Reading Time: 3 minutes Disclaimer: The main reason for writing this post is to serve as a discreet reminder to my wife that my birthday is looming and that Choccy Chia Brownies would perhaps be a lovely surprise. Let’s tell it like it is. Junk food is junk food. It doesn’t matter if it is hand reared, organic, biodynamic,Continue reading “Grain Free, Gluten Free, Low Carb, Keto Choccy Chia Brownies”
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Sorrel and Red Lentil Soup Recipe
Reading Time: 5 minutes When I was walking with the dog this morning, basking in the emerging verdant majesty that is spring in full flood, I noticed a fresh new crop of Common Sorrel growing up on the edges of the pathways that had recently been mowed. Glancing around I could see masses of the stuff bursting forth likeContinue reading “Sorrel and Red Lentil Soup Recipe”
Vitamin V – And Why Foraging is the Ultimate Human Exercise
Reading Time: 10 minutes How many plants do you eat? Do you get your ‘5 a day’ quota or are you like my Mum and only eat peas (we have to phone ahead when we go out for dinner)? But how many actual varieties of plants do you actually consume? The Earth has an estimated 400,000 plant species thatContinue reading “Vitamin V – And Why Foraging is the Ultimate Human Exercise”
Wild Garlic Pesto Recipe
Reading Time: 5 minutes Wild Garlic, or Bear Garlic and Ramsoms as it is also known, is one of springtime’s superstars. You generally can smell it before you see it. That wonderful, pungent aroma seeping through deciduous woodlands, promises a sensory bombardment of enticing odours and spicy taste sensations. Sending up new shoots from early March and flowering fromContinue reading “Wild Garlic Pesto Recipe”
Comfort Eating and Trigger Foods
Reading Time: 10 minutes I have spent a large proportion of my life navigating a poor relationship with food. What does that mean? Well, for me, it presented itself by my assigning morality to food – good foods and bad foods. This in turn led me to view myself in these same moral categories. If I ate the ‘good’Continue reading “Comfort Eating and Trigger Foods”
Glenn’s Chocolate, Coconut and Chia Seed Protein Balls
Reading Time: 5 minutes I’d love to be able to say that the overriding motivation for writing today’s recipe had nothing to do with the childish need to make innuendos about my balls. But this would be a filthy lie. WARNING!: If you haven’t already realised, Glenn has the mind and humour of an 8 year old. The compulsionContinue reading “Glenn’s Chocolate, Coconut and Chia Seed Protein Balls”
Quick and Simple, Gluten Free, Grain Free, Low Carb Protein Pancake Recipe
Reading Time: 5 minutes Protein is a vital part of our diet and, in my opinion something that people often aren’t getting enough of. Sufficient protein is often the missing ingredient in many people’s fat-loss journey, and something that becomes increasingly important as we age and start suffering the effects of age related sarcopenia; muscle wastage/loss. At Wild Life,Continue reading “Quick and Simple, Gluten Free, Grain Free, Low Carb Protein Pancake Recipe”
Primal Pancake Recipe – Grain Free Goodness
Reading Time: 2 minutes Who doesn’t love a pancake? That thin edible canvas is just waiting for the next culinary Van Gogh to create a short-lived masterpiece. The options are endless. Sweet or savoury (wars have been fought over this one), thick or thin, turned or flipped? The myriad fillings available are only limited by the imagination and theContinue reading “Primal Pancake Recipe – Grain Free Goodness”
Why I love coffee and why I am reducing my intake
Reading Time: 7 minutes Coffee. That magical, dark liquid potion. That ambrosia of the slightly hyperactive gods. I bloody love it. I mean, if I had to choose between giving up one of my children or giving up coffee, there would likely be an inappropriately long pause. I have two children. There is only one coffee. My love affairContinue reading “Why I love coffee and why I am reducing my intake”