Envy + Chocolate

I'll be the first to admit it - I am 100% guilty of comparing myself to others. Most days I'm more grateful than jealous, but in those weak moments, especially with instagram at my finger tips, I have been known to feel those horrible pangs of envy.

From comparing my photos through to comparing my lifestyle. In those weak moments I forget that the perfect food photograph possibly took them all day to achieve, and that beautiful shot of a home, a holiday, or my dream career was possibly fought tooth and nail for with a lot of hard work, savings and time.

Seriously....who am I to whine when I get to travel to France each and every year!

RecipeChit Chat ChompOctober 28, 2015Sugar-Free, Chocolate, Dairy-Free, Vegan3

The Lunch Challenge

The Challenge.

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A three course lunch menu taking into account a non-seafood eater, a non-meat or chicken eater and for moi, a non-gluten and refined sugar eater (and at the moment, a non-cow milk dairy eater). Holy smoke. Talk about a challenge.

RecipeChit Chat ChompOctober 25, 2015Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free, Dessert, Dairy-Free, Grain-Free, Winter, Autumn, Paleo3

No dairy + Elixir !

I've been taken off dairy. Crap!

I'll happily live my life without twirling wheat pasta, buttering bread with gluten and sucking on sugary lollies, but the thought of not being able to enjoy my daily, creamy, fluffy, life altering cafe latte is killing me.

Yes, it may only be for the next 6 weeks, but it will be 6 weeks of hell for me and for everyone around me. That's a promise. Especially those little sh*ts who insist on drinking their lattes in front of me. They will pay. (See - me not drinking my latte could be a health hazard).

Recipe, Thyroid Health, Nutrition, NourishChit Chat ChompOctober 21, 2015Thyroid Health, Dairy-Free, Small Bites10, Paleo, AIP, vegan

Rosy Rocky Road !

Yes I’m a girl. Yes I like to shop... for shoes. Yes I think Matt Damon is hot. But no, I’m not a chocolate lover. That is until raw cacao come walking into my life.

It’s slightly bitter, it’s rich and it’s not sweet. Mix with berries, nuts and rose petals and I’ll be swooning like Scarlett O’Hara:

“How fickle is woman” - Rhett Butler

RecipeChit Chat ChompOctober 18, 2015Sugar-Free, Gluten-Free, Chocolate, Grain-Free, Dairy-Free, Paleo3, Vegan2

COOKBOOK: My Family Table

I may be a blogger, but working full-time in the corporate world leaves little time for my own cooking, photography and blogging, let alone the chance to peruse all the beautiful inspirational blogs out there.

Petite Kitchen is an exception.

I've been following Eleanor's adventures for quite some time and was a BIG fan of her first hugely successful cookbook My Petite Kitchen. So when Murdoch Books had Eleanor's second cookbook up for review, I jumped at the chance.

Cookbook, RecipeChit Chat ChompSeptember 20, 2015Cookbook, Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free, Grain-Free, Dairy-Free, Autumn, Winter, Paleo3

Biscuits + Tea !

These are the biscuits I want with my tea.

Simple and plain. Dry and sweetless (I know, not a real word!)

They are not a celebratory biscuit and they're not award winning, but they're a round circle of pure comfort.

In fact, they're not sweet at all, which is perfect for my taste buds and my cup of tea, but for others upping the syrup content may be your answer, or perhaps a switch to raw honey or pure maple syrup would be your prerogative.

Whatever your decision - eat them on the day!

RecipeChit Chat ChompNovember 13, 2014Baking, Gluten-Free 1, Sugar-Free1, Dairy-Free, Grain-Free, Paleo4

Food for Thought: Chia Seeds

RecipeChit Chat ChompJune 25, 2014Breakfast, Gluten-Free10, Grain-Free, Dairy-Free, Vegan2, Sugar-Free

A new and updated coconut ball . . .

You may be thinking that you've seen this recipe before - the little sweet potato truffles that I made and wrote to you about earlier this month (see here).

But, you'd be wrong.

I grew up loving coconut balls. Did you? You know the ones, filled with biscuit crumbs, sugar and cocoa. I'd get so excited whenever I was given the opportunity to eat one, and then when I got older and was able to make them for myself.....hello!

Yes, these ones don't contain biscuit crumbs, and yes, these don't contain cocoa, but as soon as I tasted them, that old excited feeling come rushing right back.

RecipeChit Chat ChompApril 4, 2014Sugar-Free1, Gluten-Free 1, Grain-Free, Dairy-Free, Paleo3, Vegan2

Do you snack?

Are you a snacker?

I use to be.

I was one of the millions that could never get past 3pm without a snack of some sort.

Haigs chocolate, jelly babies, cupcake….I really wasn’t fussed!

Now, I can honestly tell you that I am no longer a snacker.

I eat three meals a day, and 99% of the time I’m satisfied right through to the next meal, and I owe it all to eliminating nearly 100% fructose from my diet about 6 months ago.

I no longer get that inevitable 3pm slump/sugar craving.

I’m no longer starving hungry between meals where I think I’m going to die.

RecipeChit Chat ChompMarch 5, 2014Sugar-Free1, Gluten-Free 1, Grain-Free, Dairy-Free, Autumn, Winter, Vegan1, Paleo2

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