Recipes
Olive Oil Crackers
These crackers are nutritious, easy to grab when you need a quick snack, and also perfect for pregnancy nausea.| Ingredients |
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1.5 cups wholegrain spelt flour ½ cup water 1 tsp celtic sea salt, plus extra flaked salt for garnish 1 tsp pepper 1 tbsp honey 2 tsp dried rosemary 3 tbs olive oil, plus extra for brushing |
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1. Preheat oven to 160 degrees. Whisk the flour, salt, and pepper together. Make a well in the centre and add the honey, olive oil and water.
2. Stir until all combined, then roll onto the bench and knead for 5-10 minutes or until smooth. Fold in the rosemary.
3. Roll out until thin, place on brown baking paper, brush with plenty of olive oil, sprinkle salt flakes and more rosemary ontop. Then cut into small squares, use a fork to poke holes along the crackers and bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
Allow to cool and store in an air-lock container.
Nourishing Banana Bread
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3 bananas (mashed) + 1 for decoration 2 organic eggs 1/3 cup date paste or maple syrup 1/2 cup coconut/organic dairy yogurt 1/3 cup olive oil/ melted butter 1 tsp baking powder 1 3/4 cups white spelt flour 2 tbs cinnamon
Optional: Goji Berries/Crushed Walnuts
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1. Preheat your oven to 160 degree ‘bake’ setting.
2. Add all wet ingredients to a bowl and whisk until combined.
3. Sift in the flour, baking powder, cinnamon. Stir until it comes together (it might be alittle thick and that’s ok!
4. Add the mix to a bread loaf lined with brown parchment paper.
5. Slice the extra banana in half (length wise and add it ontop of the batter. You also add a sprinkle of cinnamon.
6. Bake for 50 minutes or until golden brown ontop and a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Basic Chicken Stock
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Whole chicken, organic, handslaughtered, free range (if possible) 1 large onion with the skin 1 bulb of garlic with the skin 2 carrots roughly chopped 1 celery stalk roughly chopped 2 bay leafs 2 tbs cardamom pods (crush lightly before adding) filtered water (enough to cover chicken by 4cm 2 tbs apple cider vinegar 3 stalks of parsley Salt/pepper |
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1. Add all of the ingredients to a large pot and bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and allow to cook for 1.5/2 hours or until the chicken is soft and completely cooked through.
2. Strain, and use the liquid, chicken pieces, and soft vegetables in a soup/stew (see Coconut Chicken Recipe)
Note: you can add the bones back to a pot with just enough water to cover, and simmer this overnight to make a more concentrated broth.
You can also add ginger to the stock if you’re suffering from pregnancy nausea