Recipes
Welcome to my on-the-way-to-updated recipe list! What you'll find here is a mix of food and skin care and travel and life ... all based around my endeavours to keep life simple. Sustainable. All my recipes are vegetarian, but I've highlighted vegan recipes with a (v). Enjoy! Amanda xx
START HERE
Food Guidelines
It's Not About Perfection
There Are Always Choices
What's organic?
Where to Start
BREAKFAST
Waffles, Pancakes and Crepes
Buckwheat and Yogurt Pancakes
Coconut Waffles
Crepes with Lemon
Oat Waffles
Zucchini Pikelets
Muffins, Biscuits, and Fruit/Veggie Loaves
Banana Bread
Blueberry Quinoa Loaf
Cornbread
Popovers
Raspberry and Rosemary Cornbread
Spelt Carrot Cake Muffins
Sweet Potato Muffins
Whatever You've Got Muffins
Zucchini Cake
Porridge and Muesli
Bircher Muesli
Deconstructed Breakfast Crumble
Toasted Muesli
Pastries
Emergency Puff Pastries
Cheat Choc Croissants
Other
Avocado Toast with Miso and Tahini (v)
SCHOOL LUNCHES
Lunchbox Food Groups
Choosing a Lunchbox
Lunchbox Ideas I
Lunchbox Styling
THE BASICS
Not Wasting Food
15 Great Ways to Use Stuff Up
Bananas
Chokos
Ginger
Lemons
Milk
Passata
Produce
Tomato Paste
Things to DIY
6 Health-Store Fundamentals to DIY
Activated Almonds (v)
Kale Chips (v)
Mayonnaise
Olive Oil Crackers (v)
Powdered Citrus Zest (v)
Red Wine Vinegar (v)
Ricotta
Sauerkraut (v)
Vanilla Extract (v)
Veggie Stock (v)
Yogurt
Preserving
Chilli and Garlic Jam (v)
Melon Rind Pickle (v)
Pickled Ginger (v)
Strawberry Jam (v)
DRINKS
Hot
Sweet Potato Hot Chocolate
Cold
Apricot and Ginger Lassi
Chocolate-Avocado Smoothies
Emergency Ice Cream (v)
Great Green (Superpower) Smoothie
Alcoholic
Baileys Affogato
Ginger Cocktail (v)
White Sangria (v)
SNACKS AND SMALL BITES
Bites
Baked Ricotta
Potato Puffs with Feta and Tarragon
Roasted Nectarine Bruschetta
Veggie and Hummus Platters (v)
Crackers
Olive Oil Crackers (v)
Parmesan Crackers (gf)
Rosemary Thyme Water Crackers (v)
Seeded Crispbread (v/gf)
Chips
Kale Chips (v)
Nuts
Activated Almonds (v)
Candied Macadamias (v)
Sea Salt and Rosemary Toasted Almonds (v)
Sandwiches and Wraps
Avocado Toast with Miso and Tahini (v)
Peanut Butter and Pickles on Toast (v)
Salad Tacos (v)
Triple Sprout Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce (v)
Salads
Avocado and Haloumi Salad with Spicy Sour Cream Dressing
Carrot and Arame Salad (v)
Carrot Salad (v)
Creamy Cabbage Salad with Apple and Celery
Green Salad with Fig, Blue Cheese and Toasted Pepitas
Haloumi, Pear and Hazelnut Salad
Herby Quinoa Tabouli (v)
Kohlrabi Slaw
Lentil and Apricot Salad with Cumin and Chillies (v)
Pasta Salad (v)
Pear and Walnut Salad with Tahini Dressing (v)
Persimmon and Cucumber Salad
Potato Salad with Roasted Pepitas
Using-Stuff-Up Salad
Zucchini Salad with Vinaigrette (v)
Soups
Gazpacho (v)
Pumpkin Soup with Cashew Cream (v)
Pumpkin Soup with Miso (v)
Roasted Roots Soup
Tomato Soup (v)
MAINS
Beans
Baked Beans
Colombian-Inspired Lentils
Pasta and No-Pasta
Creamy Pepita and Parmesan Pasta
Spaghetti Squash with Quinoa Tomato Sauce
Sweet Potato and Zucchini Lasagne
Pizza
Basic Pizza Dough
