Chestnut & Sweet Potato ‘Pasta’

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Bowl of chestnut and sweet potato pasta

The time is officially here! Tomorrow is the day we finally fly out on our way back home to Oz! Even as I sit here typing this, and even though suitcases are packed and last minute stuff is being done before we leave it still doesn’t seem real… I don’t think it will seem real until we get off the plane in Melbourne and see our families, and even then it will probably take time to properly digest the fact that we’re there.

So you may have realised that I’m actually getting in a bit early with sharing this recipe, if you follow my page on Facebook and actually get to see my posts there, because we all know how much Facebook likes to share posts on pages with everyone (insert sarcastic emoji here!), you may have seen that I said due to leaving for holidays I will only be posting 2x week from now on, and doing a Monday + Friday thing. Well life happens, and I haven’t had a chance to develop as many recipes as I’d like to over this time so… I’m most likely just going to be sharing one post a week (sometimes two) while I’m away and getting back to normal scheduling when I get back. So apologies for that, but I guess that’s how life goes sometimes 🙂 [Read more…]

Lemon Tarragon and Garlic Chicken

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Lemon Tarragon Garlic Chicken

When it comes to cooking, one of the most useful pieces of kitchen equipment you can have… and should have is a slow cooker. I use mine multiple times a week and I’m actually considering getting a second one at some point, just so I can have more than one thing going at a time, which would be especially useful for when I’m making bone broth.

Slow cookers are great for any time of year really, and you can get a lot of food made with minimal effort, all you have to do is wait! One of my favourite things to make in my slow cooker is a whole chicken. There are a million different ways to dress up a whole chicken and you’ll even end up with leftovers to use during the week (watch out for a leftover chicken salad I’ll be sharing in an upcoming post!). [Read more…]

Crispy Chicken with Butternut Squash and Sage

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Crispy chicken thigh with butternut squash mash and sage

It’s funny and crazy how the food I eat now is so greatly different to what I used to eat before. I don’t always consciously think about it but when I do I think WOW! I mean there are things I eat and prepare today that never would have crossed my mind to eat even three years ago!

Since going paleo I’ve definitely become more adventurous with the things I eat and even the ingredients I cook with. When you don’t rely on things like bread and pasta to fill you up or store bought packaged food a whole array of ingredients are opened up to you.

At home I try to keep the meals I cook simple yet packed with flavour. I remember a few weeks ago shopping for spices since I either had to replace some or restock and the man behind me at the register said “doesn’t look like you’re going to be eating beans on toast with that lot”… uhhhhh yeh I think not! (p.s. I totally used to eat beans on toast before… isshhhh I know right!) [Read more…]

Italian Pork Frittata with Balsamic Glaze

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Plate with Italian style pork frittata

I’ve been wanting to share this recipe for about a week now (seriously where does the time go?!) but I was having problems with the software I use for my photos so I had to wait until that was all sorted. Luckily it looks like it’s been fixed now, which means I get to share this with you… YAAAYYYY!!!

Before I tell you about this recipe though I wanted to share something really cute that Joe said to me last night (and sorry if you’re reading this love but I just HAD to share!). So last night we were supposed to go down to the supermarket to pick up a few things and Joe needed some shaving cream, but I wasn’t feeling the best and just wanted to eat and relax after dinner so I suggested for him to use some of my coconut oil to shave. He isn’t a fan of the smell of coconut oil but I convinced him to give it a go. Well turns out he liked it and was happy with how it worked and the cute part… after he was done he came to me and said something along the lines of “there’s so many strange looking ingredients in my regular shaving cream.” Seriously I thought that was so cute and so observant of him :). This morning I asked him if he wanted me to go get him some shaving cream today and he said no I’m happy to use the coconut oil. GO JOE!!! [Read more…]

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