my favourite real food meal planning resources

i have written a few times before about how i go about feeding my family healthy food on a budget. it is not an area of strength i can assure you! i would love to get our spending down even more and have realised that… Read More

chocolate dipped macaroons: a gaps friendly recipe

our real food journey is taking another turn and we are now baby stepping towards the full gaps diet. reasons are many but suffice to say we are all feeling better and doing better on it which is the main thing! some days, as we… Read More

a year of {celebration} pancake day + soaked pancakes: a real food recipe

in the spirit of celebration the littles and i decided to throw a little mini-pancake party this past tuesday morning. we invited a dear friend and his sweet momma (who, by the way, took all of these gorgeous photos… talented doesn’t even begin to cover it)… Read More

what we would have done… you know if we weren’t all puking

did you know that sunday 3rd february was national carrot day?! i know, i know. you are shocked and appalled you missed it, i mean, it is almost as big as christmas. in the spirit of celebrating the small stuff , we olivers had a… Read More

{possibly the cutest ever} real rood recipe: bacon, egg and toast muffins

this morning i woke up super hungry. like the kind of hungry only the third trimester of pregnancy can bring: intense and specific. and as much as i tried to love the idea of a healthy smoothie, i couldn’t get fried eggs and bacon or… Read More

chicken pot pie: a real food recipe

i am always looking for fresh new ways to use up my leftover chicken from our weekly roast. we have our family favourite, but i was looking for something a bit different this week as anything, even the yummy stuff, gets boring after a while! this… Read More

warming pumpkin soup: a real food recipe

these two beauties have served as my darling autumn decorations for the past month. one as part of my dining table centrepiece and the other on my mantle (look right!). they’ve been subtle and cute as pie but today they are serving a more practical… Read More

homemade sweet potato fries: a real food recipe

one of my favourite things about autumn is the cosy, warming food. sweet potato fries (chips for the brits!) being in the top ten for sure. making them at home (and healthy-ish at that!) is dead easy and only takes about 20 minutes. homemade sweet… Read More

easy + delicious grain-free pancakes

these pancakes are yummy and healthy and could not be easier to whip up first thing in the morning. even on mornings like today where i was not up for cooking and we all slept in! they are also super versatile. i have tried about… Read More

so yummy

this morning i was in a creative mood and wanted to add a little pizazz to our morning eggs. nothing stood out particularly, then i remembered our favourite quick pasta sauce (butter + marmite) and thought, ‘why not?!’ i am so glad i tried it… Read More