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I Can’t Believe it’s Not Double Cream (!) Creamy Cauliflower Soup

This soup is my favourite food in the entire world. At the moment.

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LOOK HOW THICK AND VELVELTY IT IS!!!!!!!!! I AM WRITING IN CAPLOCKS BECAUSE THIS SOUP IS SOMETHING TO GET VERY ENTHUSED ABOUT!!!!!!!

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GAPS bread take 2 (and it’s not a wrap)

Do excuse my weak attempt at humour in the title. Anyhoo.

A week or so ago I shared this bread recipe with you. I liked it, but knew that there was room for improvement.

Enter attempt number 2.

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GAPS BREAD ATTEMPT #1

Yesterday, I decided to be brave and make my very first loaf of GAPS bread. I know, I know … HOLY EFFING SHIZBALLS!

I’ve been on Stage 4 for about 2 and a half weeks now, but before yesterday I had been way to nervous to introduce the bread. The recipe in the Gut and Psychology Syndrome book only calls for three ingredients; almonds, fat (butter, lard etc.) and eggs. I was really nervous about how the nuts would go with my tummy.

This may sound dramatic but as I’m sure you can appreciate, if your gut isn’t quite feeling as groovy as it would like to, even the most simple foods can become terribly aggravating.

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What’s so Taboo About Poo?

Today we ponder the question “what actually is all this taboo nonsense about poo”? I mean, lets just be honest, we all do them – and if we don’t there is a serious problem that needs RECTIFYING. Why is there such a universal association of absolute revolt surrounding the humble turd?

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GAPS stage 3

Oh hello there. You’ve found some very old content. Please read the disclaimer on this page before thinking I’m still a total sheep who has been sucked into a bone-broth worshipping fad diet. Been there, learned from that and am now a much less rigid human.

The Stage I’ve been waiting for. This is the story of a girl reunited with her beloved avocado.

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Stage 3 is where life gets a whole lot easier. One word; avocado.

  • It adds something raw back into the mix
  • It can accompany meat
  • It can accompany roasted pumpkin
  • It can be eaten with sauerkraut – also allowed on stage 3. Before this you are only allowed the juice (remind me again why I’m doing this?)
  • It can be eaten by itself, with nothing else added (yes, really)
  • You can mix the humble avo with ground cinnamon & make pudding!

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Spectacular Soul Saturday: Donna Heathcote

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You see that gorgeous creature front right, bobbing down beside me? That’s today’s guest Donna Heathcote. Donna and I met last November at a retreat called Awaken the Change Within. We instantly developed girl-crushes due to our shared interest in gut health, mindset and puppies. I call her my ‘other mother’ and she calls me daughter (peas in pods!).

Meet Donna …

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Pumpkin Pancake Perfection

These pancakes are incredible (if I do say so myself … and I do say so).

Its almost hard to believe that they are utterly nourishing.

Okay, you got me. Maybe it’s not that hard.

After all, real food is delicious. Especially when prepared in snazzy, pancake-like ways.

In the book Gut and Psychology Syndrome by Dr Natasha Campbell McBride, there is no specific pancake recipe. She just says to make them out of vegetables (pumpkin, zucchini, marrow or squash), eggs and nut butter and to cook them in plenty of fat. I simply used my intuition with quantities and came up with a batter that works uber-well. Synchronicity at it’s finest.

This recipe doesn’t include nut butter because I was curious if you could leave it out and still get a ridgy dodge pancake dream. You can.

Your welcome to all my nut-sensitive friends, this one is for you.

But enough chatter. I know you only stopped by for the recipe.

Pumpkin Pancake Perfection


  • Separate 2 Organic Eggs and beat the egg whites until thick and fluffy (like when you make Pavlova).
  • Beforehand (because you are so organised) you would have steamed or boiled (roughly) 3/4 cup butternut pumpkin and pureed it.
  • Mix your egg yolks into the pumpkin puree and add 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla bean powder and 1-2 teaspoons ground cinnamon,, fold in egg whites and … THERE’S YOUR BATTER PAL!!!!!!
  • Now for the uber-duber exciting part! Heat a small frying pan over a medium-high heat and melt a generous amount of cold-pressed extra virgin coconut oil; swirling it around to coat the pan.
  • Drop Tbs batter into the pan for 1 pancake (make one at a time – these darlings are delicate). Cook until golden on one side before gently flipping over and cooking until second side is golden too.

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And there you go; orgasmic, crispy, buttery pancakes that taste like cinnamon donuts if you really use your imagination.

Happy flipping everyone. Pancakes, not the bird. Unless your dinner guests are rude and in need of sign language.

Homemade Yoghurt or Sour Cream

I figured with all my talk of GAPS I should give you some recipes. In case you’re thinking of starting the GAPS journey yourself or want to add a few new dishes to your repertoire. Yoghurt/sour cream is a wholesome place to start.

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GAPS intro; Stage 1 and 2

Oh hello there. You’ve found some very old content. Please read the disclaimer on this page before thinking I’m still a total sheep who has been sucked into a bone-broth worshipping fad diet. Been there, learned from that and am now a much less rigid human.

I promised a GAPS diet protocol update and an peek into the routines and meals that make up the first stage. So here we are.

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Stage 1 of the introduction diet is the most intensive part of the protocol that there is (in terms of restriction). It is the most gentle stage and really settles an inflamed gut before any new foods are introduced. Here’s what I was allowed to eat (according to Dr Natasha Campbell McBride’s book Gut and Psychology Syndrome);

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