I was so honoured to cook this recipe recently in front of my first live audience, at Castle Towers Shopping Centre, at a pop-up kitchen for their new Cooking School. What a strange feeling it was in the lead up. To be so happy with a recipe yourself, and to eat it regularly. Would people like it? Would they baulk at the idea of there being no meat? Would I forget everything I wanted to say and stare blankly at them all red-faced? All of the uncertainties about myself and my

We all know one one of my favourite vegetables is Beetroot, and of course my beloved Zucchini. So here I have combined the two in one delicious burger stack. The beetroot burger patties themselves are very easy to make, and can be changed to suit your particular tastes just by varying the spices used. If you like your burgers a little more crunchy or textured, then stir through some crushed walnuts or sunflower seeds prior to forming your patties. I always wrap any leftover p

Beetroot as you all know has to be one of my favourite vegetables. So this week I incorporated it into my zucchini base pizza, for extra colour, fibre and flavour. I topped it with a delicious creamy, cheesy, zucchini basil olive pesto sauce! Phew that sounds long. It's a nice change from traditional tomato based pizza sauces, that wouldn't compliment this pizza well. Plus by using zucchini as the base of the sauce, you get a nice creamy sauce that goes far, without the added

Green Smoothie Bowls never get old. Even though they might all be green, you can add so many different things to them, that the flavour combinations are endless. Today I used lots of the great fruit vegetables provided to me in my welcome basket by the lovely Jenny and Marc from Back2Earth , during my recent farm stay with the family. The main feature of the colour of this bowl is spinach and spirulina. Spirulina is packed with powerful antioxidants, protein and B vitamins, e

No matter the weather, smoothie bowls always seem to be on the menu. Chocolate and fruit, just seem to go hand in hand. They are the happy marriage of what appears unhealthy (but isn't) and what's super healthy. So psychologically they balance each other out! The chocolate flavour comes from Cacao powder and Cacao Protein powder, so it really isn't bad for you at all, but full of antioxidants. Normally to make choc smoothie bowls, people tend to use a lot of frozen bananas, a

After having my first Turmeric Latte in Melbourne this week, I knew I wanted to incorporate the healing properties of turmeric in one of my favourite hot oats bowls. This delicious oatmeal combines oats, dates , coconut milk, coconut water, tahini, Maca, Turmeric Spice Blend, stevia and zucchini, to create a filling and nutritious breakfast. As always, zucchini is a great way to add some more vegetables to your day, plus it adds bulk and volume, without any flavour. The Spice

Vegan creamy Carbonara with mushrooms, and a mix of Zoodles (spiralled Zucchini/courgette) and Organic Edamame & Mung Bean Pasta I love this pasta as it's made from just Organic Green Mung Beans and water, and has 24 grams of protein and 11 grams of fibre per serving. Crazy right! The 'eggy' cheese cause is lower in calories too, as it uses cauliflower as the creamy base, with Kala Namak Salt otherwise known as black salt, even though it's actually pink in colour. Don't get t

Happy Mother's Day to all of the amazing mum's who are celebrating today and good wishes to those of you who celebrate at a different time of year. To those who play the role of mum, and to those no longer with us..You are all celebrated today. I created this smoothie in honour of my own mum who loves Leopard print. So the splashes of passionfruit are the print, and the layers are all the different layers that make up the amazing person she is. She's always been such a strong

Apple Pie flavour, just has to be one of my favourite combos. The addition of grated zucchini adds some veggies, fibre and bulk without any flavour! Winning. A must try for the colder months, or just because you love the flavour as much as I do! As you can see I use Stevia in many of my recipes, it's a great natural and low GI alternative to sugar, and has been a lifesaver since I went refined sugar free, and started my healthy eating journey, as it is very low in calories. I

You know if I have Surprise in the name that there's going to be a hidden vegetable in there. Last week it was cauliflower to make it thick and creamy, and this week it's.... Zucchini. Did you know when you peel a zucchini that it's almost white! If you're having a greenish smoothie then you can leave the skin on of course. As always, you can't taste the zucchini. A good blitz of the ingredients in the Vitamix and you're good to start slurping. The pink layer is banana, raspb

Healthy Choc pancakes with a Salted Caramel Sauce. They have a secret ingredient as well to keep them nice and moist (everyone's favourite word). So good. Testing out mixes of natural sweeteners. This one has Yacon Syrup which is a good substitute for rice malt or maple syrup, plus some granulated stevia . Natural sweeteners have definitely been a life saver since giving up refined sugar. All the fun without the consequences. Topped with lots of fresh fruit. Another big weeke