and absolutely love it. It uses the traditional pine nut that gives it that distinct ‘Mediterranean’ flavour you just can’t beat. I sometimes mix it up a bit using cashew nuts or macadamias, but always keep coming back to this one. Simple, beautiful, delicious. Ingredients: 1 large bunch of basil leaves…
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Soups, Casseroles & Curries, Vegan Savoury
Moroccan Sweet Potato, Carrot & Chickpea Soup
You can’t go past this soup for a tummy warmer in winter. With delicious warming spices, creamy sweet potato & carrot and wholesome chickpeas, this is a recipe for the whole family and so simple to make. Enjoy. Serving Size: Serves 4-6 Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 large brown onion (chopped) 2 garlic cloves (chopped) 1 teaspoon ground coriander 2…
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Healthy Breakfast, Our Wholefoods Kitchen
Low Gluten Macadamia Bircher Muesli
We get a lot of customers asking about our organic low gluten rolled oats (also known as uncontaminated oats). These oats are what they call gluten free oats in the United States, however due to the very small amount of gluten still present, exactly 3ppm, they do not qualify by Australian Standards as being gluten free, hence the term ‘low…
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Desserts & Baking, Our Wholefoods Kitchen
Denise’s Chocolate Cake
To celebrate this weeks 100th episode of our Newsletter we are sharing an old family favourite. A rich chocolate cake, no holds barred. This one comes with all the trimmings and tastes divine. Enjoy! Ingredients: 1/4 cup organic alkalised cocoa powder (Dutch Cocoa) 1 cup water 150g unsalted organic butter 1 1/2 cups organic raw sugar 1/2 teaspoon bicarb…
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Gluten Free Living, Healthy Snacks & Smoothies
Gluten Free Mini Quinoa & Vegetable Frittata’s
It’s so easy to run out of ideas for school lunches or healthy snacks to have on hand in the fridge. Often this results in us going for a less nutritious (or sometimes sugary) option which doesn’t really support growing or fully grown bodies. Here is a simple frittata recipe using quinoa and fresh vegetables that is a delicious option…
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Healthy Lifestyle, Wholesome Dinners
Paleo Sweet Potato Fritters
Inspired once again by a recipe from Delicious Magazine, here is a super simple lunch or dinner idea for all our paleo readers. Serving Size: 4 – 6 Ingredients: 1 garlic bulb (grated) 80 ml extra virgin olive oil 500g sweet potato, peeled & grated 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon coriander seeds 1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes 1…
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Desserts & Baking, Gluten Free Living, It's Trending
Gluten Free Carrot Cake with Coconut Maple Frosting
We took the original inspiration for this recipe from Jamie Olivers gluten free collection, modifying it to be dairy free as well. The result was super delicious. The olive oil made it really moist and gave it real depth of flavour. This is the healthiest carrot cake we have ever made/eaten, and the maple coconut frosting – delicious, not overly…
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Our Wholefoods Kitchen, Sensational Salads & Sides
Sensational Summer Salad
This is hands down our pick for a sensational salad this season. Fresh, crisp, sweet, crunchy and wholesome in one. With the addition of quinoa, combined with lightly toasted walnuts, fresh salad vegetables and leafy greens it covers all bases on the nutritional front, but doesn’t leave you feeling hungry like other green salads can. It’s also simple and enjoyable…
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Dressings, Dips & Sauces, Our Wholefoods Kitchen
Tahini Lemon Dressing
From the popular Moosewood Resturant Cookbook published in the late 1990’s comes this classic recipe for tahini lemon dressing. A few of us have used this recipe consistently over the years and felt it was a great one to share for when you are looking for more then just a simple salad dressing of oil or vinegar (or both). …
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