Garlic Naan Pizza
Pita Pizzas (v)
Rice
Brown Rice Pilaf (v)
Fish-free, Seaweed-free Sushi (v)
Leek and Pumpkin Risotto with Candied Macadamias
Lettuce Risotto
Rice with Cabbage or Brussels Sprouts
Sesame Fried Rice (v)
Vegetarian Special Fried Rice
Veggies
Mushroom Stroganoff
Scalloped Everything
Asian
Pickled Ginger (v)
Sesame Fried Rice (v)
Triple Sprout Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce (v)
Vegetarian Special Fried Rice
Indian
Palak Haloumi
Mediterranean
Eggplant and Olive Stew (v)
Quinoa Tomato Sauce (v)
Roasted Tomato Sauce (v)
Tangy Tamarillo and Tomato Sauce (v)
Mexican
Salad Tacos (v)
Salsa Verde (v)
ACCOMPANIMENTS
Breads
Ale Bread (no yeast) (v)
Kamut Flour Flatbreads(v)
No-Knead Bread
Ricotta Bread
Sauces
Applesauce for Lazy People (v)
Mayonnaise
Peanut Dipping Sauce (v)
Quinoa Tomato Sauce (v)
Roasted Tomato Sauce (v)
Tangy Tamarillo and Tomato Sauce (v)
Salsa Verde (v)
Spreads
Spreadable Butter
Lemon Butter
SWEETS
Bars
Muesli Bars
Cookies
Brown Sugar Cookies with Chia Seeds and Orange Zest
Buckwheat and Butter Cookies
Chewy Anzac Biscuits (v)
Chewy Chocolate Cookies (v)
Choc-Chip Cookies
Cumin-Lime Cookies
Lemon Biscotti
Melting Ginger and Macadamia Shortbreads
Oat and Sunflower Biscuits
Orange Poppyseed Cookies
Peanut Butter, Chocolate and Quinoa Cookies
Sesame Cookies with Cacao Nibs (v)
Cake
Chocolate Pumpkin Cake
Chocolate Bread
Chocolate Brownie Cake
Flourless Chocolate Torte with Eggplant
Somewhat Healthy Birthday Cake
Frozen Treats
Chocolate Sherbet
Emergency Ice Cream (v)
Peppermint Tea Granita (v)
Vanilla Custard
Other
Almond Filo Rolls (v)
Chocolate Icing (v)
Goodie Balls (v)
Meringue
Peanut Butter Popcorn (v)
SKIN CARE
Basics
Body Brushing
5 Ingredients for DIY Beauty
Beverage-based
Chamomile Tea for Travel Recovery
Green Tea for Travel Recovery
Vodka Hand Sanitiser
Coconut oil-based
Coconut Make-up Remover and Cleanser
The Best Deodorant-Antiperspirant You'll Ever Use
Coconut Chest Rub
Cocoa butter-based
Jaffa Moisture Blocks
Lip Balm
Oil-based
Avocado, Chamomile and Calendula Oil
Calendula Moisture Oil
Green-Tea After-Shaving Oil
AROUND THE HOUSE
Furniture
Beeswax and Olive Oil Furniture Polish
General cleaning
Eucalyptus Oil
Pest Control
Non-Toxic Ant Control
Inspired Living
Food Connect
Where to Start
GIFT IDEAS
Birthday
Goodie Bags for Kids' Parties
Homemade Tea Bags
Christmas
Things to Love
Feeling Virtuous
For the Dying
Love Notes
Housewarming
Aloe Vera Plants
Mother's Day
More Than Chocolate
Valentine's Day
Little Special Things
Photograph the Kids
EVERYDAY PHILOSOPHY
Cooking with Kids
Doing Too Much
Inundated
Mini-Breaks
Making Time
Mango Therapy
October!
Perspective
Resolutions
Shadows
The Easiest Meditation Ever
The Fairness of Fear
Trying to Be Perfect
Zen and the Art of Drawing
TRAVEL AND CULTURE
Pre-travel
10 Tips for Surviving Flights with Little Ones
The Need for Green
Sleep
How to Fall Asleep
Singapore
Singapore, Sunny-side Up
Sharing Cookies with Lizards
Tropical Fruits
France
Postcards from the Pyrenees
The Universal Language of Markets
Gardens Make Me Happy
Prague
How I Loved Thee.
