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  • Healthier rocky road on a platter.

    Healthier rocky road [refined sugar free, dairy free, gluten free]

    23 December 2020 / 70 Comments

    Imagine the chocolatiest, yummiest little treat you could pull out of your freezer this holiday season – and this festive rocky road absolutely delivers. It’s chock full of salted toasted coconut chips, freeze dried strawberries, dried figs, roasted hazelnuts and…

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    By Katerina
  • King kong cookies on a white cake stand.

    King kong cookies [refined sugar, nut, dairy, wheat and egg free]

    18 October 2020 / 64 Comments

    If you’re looking for a great snack for the kids’ lunch box, as they head back to school, don’t look any further than these king kong cookies. They are refined sugar, nut, dairy, wheat and egg free and suitable for…

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    By Katerina
  • Nut butter fudge bites [dairy, egg, flour, gluten, refined sugar and wheat free]

    6 May 2020 / 74 Comments

    I don’t know about you but we love nut butter in this house. The ooey-gooey-stick-to-the-roof-of-your-mouth goodness is so delicious on toast or bagels, you’d never know it was good for you. It’s also perfect for making sweet treats like these…

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    By Katerina
  • Mango icy pops on a blue and white tray.

    Two ingredient mango icy pops [refined sugar free]

    22 February 2020 / 40 Comments

    If there is one word which sums up Australian summer, for me it’s mangoes. Beautiful, juicy, golden mangoes from Queensland – to me, there is nothing better. You can indulge in them as they are, pop them on your breakfast…

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    By Katerina
  • Pouring syrup on pancakes.

    Fluffy zucchini pancakes [refined sugar free]

    1 February 2020 / 32 Comments

    If you follow me on Instagram, you may have heard (once or twice) that we’re currently in the middle of a very generous crop of zucchini. Our zucchini is plentiful and huge and we’re doing our best to keep up…

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    By Katerina
  • Absolute best chewy freezer chocolates [refined sugar free]

    22 December 2019 / 36 Comments

    Have you every heard of chewy chocolates? Tried them? Until recently neither have I but I have been totally obsessed with them over the last few months. As the title suggests, they are chewy, healthy and super chocolatey, and you…

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    By Katerina
  • Mild meatball pumpkin curry

    22 August 2019 / No Comments

    This meatball pumpkin curry is everything… Meaty, cosy, full of veggies, with a hint of a curry spice but very very mild. If you are craving some beautiful winter comfort food which you can share with your nearest and dearest,…

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    By Katerina
  • Tahini bread.

    Impossible tahini bread

    28 July 2019 / 6 Comments

    A great way to use up your tahini Don’t know what to make with your jar of tahini? Try making a tahini bread. When I first came across this recipe in Lucinda Miller’s cookbook The Good Stuff, I wasn’t, firstly,…

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    By Katerina
  • A close up of carrot banana cake on a white platter.

    Smashing carrot banana cake

    4 July 2019 / 4 Comments

    Have I told you how much I love Yvette Van Boven’s Home Baked cookbook? Well, I do. I find myself going back to it over and over. And when I came across this recipe, which is basically a cross between…

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    By Katerina
  • Homemade raw chocolate in different shapes, set out on a plate.

    Homemade raw chocolate

    30 June 2019 / 2 Comments

    I can finally understand the raw chocolate craze. I do love to indulge in chocolate every now and then because it’s such a comfort food in its own right. Unfortunately though, it doesn’t always agree with me. Too much sugar,…

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    By Katerina
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I am Katerina and I love trying out (loads of) healthy family-friendly recipes. I am obsessed with food, travel and photography. I live in Canberra, Australia.

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