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Yousli: 5 Ways To Eat Your Muesli

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YousliCuts

Travelling for work and constantly being on the road is exciting, and it also makes me appreciate life when I’m back home. There are so many things about Australia that inspire me. How lucky we are to have the great outdoors, incredible produce, and innovative brands (amongst a million other things). The health game is strong here, and it’s awesome to see so many new companies investing in wellbeing and quality ingredients.

One of my recent discoveries is Yousli – an online muesli whole foods store that’s “big on health but never compromises taste”. When I went online to made my own blend I was blown away by the ingredients available, my usual superfood favourites such as cacao nibs were in the mix – but there were even activated almonds and some dried berries that I’ve never heard of!…

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Pesto Zucchini Noodles with Green Peas and Sugar Snaps

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Pesto Zucchini Noodles with Green Peas and Snowpeas

I hope you’ve all had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends, feasting on all sorts of goodness (and naughty treats)! Because if there’s ever an occasion to over indulge in food it’s probably this time of year, right? Well as the holidays come to an end, and new years resolutions cause gym memberships to rise ten fold, let’s continue to fuel our bodies right by eating loads of fresh, colourful, nutritious food….

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Broccoli Christmas Tree Salad

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Christmas Tree Salad

9 days till Christmas and the festive planning is in full force!

Having two parents from different countries (England and Japan) we have quite a confused albeit wonderful Christmas, with the food theme varying year to year. I can always count on loads of fresh produce to be on the table, catering to those of all dietary persuasions; from omnivores to vegans and everything in between. This year we’ve decided to bake a fresh snapper on the barbecue! There will be, of course, a feast of fruit and veggies including this very beautiful Christmas Tree Salad!…

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Dragonfruit, Banana & Açai Smoothie

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Dragonfruit Banana Smoothie

You’ve probably noticed that juices and smoothies have taken over Instagram and I will unashamedly admit that I am a heavy contributor to such phenomena… Long gone are the days where breakfast consisted of honey flavoured crunchy flakes (but the corny commercials will forever live in my memory). I like to have my smoothies in bowls for breakfast because: 1. I top them with fruit, grains, cereal and all other sorts of goodness. 2. It stops me from guzzling the whole thing in 10 seconds. My stomach appreciates it….

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Pesto Zucchini Boats

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Sun Dried Tomato Pesto Zucchini Boats

Can someone please tell me why stuffing vegetables is so pleasing?! Well it’s pretty dandy having an edible vessel on your plate, and as I’ve now stuffed tomatoes and cucumbers I thought it was about time that I stuff something else. Turns out that I’ve created another (accidental) Christmas coloured recipe – coming to you in the form of a zucchini boat, filled with a sundried tomato pesto & quinoa mix. The zucchini shells soften as you bake them and become incredibly juicy! I didn’t want them to turn out soggy though, so I only keep them in the oven for 20 minutes and then grilled the tops so the tomatoes caramelize….

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How To Open a Pomegranate: Mess Free

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How to open a pomegranate

Ahhhh I just love pomegranates! I use them frequently in my recipes for their delicately sweet flavour, as well as the gorgeous colour. Those little jewel like nuggets make any dish look pretty! As a kid, I’d ask my parents to buy some for me, and not knowing any better, I would literally just hack the thing in half and try to pick out all the seeds. After what seemed like an eternity of picking (and multiple stained items of clothing), I’d throw the messy remains away and vow to never eat pomegranate again. But… they taste so good!…

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Take Root: Healthy Snacking

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Take Root: Mari Jasmine

Welcome to the newest section of my blog! My friends often ask me where I source my ingredients, and I’ve been thinking for a while that it would be great to feature some of my favourite brands here.

So to kick things off I want to introduce you to Take Root, a Filipino natural snack company run by two friends. Monica and Aileen were living in New York when they discovered healthy living, and realised that food could be healing, nutritious, and delicious all at the same time. Their mantra: organic whenever possible, straightforward ingredients you can actually pronounce, and flavors that are 100% delightful. I like that.

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Simple Cauliflower “Fried Rice”

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Cauliflower Fried Rice

I’ve heard of cauliflower being used as a rice substitute for quite a while now, and I’ve finally gotten around to giving it a go myself! I don’t believe in carbophobia and I love my rice, but it’s nice to mix it up sometimes, with the added benefit of squeezing in some extra veg in our diets! It only took a couple of minutes to put together and I have to say I really enjoyed it – very simple and light and fluffy in texture. I was in a bit of a rush when I made this, so there’s minimal ingredients and very little cooking time. Definitely looking forward to cooking up another fried rice with some more ingredients!…

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Kale Macadamia Pesto

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Kale Macadamia Pesto

I know that I’ve only just posted my Sun dried Tomato & Cashew Pesto recipe. However, given the speed at which that disappeared, and due to my impending pesto separation anxiety (or sepanx to all you cool kids), I was obliged to whip up another one ASAP. This time I’ve used the mother of all greens (kale of course) and macadamias. It’s the first time I’ve used kale in pesto, and to my surprise it turned out to be quite peppery, which complimented the rich creaminess of the macadamia perfectly….

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