Australia
Ode to a Very, Very Good Day (Sydney)
Why You Need a Good Roadtrip
Australia Day
START HERE
Food Guidelines
It's Not About Perfection
There Are Always Choices
What's organic?
Where to Start
BREAKFAST
Waffles, Pancakes and Crepes
Buckwheat and Yogurt Pancakes
Coconut Waffles
Crepes with Lemon
Oat Waffles
Zucchini Pikelets
Muffins, Biscuits, and Fruit/Veggie Loaves
Banana Bread
Blueberry Quinoa Loaf
Cornbread
Popovers
Raspberry and Rosemary Cornbread
Spelt Carrot Cake Muffins
Sweet Potato Muffins
Whatever You've Got Muffins
Zucchini Cake
Porridge and Muesli
Bircher Muesli
Deconstructed Breakfast Crumble
Toasted Muesli
Pastries
Emergency Puff Pastries
Cheat Choc Croissants
Other
Avocado Toast with Miso and Tahini (v)
SCHOOL LUNCHES
Lunchbox Food Groups
Choosing a Lunchbox
Lunchbox Ideas I
Lunchbox Styling
THE BASICS
Not Wasting Food
15 Great Ways to Use Stuff Up
Bananas
Chokos
Ginger
Lemons
Milk
Passata
Produce
Tomato Paste
Things to DIY
6 Health-Store Fundamentals to DIY
Activated Almonds (v)
Kale Chips (v)
Mayonnaise
Olive Oil Crackers (v)
Powdered Citrus Zest (v)
Red Wine Vinegar (v)
Ricotta
Sauerkraut (v)
Vanilla Extract (v)
Veggie Stock (v)
Yogurt
Preserving
Chilli and Garlic Jam (v)
Melon Rind Pickle (v)
Pickled Ginger (v)
Strawberry Jam (v)
DRINKS
Hot
Sweet Potato Hot Chocolate
Cold
Apricot and Ginger Lassi
Chocolate-Avocado Smoothies
Emergency Ice Cream (v)
Great Green (Superpower) Smoothie
Baileys Affogato
Ginger Cocktail (v)
White Sangria (v)
SNACKS AND SMALL BITES
Bites
Baked Ricotta
Potato Puffs with Feta and Tarragon
Roasted Nectarine Bruschetta
Veggie and Hummus Platters (v)
Crackers
Olive Oil Crackers (v)
Parmesan Crackers (gf)
Rosemary Thyme Water Crackers (v)
Seeded Crispbread (v/gf)
Chips
Kale Chips (v)
Nuts
Activated Almonds (v)
Candied Macadamias (v)
Sea Salt and Rosemary Toasted Almonds (v)
Sandwiches and Wraps
Avocado Toast with Miso and Tahini (v)
Peanut Butter and Pickles on Toast (v)
Salad Tacos (v)
Triple Sprout Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce (v)
Salads
Avocado and Haloumi Salad with Spicy Sour Cream Dressing
Carrot and Arame Salad (v)
Carrot Salad (v)
Creamy Cabbage Salad with Apple and Celery
Green Salad with Fig, Blue Cheese and Toasted Pepitas
Haloumi, Pear and Hazelnut Salad
Herby Quinoa Tabouli (v)
Kohlrabi Slaw
Lentil and Apricot Salad with Cumin and Chillies (v)
Pasta Salad (v)
Pear and Walnut Salad with Tahini Dressing (v)
Persimmon and Cucumber Salad
Potato Salad with Roasted Pepitas
Using-Stuff-Up Salad
Zucchini Salad with Vinaigrette (v)
Soups
Gazpacho (v)
Pumpkin Soup with Cashew Cream (v)
Pumpkin Soup with Miso (v)
Roasted Roots Soup
Tomato Soup (v)
MAINS
Beans
Baked Beans
Colombian-Inspired Lentils
Pasta and No-Pasta
Creamy Pepita and Parmesan Pasta
Spaghetti Squash with Quinoa Tomato Sauce
Sweet Potato and Zucchini Lasagne
Pizza
Basic Pizza Dough
Garlic Naan Pizza
Pita Pizzas (v)
Rice
Brown Rice Pilaf (v)
Fish-free, Seaweed-free Sushi (v)
Leek and Pumpkin Risotto with Candied Macadamias
Lettuce Risotto
