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Genuine Reads For Genuine People, Real Food

Fats 101: who else out there is cofuzzled???

Virtually all of us have grown up in the low-fat era. We’ve been told to avoid eggs, swap butter for margarine, cut all the fat off our meat and steam/grill/poach everything. Our dairy should be “low-fat” after the age of 5, and the “rule of thumb” is to buy the “lite” versions of everything; ice-cream, mayonnaise, coconut milk, you name it. Times are thankfully a changing, however for many members of the general public (and this might even include your lovely self), the low-fat dogma is still heavily and deeply ingrained in their psyche and old habits/thought-patterns die-hard.

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Fitness and Movement, Genuine Reads For Genuine People, Non-foodie reads

Sneaky Work-outs

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Two and a bit years ago I wrote this post about bringing the motivation and fun back to exercise. This was when I first started blogging and I sure could rave on (to the point where just reading the damn post was a work-out for the optic nerves!!!).

These days, where possible, I’m trying to cut my posts down so you can just read them – get the gist, implement what you want, and get on with your day.

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Chemical free living, Dairy-Free Recipes, Egg-Free Recipes, Genuine Reads For Genuine People, Gluten-Free Recipes, Grain-Free Recipes, Gut health, Main Meals, Nut-free Recipes, Real Food, Refined-Sugar-Free Recipes

Leftover Lamb Leg & Gravy

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If a sweet little lamb is going to be sacrificed for human nourishment, then it’s only fair that not one remnant of that baby sheep goes to waste.

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Cakes, Breads and Muffins, Genuine Reads For Genuine People, Gluten-Free Recipes, Grain-Free Recipes, Real Food, Refined-Sugar-Free Recipes

Damn Fine Date Loaf

The Festive Season is well underway and this loaf is the perfect treat to whip up for pre or post-Christmas shopping/errand-running fuel. You know the drill, I am currently getting rid of my gallstones and thus am being very careful with my diet (thus no baked goods for

Due to my recent success with recipes such as chocolate cupcakes, this carrot cake and these vanilla patty cakes, Mamma Bear has taken to simply requesting that I create ridgy-didge-tasting gluten-free versions of her old faves.

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Dairy-Free Recipes, Egg-Free Recipes, Gall-Bladder-Friendly Recipes, Genuine Reads For Genuine People, Gluten-Free Recipes, Grain-Free Recipes, Gut health, Light Meals/Side Dishes, Nut-free Recipes, Real Food, Refined-Sugar-Free Recipes, Vegan, Vegan Recipes

Broccoli Coconut Rice

No rave from me today, just one of my favourite savoury dishes of late, that ticks all the boxes, no matter what you’re dietary requirements, food philosophies or health preferences.

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Smashing Sardine Salad

Another “throw-it-together” meal (like yesterday’s salmon recipe) that is super-duper simple and packs a flavour punch. As long as you’ve dedicated time to innovative meal prep earlier in the day or week, you can have this baby ready in mere minutes.

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Throw-it-together Salmon Awesomeness!

Ages ago I wrote a post “serve me a suggestion”, where I shared some of my fave “throw-together-and-be-done-with-it” combos, however it was a very long post and some of the ideas are too yummy to get lost in the multitude of paragraphs. Since writing that post, I’ve also come up with new favourite go-tos that are quick, easy and absolutely, knock-your-damn-socks-off delicious.

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Cakes, Breads and Muffins, Dairy-Free Recipes, Genuine Reads For Genuine People, Gluten-Free Recipes, Grain-Free Recipes, Real Food, Refined-Sugar-Free Recipes

Apple and Cinnamon “Crumble” Muffins

I’m not going to rave. All I will say is that you have the procrasti-baking bug to thank for this gem of a recipe. It got the tick of approval from not just mamma T but also my step-dad Phil- the gluten-loving, beer-drinking, typical aussie bloke that is NOT health conscious. They must be good.

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