Mother’s Day Macarons Recipe
INGREDIENTS 140g ground almonds 2 cups icing sugar 4 egg whites, at room temperature 4 tablespoons caster sugar Food colour of choice Ganache 150g white chocolate, broken in pieces 4 tablespoons cream 4 tablespoons icing sugar 1-2 tablespoons clever flavouring and colour combos METHOD Line oven trays with baking paper marked with […]
Mini Banoffee Meringues Recipe
INGREDIENTS 140ml aquafaba (the drained water from 1 x 400g tin chickpeas) ½ tsp cream of tartar 100g caster sugar 2-3 bananas 25g dark chocolate For the caramel sauce 150g caster sugar 120ml full-fat coconut milk pinch of salt ½ tsp dairy-free butter For the cashew cream 150g cashews 600ml full-fat coconut milk 2 […]
Delectable Chocolate Truffles Recipe
For those who love the classic rich ‘keto fat bomb’ treat, here’s a version from the new cookbook, What the Fat – simple, tasty and full of fat. INGREDIENTS 1 cup cream 3 tbsp butter 1/3 cup virgin coconut oil 175 g dark chocolate (85% or higher), broken into 2 cm pieces For the […]
Marinated Chicken with coconut lime dressing
Ingredients Serves 4-6 1.5 kg chicken drumsticks scored 1 teaspoon ground turmeric 2 garlic cloves, chopped 1/2 cup (125 g) coconut yoghurt 1 teaspoon each of ground coriander, ground cumin, sweet paprika and garam masala 1 small red onion, grated 1 tablespoon lime juice Coconut lime dressing 2 tablespoons desiccated coconut Zest and juice of […]
Pumpkin Oreccheiette with Spinach & Sage
A warm pumpkin and pasta salad is like autumn on a plate, so we’ve put together one of our culinary favourites in time for the seasonal changeover. INGREDIENTS 1 medium sugar pumpkin yielding 2 cups pumpkin puree 2.5 cups orecchiette pasta (or other pasta) 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 small onion, finely chopped […]
Kumara & Zucchini Fritters
For many of us, annual holidays jetsetting around the world are the time to let go and forget about the diet. For others it’s the time to focus on health and wellness. But according to Hayes & Jarvis, we can have our cake and eat it The travel expert has released a study […]
Christmas Trifle Recipe
It simply is not Christmas without a trifle; it makes such a great table centrepiece. The best thing is you can invent your own trifle layers using your favourite sponge or meringue – mix and match fruits, creams, jellies and inclusions – there really are no rules. This trifle is entirely made up of recipes […]
A spring salad: Recipes
Cold shrimp salads are the perfect accompaniment to spring meals. With prawns, fresh avocado, fresh dill, avocado, green onion and celery, it packs as much nutritional punch as it does deliciousness. Ingredients 700g raw prawns deveined, in shell 2 sprigs of dill 1 bay leaf 2 tsp salt Fresh cracked black pepper About […]
A golden elixir: Recipe
You’ve probably been told at least once or twice to drink a glass of warm milk before bed. Now this advice has been given the Midas touch, with the golden sheen of turmeric. Turmeric has gone seriously mainstream this year, based on the powerful medicinal properties of curcumin, which research suggests contains strong anti-inflammatory properties. […]