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Look who got a makeover!

Look who got a makeover!

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May St Larder, East Fremantle

May St Larder, East Fremantle

With a focus on seasonal foods and the best local produce Western Australia has to offer, We welcome May Street Larder. From the creators of Bib & Tucker, it is open for breakfast and lunch, it also stocks a broad range of food items to eat and take home including salads, raw treats, pastries and more!

Food is focused on clean, healthy eating – think raw, vegan, organic, paleo dishes with lots of…

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Coconut & Passionfruit Cheesecake

Coconut & Passionfruit Cheesecake

Following on from my previous delicious post of chocolate berry mousse is the last dessert in my delightful trio (tiramisu can be found here), the coconut passionfruit cheesecake. When deciding on the third dessert it was hard to go past a cheesecake – it is one of our favourites! A spin on my mini gluten free raspberry cheesecakes, this one is a tropical delight!

1 1/4 cup gluten free…

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Chocolate Berry Mousse

Last night I hosted the first of many dinner parties to come. With seven of my good friends over for some delicious food, wine it was the perfect chance to catch up. For main I opted for my favourite slow roasted beef which is always a crowd pleaser, smashed potatoes and the girls each bought a salad to complete the festivities. Obviously the most important part to me is the dessert, I pondered…

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Almond + Caramel Cheesecake (GF)

Almond + Caramel Cheesecake (GF)

I don’t think this needs much of an introduction, it is almondy cheesecake drizzled in oozy-gooey-sticky caramel. It is so easy to make and not to mention no bake! This was our dessert of choice for Easter, but please do not restrict this incredible creation to one time of the year, the eggs are interchangeable for any type of chocolate you like or can simply be left off in turn for some extra…

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Indian Spiced Cauliflower Soup

Indian Spiced Cauliflower Soup

  Change of season calls for two things – firstly the unfortunate change-of-season flu and secondly the solution to the first problem – SOUP WEATHER!

Soups are my absolute favourite dish in winter, we would have soup at least 3 times a week for dinner and I love taking leftovers for lunch. This indian spiced cauliflower soup is a zesty spin on traditional cauliflower soup that packs a punch!…

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Zucchini Fritters with Tzatziki (GF)

Zucchini Fritters with Tzatziki (GF)

500g zucchini

1 cup corn kernels

1 bunch parsley chopped

4 spring onions, sliced

sea salt and black pepper

zest from 1 lemon

3 eggs

½ cup almond meal (or GF flour of your choice)

optional: prosciutto crisped in the oven to serve

Yoghurt Tzatziki – combine all ingredients together

1 bunch mint chopped

1 cup natural yoghurt (I used lactose free)

2 tsp lemon juice

1 tsp fresh (or dried) dill leaves

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Mocha Meringue Kisses

The other little sweet bite I decided to do for my afternoon tea was mocha meringue kisses. I do not drink coffee but love anything coffee flavoured.. These little meringue delights are the perfect combination of sweet and well coffee flavour..

It is great because you can prepare them in advance, however I recommend you do not assemble them until just before you want to eat otherwise the meringue…

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Apricot Crumble Slice

Last weekend I had the girls over for a little catch up and afternoon tea. For me, this is an excuse to make as many new sweet recipes I can come up with! For this particular afternoon, the star of the show was my Chocolate Quinoa Cake with a side of mocha meringue kisses (recipe coming soon) and this rustic apricot crumble slice.

Not only are apricots delicious and nutritious; but they are…

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Quinoa Chocolate Cake (GF)

Quinoa Chocolate Cake (GF)

I am always up for experimenting with new gluten free cake recipes, especially those that are super moist and absolutely deliciously decadent. What intrigued me the very most? It is made with quinoa. No flour! Just quinoa and a bunch of other basic cake ingredients. Quinoa? In a cake? No flour? It is basically a salad.

You know how things taste “normal” until you find out there’s something…

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Christine Manfield's Ginger Meggs

Christine Manfield’s Ginger Meggs

So this Valentine’s Day was a dinner party affair.. With Mum having 9 for dinner at our house for a V-Day dinner party extravaganza, while I was having a girly catch up dinner with 3 of my best friends before we all headed off for opening weekend of Fifty Shades of Grey (yes I saw it, no judgement) – as avid readers of the “novels” we were destined to see the movie.. Back to dinners.. I naturally…

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Lemon, Honey and Almond Cake

Lemon, Honey and Almond Cake

You know I am a sucker for a good dessert, so any opportunity to bake a cake I am up for! Raw honey can give intense flavour and lends itself extremely well to cakes. Stir honey into the mix itself or drizzle it straight over the freshly baked crusts and let it soak in! My lemon, honey and almond cake does both! And it is gluten free so it must be healthy right ;)?

peel of 3 lemons, 10cm strips

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Lightened Up Chicken Caesar Salad

Lightened Up Chicken Caesar Salad

  When is a salad actually not that healthy for you? When its drenched in caesar dressing. But do not fear, I have made my own version of the classic caesar taking the original dish and making it big on flavours and textures, with a lighter, healthier and more refreshing dressing than its original heavy counterpart.

1 cos lettuce, or romaine

1 clove of garlic

75 g zero fat natural yogurt (I used…

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Hardware Store Cafe, Scarborough

Hardware Store Cafe, Scarborough

he Hardware Store, formerly the local’s corner (you guessed it) hardware store it now serves as the pit stop fuel shop for the health conscious and beach goers.

The original hardware store had been sitting in the neighbourhood for sixty odd years so the owners carefully embraced the spirit of the building, physically stripping it back to show bold red brick and wooden floorboards. Showcasing a…

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Gingerbread Men (GF)

I will not lie, I am missing Christmas. I love all the festivities, family time, presents and delicious food. SO many amazing flavours and special traditions. I was salivating over the delicious gingerbread men I made so thought I would share with you one of my favourite but simple Christmas treat recipes – lets be honest, they are suitable all year round, just make them a cookie ;).

A…

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Eye Fillet with Romesco Sauce and Mashed Chickpeas

Eye Fillet with Romesco Sauce and Mashed Chickpeas

I was REALLY hungry last night so I was powering through as fast as I can, so apologies for the lonely, single photo I have of this INCREDIBLE dinner. I know pictures are worth 1000 words, so you won’t need much more convincing to make this absolutely incredible spanish inspired dinner.

  Spanish Mashed Chickpeas

2  cans chickpeas

1/2 cup chicken stock

3 tablespoons olive oil

2 garlic…

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Turkish Individual Pavlovas with Rose Cream

Turkish Individual Pavlovas with Rose Cream

Pavlova is one of my favourite desserts – it is so simple, a crowd pleaser and naturally gluten free! I decided this time to give it a bit of a middle eastern twist topped with lightly perfumed rose cream, chopped pistachios and turkish delight with smatterings of fresh pomegranate. So simple but it takes your meringue to the next level with a whole new flavour level! My recipe makes 8 individual…

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