Saurkraut is quite common these days and easy to pick up in local health food stores. However, making your own at home is also fun and easy and a great way to use up a big cabbage! Not to mention all the healthy benefits that fermented foods also offer. While pickled or fermented foods like…
Winter is the perfect time to get into the kitchen and whip up some delicious, nourishing and warming recipes. Let’s face it, the winter here on the Sunshine Coast is quite mild and doesn’t last all that long! All the better reason really to make the most of this time of the year. There are…
Stocking Your Kitchen Having a well-stocked kitchen is essential to sustain healthy eating habits. Whether you like to shop once a week or a little each day, make sure to keep lots of good staples on hand that make it easy to throw together a nutritious and delicious meal, no matter how busy, exhausted or…
Temperatures have begun to cool down, the trees are shedding their leaves and we all know what that means – Autumn is upon us! As the weather becomes milder, it is not uncommon for our eating habits and meal choices to change. Likewise, as the seasons change, different produce begins circulating through our markets. Autumn…
Ayurveda has been utilised for thousands of years around the world and offers a vast body of wisdom from which we can draw. Despite its age-old roots, this wisdom is still highly relevant and perhaps even more beneficial than ever before when it comes to finding balance and optimal health in modern life. Ayurveda typically…
This is a nourishing bowl that is packed full of flavour and nutrients! There are a couple of steps involved but they are simple and very worthwhile! This recipe makes two really decent size serves. It is best eaten right away whilst warm. Feel free to mix up the vegetables and herbs depending on what…
We all know that papaya is a fruit that tastes delicious; sweet without being overly sweet, perfectly juicy and versatile in its use. Fresh ripe papaya is wonderful simply chopped up and eaten with a good squeeze of lime juice. It works well in smoothies and is also a terrific addition to salads either raw…
As we step into Spring, let’s look at some of the main benefits of eating organic, local and seasonal produce. Plus we offer you a delicious Spring Abundance Salad recipe to enjoy all of the beautiful Spring produce now available. Why Eat Organic? It’s become much more common knowledge these days that organically grown…