Like most Australian women of my generation and my mother’s generation, The Australian Women’s Weekly taught me how to cook. Not the magazine itself, in my case, but all of my first cookbooks were AWW publications, and two of my most trusted sources for fail-safe recipes and general kitchen know-how are books by AWW. However, AWW did not teach me how to to eat. No, the blog and writer who has influenced my diet and approach to food is The Stonesoup (written by Jules Clancy). Continue reading
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How are we all feeling after Christmas and New Years? Are you ready for a whopper of a post with some scrumptious recipes and a simple way to clear your body of holiday junk? I hope you are, because I think two of these three recipes are the best I’ve made in a while, so hold tight!
My yoga instructors are currently in the habit of asking at the beginning of class whether anyone is hungover, and then promise that the class will help clear the body of the toxins it’s holding after any overindulgence. Personally I think a hot sweaty yoga class is about the best thing I can do if I’m feeling the need to detox, but on a full-blown hangover… well I suspect it would end badly.
There are other ways of cleaning out the body, ones that don’t result in getting drenched with sweat. Continue reading
If you’re wondering what on earth a plantain is, don’t worry, so was I when I read about it in Vegan Soul Kitchen. But then I saw them stocked at what is fast becoming my favourite store in the world, Redfern Fruit and Vegetable Market, and decided to branch out into the unknown. I’m so glad I did, it is absolutely delicious! Continue reading
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