Carob fudgy cookies! Gluten, dairy, grain, nut and egg free!

Carob fudgy cookies!

170g organic sunflower seeds

1. Weigh into TM or FP bowl and blitz on high speed for about 10 seconds, or until you are happy with the consistency.

40g organic carob powder

1/2 tsp aluminium free baking soda

2. Add carob powder and baking soda to milled seed mix and blitz again for a few seconds on high, until combined well.

70g organic maple syrup

20g water

3. Add maple syrup to bowl and mix well until combined. Add water in small amounts until mix is a doughy sticky mix.

4. Roll into balls and flatten on lined baking tray.

5. Bake at 160 degrees in warmed oven for 25 minutes, rotating trays during that time.

Chicken & Vegetable fritters - gluten, grain, dairy and nut free!

These were another idea for school lunches.  As a Nutritionist as well as a Mother, i understand the things that lurk in processed foods, and so for me, all this effort is worth it. It is so important to me that my growing child receives optimum nutrition without any of the harsh additives that are hidden everywhere!

Chicken & Vegetable fritters - gluten, grain, dairy and nut free!

1/2 head small broccoli
1 carrot
1 handful of baby spinach
1/2 onion
1 garlic clove
3/4 large zucchini
1/2 (already cooked) chicken breast (i used leftovers)

1. Add the above ingredients and blitz in TM or FP on speed 9 for a few seconds until everything is chopped to a coleslaw consistency.

6 eggs
3/4 tblsp TM vege stock (or you could use curry powder etc)

2. Add eggs and stock and mix on medium speed until all combined.

3. Spoon the mixture into frypan (thats already heated) and fry in oil of your choice 
(i used butter), on a low-medium heat.

4. Refridgerate once all cooked. I then put them in the freezer with baking paper between, to stop them sticking. 

Chocolate Chia Mud - perfect for lunch boxes! Grain free, nut free, egg free

Trying to get some extra fats into your children's growing bodies? Avocado and chia are fabulous sources of good fats (omega 3) and most people are unaware but growing children need plenty of fats to support normal growth and development and of course they are essential to the development of the brain. As an added benefit, this contains calcium, and stacks of vitamins and minerals, including magnesium! When its this easy, its a wonder the school tuck shop doesn't make it to sell themselves. Would be so much healthier than the yoghurt's and custards that we see so many children eating. :(

My Son, i can give him half an avocado with some himalayan salt and he will scrape the skin clean. My Daughter wont eat avocado.  So now trying to get avocado into my Daughter, i had to become abit sneaky! I came up with this recipe to put in her lunch boxes at school as a healthy snack! She has tried it and loved it!!! 1 point for Mummy.

So here it is!

Chocolate Chia Mud  - perfect for lunch boxes! Grain free, nut free, egg free

Prior to making this recipe ensure you have some soaked chia on hand. 

1/2 avocado

1 cup baby spinach

1/4 cup cacao powder (you could play with it and use carob powder instead)

60g maple syrup

1. Blitz all ingredients (except chia) on speed 8-10 in TM or FP, until all chopped and combined.

2 trays of ice

2. Add ice and blitz again on same speed, ensuring no lumps of ice remain.

3 heaped SOAKED tblsp chia pudding

20g water (optional)

3. Add chia and mix on medium speed until thoroughly combined. If you want it more runny, add water.

4. Serve immediately, package into containers to put in lunch boxes, or as i did, freeze it into ice cubes to thaw out in lunch box containers overnight, the day before school. Serve with raspberries!

Chicken nuggets - grain, dairy, gluten/wheat, egg, nut free

            Chicken nuggets - grain, dairy, gluten/wheat, egg, nut free

1 onion
1 garlic clove
1 carrot
1 zucchini
1 bunch of fresh parsley

1. Please onion, garlic, carrot, zucchini, parsley into TM or FP and blitz on speed 8 for 5 seconds.

500g free range (organic if possible) chicken breast
1 tsp himalayan salt
3 tblsp flaxmeal
Extra flaxmeal
1-2 tsp curry powder (OPTIONAL)

2. Add chicken, salt and flax and blend again on speed 8 for 10 seconds or until the chicken is thoroughly minced and mixed with vegetables. The mix is a sticky mix and needs to be rolled into balls and placed in fridge for 30 minutes.  Once this is done, gently pat flaxmeal onto the nuggets (both sides) and put on a lined baking tray. I baked mine for 40 minutes in total on 180.

I didnt add the curry powder to mine, but am going to try it next time as i think they need more flavor.

Paleo chocolate chip cookies - grain free, dairy free, nut free and egg free!

Paleo chocolate chip cookies - grain free, dairy free, nut free and egg free! 

These bad boys are perfect for school lunches as they are nut free and healthy!!!

I made these in my Thermomix but a food processor should do a good job too.

170g sunflower seeds

1. Mill on speed 10 for 10 seconds.

10g coconut oil (or in my case i used macadamia oil)
30g cacao nibs
40g maple
1 tsp organic vanilla (alternatively you could grind a vanilla bean with the seeds in the first step)
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda

2. Mix on reverse and a medium speed until combined.

3. Roll into balls and bake on a lined tray in a moderate oven until golden brown.

No bake - Guilt free - Raw brownie: Gluten, dairy, egg and grain free!

No bake - Guilt free - Raw brownie: Gluten, dairy, egg and grain free!

Well, my Hubby has been so good, avoiding his intolerances and really making the effort to eat only whole foods! I am very proud of him. I asked him what he wanted me to bake and he said something sweet.  So this is what i came up with.  

Its sweet but you cant eat too much at a time or it gets sickly :( So a small piece of this per day should be all he can eat and i wouldnt want him to eat any more in one day.  So a bit sneaky i know...but what can i say? I have his best interests at heart!

Base

1 cup walnuts
1 cup macadamias/cashews
Water

1. Soak the nuts in water for at least 6 hours. I soaked mine overnight.
2. After this time, drain and shake excess water out.

55g organic sultanas
100g organic dates (de-seeded)
1 tsp vanilla
30g cacao powder

3. In TM or FP, blend well on speed 7 for around 7 seconds.  You can blend it longer, on higher speed, if you want the base to be of a finer consistency. I left ours abit chunky.
4. Line a square cake tin with baking paper and squash the base mix into the tin.

Chocolate topping

20g cacao butter

5. Chop for 5 seconds on speed 8. Wipe down side of bowl.
6. Melt butter for 2-3 minutes, 100 degrees on speed 3-4. 

30g cacao powder
80g raw organic honey

7. Once butter is completely melted, add the powder and honey and mix on speed 3-4, for 1 minute or until combined.
8. Pour topping over base and use spatula to cover the base with the chocolate mix.
9. Put in fridge for 2 hours and then enjoy!

Nut Free Museli bars - also, egg, dairy, grain and gluten free!

Another one for the school lunch box....Nut Free Museli bars - also, egg, dairy, grain and gluten free!

150g sunflower seeds
150g pepitas

1. Blitz these on speed 7 in TM or FP, for a few seconds. You want the seeds to be partially chopped, you dont want it like flour.

1 tsp cinnamon

2. Add the cinnamon to the bowl and mix until well combined

110g honey

3. Add the honey and heat on 100 degrees for 2 minutes on speed 3.

4. Pour into a lined cake tin and bake for about 40-50 minutes or until golden brown.  My batch were cooked for about 50 minutes and when cooled were hard but not too hard.  If you wanted a softer museli bar, try cooking it for a shorter period.