As many of you know, I can get very indecisive. I can be walking down the street to do something nice and languid, like have a tea in the sun. And I suddenly stall in my tracks. Where to go? What caf...
This is a really daggy post, but helpful. Stay with me. I’ve also shared some clever food storage ideas here, and how to freeze things here. image via chucksmiscellany.blogspot.com. au Apples St...
I read recently about how Facebook’s incredibly talented and respected CFO Sheryl Sandberg Leaves Work at 5:30. Image via The Beast magazine Gobsmacked. How cool. Bloody good on her…. I thought...
Recently I chatted with Sally Fallon, author of Nourishing Traditions. You can catch the podcast here where we talk about how to get more enzymes into your body and how to look younger longer. ItR...
First. A big thank you to everyone who’s already bought my I Quit Sugar Cookbook, released last week. Loved getting instagram pics of the dishes you made from it over the weekend…keep the...
It’s here! And I’m so glad you’ve been patient. As you might have gathered I’ve written (and whisked, flipped, baked and roasted) up a sugar-free ecookbook, to follow on from ...
Lovely Jo sent this quote to me the other day as a sort of “hey, it’s you” alert. It’s from Tales of a Female Nomad by Rita Golden Gelman, an American woman who, at 48, took o...
Oooh, it’s so close! My I Quit Sugar Cookbook is almost here. bacon and egg cupcakes, photo by Marija Ivkovic And so I figure I might share this recipe from the book: bacon and egg cupcakes! Ye...
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Let’s continue with this Paleo series I started a few weeks back. I’ve written about eating Paleo here and here…. with more recipes for breakfasts here… But I’ve had a f...
Slide into your Birkenstocks, tie on your recycled bamboo apron and turn up Steely Dan on the stereo (or tune to Portlandia on ABC) because today we’re sprouting legumes! If you were the...
Have you caught Agony Aunts on ABC yet (Wednesdays 9.30pm…or iview if you missed the first ep). It’s a lovely show. Click here to view the embedded video. The producer Adam Zwar(he made W...
I’m facing a big challenge at the moment. It’s something that’s been building up for a while: finding out what life is like – and what I’m like – when there is no ...
You could say I’m a little obsessed with Sally Fallon. She’s the aunt I’ve never had (a lot of Y chromosomes in my family). The goddess of the kitchen I want to pull up a stool in. The au...
Here’s a bit of an idea for you…and a sneak peak at one of the recipes from my ….some drum rolling please…I Quit Sugar Cookbook!!! a recipe from my book: coco-nutty granola Th...
I made this a while back and shared the recipe with my friend Renee. In passing. It’s the kind of recipe I’m packing my forthcoming I Quit Sugar Cookbook with. Simple, moorish, minimal-in...
Far too many of us get our weekends wrong. We don’t rest. We try to catch up. Catch up on emails, chores, with people. Image by Christoph Niemann As I’ve said soooo many times before, the...
Gluten’s got a grimy name just now. I’ve previously outlined my thoughts on going gluten-free (who should, why it’s not a “fad” etc). It’s worth a read if you̵...
So, I ferment my roots. And I activate my nuts. One of my mish mash lunches with sauerkraut (and bone broth) And my guts love me for it. If there is one kooky, “witchy” thing you should t...
I love learning what other people’s eating routines look like. I love routines. I love learning anything about Marilyn’s short life. Via Glamornet.com Whacko! An article from the 1952 iss...
If your life is feeling a little like you’re forcing shit up hill right now (and I think some of us have so far this year), you might like to reflect on this: Sukshma. Photo by Aquabumps In Sa...
Some might not call this cooking. Some, of course, might. Regardless, I do like to challenge myself to prepare food with the least number of steps and ingredients as possible, and using everyday thin...
Some of you have asked me about how I’ve made my (many, many) transitions in life. How I’ve changed careers, towns, life approaches. I’ve been asked, variously: how do you know when...
It’s not quite winter but it’s already getting chilly. Time to get set up on your bike. We asked Joyce from Cycle Style to give us some tips: The mornings and nights are getting darker, w...
Heard of the alkalising diet? It’s not really a diet…it’s a way of eating. It entails leaning towards foods that help to alkalise your body. I like to lean. As opposed to doing a vi...
I dunno, perhaps Thelma & Louise are to blame. But every woman I knows loves the idea of donning a head scarf and taking off with a girlfriend. For an unbridled adventure. Rooftop down. I’v...
I’ve been working on a very exciting project. Can’t say too much yet… Sprung! Delirious! Fuzzy, Marija, me and Lee eating dessert after 15 hours shooting …Oh, OK, then. In a f...
Hands down the biggest comfort to anyone with AI is to know the crazy-weird stuff they’re experiencing…isn’t so crazy-weird. Or at least, other people on the planet are going throug...
This is just a fun post…but with some helpful shares. I love this kind of thing. 1. Store things upright I love these ideas developed by artist Jihyun Ryou, using sensible “Grandma says i...
So, so, so many people around me have hormone issues and fertility challenges. It breaks my heart. The sense of loss is palpable. I recently read stats from the Australian Institute of Health and Wel...
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