Gluten Free Living, Sensational Salads & Sides
Colourful Quinoa Salad
Another super yummy quinoa salad to share with you all and a double recipe share from Casey-Lee of Live Love Nourish. We felt this one appropriate for the silly season, not only because its super nutritious and filling (perhaps countering any temptation to indulge), but also for its gorgeous fresh colours to light up the table. Enjoy! Ingredients: 3…
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Fig, Pear & Goji Berry Cake
This is our second collaborative post with Sarah Follent from Baked Livingness – a Catering Service based in Albion, Brisbane. Sarah specialises in recipes that are free from gluten, dairy and refined sugar free. With fresh figs just coming into season, and just in time for Christmas we are now sharing one of her favourite cake recipes made with figs,…
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How to Choose your Rice?
Rice is a type of cereal grain that is produced from either an Asian or African grass species. It is one of the most versatile foods and has been a staple for many cultures around the world for centuries. In the west, rice is not commonly a part of the average daily diet, and is often avoided by those watching…
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Gluten Free Swaps with Naturopath Casey-Lee Lyons
Image: Casey-Lee Lyons of Live Love Nourish Living a gluten free lifestyle often means having to find substitutes for many ingredients/food products. At first this can seem like a big task but it can actually be quite simple and fun. Being ‘gluten free’ doesn’t mean you have to miss out. With a few healthy swaps you can enjoy a nourishing…
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Teff: Tiny Seed, Big Nutrition
Teff is a grass seed native to the North East African countries of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Also known as ‘love grass’, it has been traditionally used there as a staple food for thousands of years. Teff has an impressive nutritional profile, is gluten free and is becoming increasingly popular in western countries in all types of cooking both savoury and sweet. The Teff…
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Cooking With Gluten Free Flours : Part 1
There are many advantages to using gluten free flours and this is because they are generally made from seeds that are high in nutrients and low in acidity, making them easy to digest. Millet, believed to have originated in tropical west Africa, has long been a highly valued and sacred crop in China. With its mild flavour, millet makes very…
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Gluten Free Quinoa Tabouli (Tabbouleh)
A delightful gluten free summer salad using our organic tri-coloured quinoa; a combination of red, black and white quinoa varieties. The Andean mix adds vibrancy, colour and flavour (as well as extra nutrition). And yes, it tastes as good as it looks. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups tri-coloured quinoa (makes roughly 4 cups cooked – see instructions below) 1 red capsicum (diced) 2…
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