The traditional Muesli Bar turned 'real food' snack

Muesli bars are a happy past time from the good old school days. As a child, I remember my translucent pink lunch box filled to the brim with packets, most noteworthy of all was the muesli bar. My mum did her best to feed us a real food diet at home, but school was a different story all together. Parents were under the impression back then that kids needed readily available energy from carbohydrate-rich and calorie-dense foods, hence the traditional muesli bar... (packed full of sugar and refined carbohydrates).

The Goodness of Chocolate Bark and What to Fuel Your Body When

Here’s an idea for a gift, a dinner party, or a casual Sunday afternoon treat: Salted Chocolate & Almond Bark. If you’re not a fan of salted sweet food, then eliminate the salt for straight and pure Chocolate and Almond Bark – who wouldn’t like that?!

What I especially love about this recipe is that it isn’t only an ‘alternative’ to chocolate, it actually benefits our bodies when consumed in moderation (1 - 2 pieces per day, if not having other chocolate). These benefits are found in the raw cacao, coconut oil, and cacao powder. Maple syrup is present to sweeten the bitter cacao, but doesn’t have many health benefits unfortunately.

The Infamous Chia Pudding and Raspberry Chia Jam

I’m no rice pudding or porridge girl… which is why I was pleasantly surprised by my first taste of chia pudding. This delectable breakfast (or dessert) is creamy, smooth on the tongue, and incredibly satisfying. I had it before a day of work and it took me through till lunchtime.

In all honesty, I was particularly dubious about the health food craze around chia seeds. A tiny quantity of small seeds soaked in liquid overnight to be demolished the next day, didn’t exactly represent a meal in my mind, but had more in common with a smoothie. How wrong was I?! 

First Times with Apple and Prune Cake

This Tuesday my dad is having dinner at our house for the first time. We moved into our new home only three months ago, and it has taken this long to get our A into G and haul over the parentals.

I recently discovered that something he has never experienced before is a wholefoods, unrefined cake…. So, out come my cake pans, bell domes, and wooden spoons for an evening of first times.

This delicious dessert is most complimented by a side of coconut cream or Greek yoghurt. It is perfect during the colder winter months as it has that cosy nourishing feel to it, especially when served straight from the oven.

If you have a particular fancy for apples you can always add another one to the batter.

Here goes dad....

Nature’s Banoffee Chocolate Tart

Some of nature’s most delectable basics are the banana, cocoa, and coconut cream.

This is what you will see here. An amalgamation of these three loves, plus a few extras.

Come summer or winter, Banoffee Pie is my favoutrie dessert. With this recipe, I invite you to revisit fond memories of childhood as you sat outside in your tree house, dishing spoonfuls of this divine dessert into your mouth. “Mmmmm,” you may recall saying, because with Banoffee Pie, there just aren’t any words.

I’ll say just one more thing. I won my brother-in-law over into the wholefoods world with this recipe….