Berry Sorbet

This sorbet is super yummy, sweet, and flavoursome. It is very refreshing on the palate after a meal.

This sorbet is gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free, egg free, coconut free

Sorbet Ingredients

1½ cups cut strawberries
½ cup blueberries/raspberries
¾ cup sugar free orange juice
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
2-3 tablespoons raw unprocessed honey … More Berry Sorbet

Banana and Berry Ice Cream

This ice cream came about because I was going to a dinner party where the majority of the guests eat very little natural sugars, so I wanted to make a dessert that was sweet, but did not have any added honey or maple syrup of any kind. So this ice cream is only sweetened by the ingredients in it. It is deliciously smooth, light, and just sweet enough. There was none left at the end of the night and one of the kids licked the bowl I brought it in absolutely clean!

This ice cream is gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free, egg free, coconut free … More Banana and Berry Ice Cream

Orange and Poppyseed Cupcakes

I found the original recipe for these cupcakes on the back of a card my daughter was given, and over the weekend we experimented with converting it to gluten free, dairy free, and refined sugar free. After our first attempt I knew what needed to be added and changed, so our second batch came out super yummy.

These cupcakes are flavoursome, light, and moist. With cream ‘cheese’ frosting to boot! Here is the recipe for you all to enjoy.

These cupcakes are gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free

Cupcake Ingredients

1 tablespoon poppyseeds … More Orange and Poppyseed Cupcakes

Seafood Marinara Soup

This recipe is so simple and tastes yum! It is light and flavoursome, while also being reasonably quick to make. It can also be frozen and re-heated at a later date. So you can use it to stock up your freezer for those nights when you may not have the time to prepare a nutritious meal or you feel like something light. I also have this soup for breakfast and find it a supportive way to start my day.

This soup is gluten free, dairy free, and refined sugar free

Soup Ingredients

1 large onion, diced
1 medium fennel – diced … More Seafood Marinara Soup

Embracing the true beauty of pregnancy

The first two trimesters of my most recent pregnancy were very revealing.

I was surprised to see how I used the quest for perfection to ‘protect’ myself from being criticised and judged and how perfection was in fact impossible, as well as my tendency to want to control others and what was going on around me to give me the feeling of being ‘safe’.

I found these trimesters to be a time of new beginnings, wiping the slate clean somewhat by letting go of these ways of being, which opened me up to the possibility of embracing more of the womanly quality of stillness that is so readily on offer throughout pregnancy.

So as I headed into my third trimester without this incessant quest for perfection or the overriding drive to control in order to ‘protect’ myself, I was feeling vulnerable. … More Embracing the true beauty of pregnancy

The beauty of pregnancy that is rarely spoken about

There is a beauty that naturally comes with pregnancy, along with the joy of having a child, which is rarely spoken about in our society.

Not only are we growing a new person (or persons) inside, we are also given an opportunity to grow as women while pregnant. Because what most of us are largely unaware of is that pregnancy is a time for us, as women, to experience ourselves more deeply as the delicate, sensitive and nurturing women we naturally are.

So pregnancy can in fact be a time where we can allow a deep change to take place in the way we live as women – a change that is initiated and supported from deep within us. … More The beauty of pregnancy that is rarely spoken about

Fresh Pineapple Jelly

I have been wanting to develop a jelly that is all about the fruit rather than the sugar. This pineapple jelly is so simple and has no added sugar or sweeteners. It has 4 ingredients in total! It is light and delicious.

This jelly is gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free, vegan, nut free, egg free, and gelatine free.

Jelly Ingredients

2 cups of boiling water
2.5 teaspoons of agar agar powder
2 cups fresh pineapple, diced
1 cup sugar free apple juice … More Fresh Pineapple Jelly

What Do Our Children Truly Want for Christmas?

I saw a post on Facebook recently about gift giving at Christmas time and how every child deserves presents at Christmas.

Yes, all children absolutely deserve to be celebrated and what child doesn’t want presents, right?

They are fun, plus getting new stuff is always enjoyable… but what if presents are not what our children are truly yearning for at Christmas time?

What if… what our children want most is for us to be truly present with them – to really connect with them? … More What Do Our Children Truly Want for Christmas?

Christmas Cake

This Christmas Cake is moist and flavoursome with none of the heaviness that can come with fruit cake. It is made with no nuts, so is lunchbox safe. It is packed full of fruit so if you have a sweet tooth it will certainly hit the spot! Heat it slightly and serve with warm dairy free custard as a dessert or enjoy plain. We are giving a few pieces to my daughter’s teachers at school as a thank you gift (along with a few pieces of the yummy coconut ice!).

This cake is gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free, vegan, nut free, egg free, alcohol free, and yummy!

Cake Ingredients

zest and juice of 1 orange
zest and juice of 1 lemon
1 cup raisins … More Christmas Cake