Category Archives: Dairy-Free Recipes

“Banana-Cake Batter” In-A-Jar Dessert

I don’t always use the phrase “BOMB DIGGITY”, but when I do it’s because of taste sensations like this super-easy dessert “parfait”.

This baby only features two ingredients, but the technique and uh-maz-zing flavour combo is the absolute shizzle, I’m not even exaggerating when I say that it honestly tastes like banana cake batter. Who doesn’t love eating cake batter by the spoonful?

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Creamy Dreamy (almost) “Instant” Soup

Bone-broth based soups are so on trend right now and for good reason. They are;

  • super soothing on the tummy
  • never fail to boost the ole’ immune system
  • are a warming option on a chilly day.

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Thrifty Lamb Soup

If you haven’t figured out yet from this post and this post, I really hate seeing a quality lamb leg go to waste after a roast. It’s virtually impossible to strip all the meat away, and seeing flesh go in the bin is such a sad sight. Thankfully, this is a sight we needn’t see  – enter Thrifty Lamb Soup, which, as the name suggests, allows us to be thrifty, ensuring that no part of that beautiful animal goes to waste (plus you get a delicious and dirt-cheap meal out of the whole experience – plus you kitchen will smell divine). Winning all round!

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My Go-to Side Dish or “Starter”

I’ve mentioned my adoration of organic broccoli with olive oil, salt and pepper several times before. However, I thought that seeing as I eat this dish pretty much every day, either as a light lunch, side dish with fish at night or a “starter” before a dessert of a few organic bananas with inca inchi butter, I’d better give my beloved greens their own recipe post.

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Pecan, Date and Banana “Butter” Muffins

The next time you have 2 large overripe bananas growing lonely in your fruit bowl make them feel useful again by preparing these  muffins. I call them pecan “butter” muffins because they using 2 cups of pecans – as luck would have it – acts as both the “flour” and “butter” component. The beauty of this method is that the muffins are naturally gluten, grain and dairy-free – perfect for those with allergies or on temporary gut-healing protocols, needing to avoid such ingredients but still wanting a treat.

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Cool Banana(s) Bread

I say cool bananas a lot! “Rach, I’ve washed your favourite pair of shorts” … Cool bananas, thanks Mamma bear!”. (Text message from friend) “I’m going to the Wednesday night CX class at the gym … see you there?” … “Cool bananas, see you then”. (On best friend’s Facebook Timeline) “Happy Birthday you Cool Banana“.

Lot’s of events in life deserve the approving phrase; Cool Bananas … and this scrummy baking creation is no exception.

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Bang-For-Your-Buck Raw Vegan Protein “Peanut Butter” Brownies (nut-free)

Damn that title is long. But I couldn’t just say “boring old brownies”. No point of difference there. I couldn’t simply label them “raw vegan chocolate brownies” – the internet has enough of those making the rounds at the minute. I needed to add in the (nut-free) specification, because although these treats smell like they have peanut butter in them (thanks to to addition of inca inchi seeds), I assure you they don’t – hence air quoted “peanut butter”. I like the bang-for-your-buck prefix because it’s playful and sums the recipe up dandily.

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Fudgy Protein Balls

I’ve just purchased inca inchi protein powder because with my gallbladder attacks of last year putting me off virtually all animal products (nothing like almost choking on chicken and mayo salad vomit to put you off meat, eggs and oil for a while) I’m in desperate need of vegan sources of “complete” protein. I tried adding it to my pumpkin “custard” last night and it wasn’t glorious.

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Nut Butter

The day I realised that there was more to nut butter than just peanut butter, was a good day indeed!

Don’t get me wrong, PB met my needs quite dandily, but I already ate so much of it and was in the market for some alternatives.

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