Fruit and nut butter freezer fudge recipe + 3 reasons to use coconut oil

Freezer fudge

Just recently we nearly ran out of coconut oil waaaaay before food shopping day – not cool. You’re probably thinking… yeah? and? so what, Candice? I get it, probably not a problem for many people, but for us – it is! Coconut oil plays a huge part in our life, not just in our diet, [...]

Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Day: Spicy zucchini, garlic & raw parmesan cheese soup recipe

Jamie oliver food revolution day

When we were recently asked to get involved in Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Day, we just knew we couldn’t say no! We adore Jamie and the message he brings to the world through his light-hearted approach to food, his constant encouragement to enjoy spending more time in the kitchen (and even grow our own ingredients) [...]

The reasons I’m not a size 6, despite my squeaky clean diet

Body image

For many years, I struggled with my weight. If I wasn’t starving and depriving myself on one of the many strict diets I forced upon myself so I could be a size 8; then I was overindulging, eating everything in sight and battling to squeeze into my size 14 jeans. I yoyo’d for years, I [...]

Raw chewy choc-mint brownies recipe + 5 herbal teas to start drinking now

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How are you on this fine Friday? Fabulous I hope! We are quite busy….. whoah!!! Actually – back it up, back it up. I’m not overly fond of the response “I’m busy”, so what I am going to say instead is – wowzers… lots going on over here in our corner of the world. All [...]

5 ways you can go from crappy to happy

happy

I am usually quite a happy person and it’s something I’m asked often… how it is that I am so happy and smiley so often. To be honest with you, I am not happy and smiley ALL of the time. I am human after all…  and I, much like everyone else have ‘those days’ every [...]

Three onion quinoa risotto + a FREE guide to healthy living in Perth

risotto

My journey to abundant health began when I was living in Perth, Western Australia. I found that when I first started out and exploring the world of healthy living, I spent a large portion of my time googling “where to find organic food” and “healthy raw/vegetarian restaurants”. Google is fabulous, but if you’re anything like [...]

Raw layered carrot n goji cake recipe + 10 ways to eat more raw

carrotcake

I’m going to let you in on a bit of a secret… I don’t condone consuming a diet of only raw food. EEEK… crazy right? No way, not at all. Depending on where you live in the world, the season you are currently in, and your body type, it may not actually be right for [...]

Almond Butter Banana Smoothie Recipe + 5 reasons to drink smoothies

Almond Butter

You may know by now (and especially if you follow me on instagram) that I am a HUGE fan of smoothies. Back when I was working full time and attempting to fit my life in and around my job/travelling to and from the CBD, smoothies were my saviour, they were my lifeline… I relied on [...]

Grapefruit, mulberry and mixed leaf salad recipe

grapefruit salad

It kills me to post this recipe today. Curtis and I are in the middle of a juice/colon cleanse with Blessed Herbs right now and because of the current lack of food in my life, I’ve been spending far too much time ogling pictures of food on instagram so it’s making it that little bit [...]

I have something to tell you + spicy thai pumpkin soup recipe

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Just a few short years ago I was overweight, lethargic and seriously unhappy. I experienced every symptom under the sun and was in and out of hospitals with a ton of different illnesses. I was lacking direction and purpose and I absolutely despised the person looking back at me in the mirror.   And then [...]