Nourished Life Gratitude List 2014 – Week Forty-Five
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The fall was a symbol of freedom and the end of oppression and fear. Although our world is still marked by the blights of suffering,...
View ArticleThoroughly Nourished Finds: Merry and Bright
I’ve held back as long as I could dear reader, and I just can’t hold back anymore. I am ready for Christmas. Ready for the baking, the shopping, the shipping, the card making, the wrapping, the dinner...
View ArticleNourished Life Gratitude List 2014 – Week Forty-Eight
I am just about to turn the lights off on another Sunday night. My belly is full of cookies, there are cupcake crumbs on my kitchen bench, my gym gear is finally washed and all in all I call this a...
View ArticleNourished Life Gratitude List 2014 – Week Fifty
Our house currently smells like Christmas. The scent of Frosted Peppermint Brownies is mingling with Spiced Almond and White Chocolate Blondies (both coming up soon, and both the perfect quick-mix...
View ArticleNourished Life Gratitude List 2015 – Week One
This week starts the third year of my daily gratitude practice, and I cannot underestimate the importance of this daily reflection in my life. It doesn’t take very long, just five minutes at the end of...
View ArticleNourished Life Gratitude List 2015 – Week Four
Sunday’s are a double-treat on a long weekend. All the pleasures of a normal Sunday (long, slow walks; visiting Mum and Dad; watching TV in bed) are combined with the knowledge that you don’t have to...
View ArticleNourished Life Gratitude List 2015 – Week Five
So, I was supposed to be up at the Sunshine Coast racing today. But after some hard, heart-to-heart talk with Chris during the week, I just found that I wasn’t racing because I really wanted to. I was...
View ArticleCherry, Lentil, and Quinoa Salad | Vegetarian | Gluten Free
Plump summer cherries are the highlight of this hearty salad that celebrates the height of summer and the end of the cherry season. Sweet cherries contrast with salty feta, and pair perfectly with puy...
View ArticleGluten Free One-Bowl Chocolate Cupcakes with Rosewater Buttercream
You are going to love my latest homemade gluten free cupcake creation. These fluffy, moist, deeply chocolate cupcakes use only one bowl in their creation but they taste like they came straight from a...
View ArticleNourished Life Gratitude List: International Women’s Day Special Edition
Sorry for the lack of post yesterday. I was busy recipe testing (2 out of 3 successful), big walking (13.5km for a Sunday record), and afternoon-napping. This week my gratitude list is an International...
View ArticleCurried Pumpkin Soup with Garlic-Thyme Millet | Vegan | Gluten Free
Creamy, curried pumpkin soup will keep out the autumn chills. My Curried Pumpkin Soup is heartily spiced, and the roasted garlic flavoured millet is the perfect compliment. This meal is healthy,...
View ArticleNourished Life Gratitude List 2015 – Week Thirteen
Yesterday was the last day of my birthday week. When I got home from celebrating my birthday with a gaggle of family and friends I was warm inside and out and enjoyed an evening nap before a quiet...
View ArticleThoroughly Nourished Finds – Reads for the Weekend
If you only read one article from this list, please make it this one. Providing bad information and misleading people with sensationalist claims is never okay, and when they are facing...
View ArticleNourished Life Gratitude List 2015 – Week Twenty
This week our house settled in for a slow down when Chris and I both ended up with colds. We settled ourselves in bed with our new buddy Netflix, lots of blankets, and chocolate (it really is the...
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And in the mornin’ let’s make waffles! Chocolate chestnut waffles with balsamic-roasted berries. Now that’s breakfast. Vegetarian version coming soon. I can’t help but love All the Mexican-inspired...
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(via) A sad tale, but one worth reading. This globetrotting new short story collection is on my ‘To Read’ list. Ultimate comfort food: Creamy Mushrooms with Sherry, Garlic & Thyme on Soft Polenta...
View ArticleNourished Find: Running Heroes
Running. It’s what I do. When I’m not baking, snuggling with Chris, hanging out with my family, or buried inside a book: I run. I run for sanity, I run to lift my mood, I run to burn off my buttercream...
View ArticleApple, Pear and Almond Crumble | Gluten Free
Long winter evenings call for cosy desserts. Grab a bowl of my gluten free Apple, Pear and Almond Crumble and snuggle up somewhere comfy for the long night ahead. Winter is here, and the forecast is...
View ArticleNourished Life Gratitude List 2015 – Week Thirty-One
The first week in our own home felt like finally coming home. Coming downstairs in the morning and realising that we own this little patch of the earth is still a little surreal, but as the boxes...
View ArticleSnickerdoodle Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting and Cookies | Gluten Free
Can’t decide between cake and cookies? No need to choose, my Snickerdoodle Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is decorated with Snickerdoodle Cookies! You get the best of both worlds in this tall, fluffy,...
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