Date, walnut and raw cacao protein balls

These little balls of magic I created for my very special client Scott I have been cooking for Scott and his gorgeous partner Raelene for a month.

One of the main nutritional ingredients in this recipe is for brain health and the its walnuts. If you look closely at the walnut you will notice it actually looks like a brain, they are rich in essential fatty acids, vitamin e and also a good source of manganese and copper.

Raw cacao is also rich in minerals and there are studies linking it to increased memory and healthy brain function

These balls are so yummy and this recipe is very simple. Great as a snack to help you power on in the day.

1 cup fresh dates (take seeds out)
1/4 cup raw cacao ( I use loving earth)
1/2 cup organic shredded coconut to roll mixture in
1 cup raw walnuts
Organic coconut oil (optional)

Throw all these ingredients in to a food processor and whizz until mixture is like a dough then roll into small balls, roll in the shredded in coconut and keep in the fridge.

Quinoa, oat, spelt crunchy walnut and chocolate cookies

I whipped up these cookies this morning as a snack for my boyfriends daughters to eat at roller derby tonight, and what the heck Kent, Anita and I will eat some too so luckily I made a big batch as you can see from the photo!


They are so easy and so yummy!


1 cup organic rolled oats

1 cup quinoa flakes

1 cup spelt flour (I use demeter as it's freshest and hand milled)

1 cup rapadura or panela sugar (pure sugar cane from brazil full of minerals and low-gi)

1 teaspoon baking powder ( I use bob's aluminium free)

250g organic butter

1 teaspoon pure vanilla

2 eggs (organic or biodynamic of course)

1 block organic dark chocolate (I use green and blacks which is also fair trade) chop into small pieces

200g raw walnuts


Preheat over to 170 degrees

Line some baking trays with baking paper

Put the walnuts on a tray and roast for 15 minutes ( you will be able to smell the amazing aroma) chop them small

In a medium bowl combine the oats, quinoa flakes, spelt flour, baking powder, and dark chocolate add the walnuts

In another bowl put the butter and cream until light and fluffy with hand beaters or use a commercial mixer, add the sugar and beat for a another 2 minutes, lastly add the eggs and beat until mixed add the vanilla and then mix in all the dry ingredients and stir by hand or with a wooden spoon

The mixture will be dense, break off small amounts the size of a small golf ball and then flatten onto the baking tray with your fingers

Bake for 15 minutes, they will be a chewy consistency try not to eat too many in one go!

Burrawong baked chicken, roasted pumpkin, garlic spinach and cultured olive cheese

Yummo this is such a easy, delicious and nourishing meal, I got my butcher to bone the whole bird, I then seasoned it with sea salt, pepper some fresh rosemary from the garden and baked in moderate oven for 25 minutes, the roasted pumpkin started to caramelise ( the starch converted to sugar) I have been using the Babushka cultured cheese it quite a few recipes for clients it really is a beautiful and highly nutritional product click on the link for more info on cultured foods and probiotics, and the garlic spinach and slow cooked caramelised onions finished it off. The perfect weekend recipe. These burrawong chickens are all organic, pasture feed roaming free happy birds and you can taste it in every bite!