Mushrooms: Nutrition, Health Benefits And Culinary Uses

Mushrooms (fungi) have a unique chemical, structural and nutrition composition and are classified as having their own “kingdom” rather than being a part of the plant kingdom. In fact, they have a closer relationship to animals than plants! There are an impressive 2000 varieties of edible mushrooms currently found worldwide. Australia specifically has many of […]

Tofu San Choy Bau

Serves: 4 Ingredients 350g firm tofu 1 tbls olive oil 200g shitaki mushrooms, chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped 2 tsp ginger, grated 1tbls coriander, finely chopped 2 carrots, grated 1 zucchini, grated 1 tin water chestnuts, chopped 1 red chilli, de seeded, chopped 2 tbls tamari 1 onion, sliced 1 lime 2 tbls kecap manis […]

Simple Healthy Blueberry & Banana Pancake Recipe

Ingredients: 1 banana 2 eggs ½ cup almond meal 1 tbsp unsweetened almond milk 1 tsp olive oil – for cooking Top with 2xhandfuls of blueberries and about 1/2 cup greek yoghurt. Finally dust with a little cinnamon Method: Place all ingredients (except for olive oil and toppings) into a food processor or blender and […]

For The Love of Chocolate

CHOCOLATE: A necessary evil, an addiction, a daily ritual? I will confess. If I have any vice it is for chocolate. Hot chips – don’t care. Natural confectionary – the little dinosaurs don’t do it for me. MacDonald’s – you would probably have to pay me. But chocolate… One of the things I LOVE about […]