Rice with Cabbage or Brussels Sprouts
Sesame Fried Rice (v)
Vegetarian Special Fried Rice
Veggies
Mushroom Stroganoff
Scalloped Everything
Asian
Pickled Ginger (v)
Sesame Fried Rice (v)
Triple Sprout Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce (v)
Vegetarian Special Fried Rice
Indian
Palak Haloumi
Mediterranean
Eggplant and Olive Stew (v)
Quinoa Tomato Sauce (v)
Roasted Tomato Sauce (v)
Tangy Tamarillo and Tomato Sauce (v)
Mexican
Salad Tacos (v)
Salsa Verde (v)
ACCOMPANIMENTS
Breads
Ale Bread (no yeast) (v)
Kamut Flour Flatbreads(v)
No-Knead Bread
Ricotta Bread
Sauces
Applesauce for Lazy People (v)
Mayonnaise
Peanut Dipping Sauce (v)
Quinoa Tomato Sauce (v)
Roasted Tomato Sauce (v)
Tangy Tamarillo and Tomato Sauce (v)
Salsa Verde (v)
Spreads
Spreadable Butter
Lemon Butter
SWEETS
Bars
Muesli Bars
Cookies
Brown Sugar Cookies with Chia Seeds and Orange Zest
Buckwheat and Butter Cookies
Chewy Anzac Biscuits (v)
Chewy Chocolate Cookies (v)
Choc-Chip Cookies
Cumin-Lime Cookies
Lemon Biscotti
Melting Ginger and Macadamia Shortbreads
Oat and Sunflower Biscuits
Orange Poppyseed Cookies
Peanut Butter, Chocolate and Quinoa Cookies
Sesame Cookies with Cacao Nibs (v)
Cake
Chocolate Pumpkin Cake
Chocolate Bread
Chocolate Brownie Cake
Flourless Chocolate Torte with Eggplant
Somewhat Healthy Birthday Cake
Frozen Treats
Chocolate Sherbet
Emergency Ice Cream (v)
Peppermint Tea Granita (v)
Vanilla Custard
Other
Almond Filo Rolls (v)
Chocolate Icing (v)
Goodie Balls (v)
Meringue
Peanut Butter Popcorn (v)
SKIN CARE
Basics
Body Brushing
5 Ingredients for DIY Beauty
Beverage-based
Chamomile Tea for Travel Recovery
Green Tea for Travel Recovery
Vodka Hand Sanitiser
Coconut oil-based
Coconut Make-up Remover and Cleanser
The Best Deodorant-Antiperspirant You'll Ever Use
Coconut Chest Rub
Cocoa butter-based
Jaffa Moisture Blocks
Lip Balm
Oil-based
Avocado, Chamomile and Calendula Oil
Calendula Moisture Oil
Green-Tea After-Shaving Oil
AROUND THE HOUSE
Furniture
Beeswax and Olive Oil Furniture Polish
General cleaning
Eucalyptus Oil
Pest Control
Non-Toxic Ant Control
Inspired Living
Food Connect
Where to Start
GIFT IDEAS
Birthday
Goodie Bags for Kids' Parties
Homemade Tea Bags
Christmas
Things to Love
Feeling Virtuous
For the Dying
Love Notes
Housewarming
Aloe Vera Plants
Mother's Day
More Than Chocolate
Valentine's Day
Little Special Things
Photograph the Kids
EVERYDAY PHILOSOPHY
Cooking with Kids
Doing Too Much
Inundated
Mini-Breaks
Making Time
Mango Therapy
October!
Perspective
Resolutions
Shadows
The Easiest Meditation Ever
The Fairness of Fear
Trying to Be Perfect
Zen and the Art of Drawing
TRAVEL AND CULTURE
Pre-travel
10 Tips for Surviving Flights with Little Ones
The Need for Green
Sleep
How to Fall Asleep
Singapore
Singapore, Sunny-side Up
Sharing Cookies with Lizards
Tropical Fruits
France
Postcards from the Pyrenees
The Universal Language of Markets
Gardens Make Me Happy
Prague
How I Loved Thee.
Australia
Ode to a Very, Very Good Day (Sydney)
Why You Need a Good Roadtrip
Australia Day