Almonds. Not activated + a freebie

Today I'm going to share with you where I get my nuts, flour, spices and some of my gluten free foods. As most of you know, I live in a beautiful seaside town which doesn't quite stock the coconut oil and rice malt syrup one needs for their sweet arvo pick me up.

Luckily for me when I bought my thermomix last year the hot tip from my consultant was to order my whole grains, nuts, spices and flours from 2 Brothers Foods. They are a WA company and seriously have the fastest delivery I've EVER experienced. I place my order Monday and have it by Wednesday. The quality I've received has always been fantastic and the prices are so good.

Here is my order from this week, most of which goes towards my granola I have every morning with yoghurt and berries. I'll also usually get some almond meal for my chocolate muffins and oats for my fav cookie recipe.

Now this isn't a sponsored post, but I got super brave - all for you - and asked the guys whether they could do something for my lovely readers who perhaps hadn't heard of them yet, and even for those who do! They came back to me with a sweet offer of free postage! Legends.

Just enter SWEETLIFE in the coupon section during the second stage of payment and y'all get free delivery!

I'll tell anyone who'll listen about this great WA company, so if you already buy these foods or are looking to change your diet but worried about the cost then this is a great time to give them a go.


Linley xx

Miss C's Green Juice

Here she is, Miss C is action.

Today she will be helping me demonstrate the green juice. We blend because, well that's what we've got. You'll need a high powered one for this drink.

Miss C's Green Juice

1 Green apple
1 stick of Celery
1/2 Cucumber
2 handfuls of English Spinach
1tsp Vital Greens
1 cup Coconut water ( I never measure but this sounds about right)
5 ish ice cubes


Chop fruit and vege up a bit. Blend for 35 secs.

Drink, mustache optional.

A few little tips on why we do this:

Green juices contain a rich supply of vitamins, minerals, enzymes and amino acids so are power-packed with nutrition. The chlorophyll in the greens you use benefit us when we consume them as they help oxygenate your bod. This encourages the release of toxins that have built up in the body over time.

Going green also assists in raising your hemoglobin levels, which causes the blood circulation to improve and gives you an energy boost. Some other benefits of drinking green juice include:

·         Increases alkalinity so that the body goes from being acidic to alkaline.

·         The body absorbs the nutrients faster.

·         Promotes weight loss/control

·         Tastes good.

You of course can mix and match your juices. Use lemon, ginger, kale, berries. Whatever tickles your fancy really.


Linley xx

Naturopath Visit

So most of you know that I've been feeling tired lately (I'm the queen of naps) and am petrified of another season of sickness, so I kinda figured it was time to see what vitamins and minerals I should be taking, rather than just guessing and wasting my money on things that may not have been working. I decided to drop into my fav health food store on the weekend and made an appointment with the naturopath who was on call.

The main thrust of the visit was that I wanted to target my immunity and energy levels (and memory but forgot that one 'til the last minute!) She patiently listened to my blathering on and asked lots of questions, as you can see I've come away with quite the stash  -and I get to do this twice a day. I cant 100% remember what each thing is for, but they are:

• fish oil tablets
• a super specific probiotic
• cough and lung tablets
• a great whack of magnesium
• a herbal tonic that tastes FOUL. (I sure hope that works.)

I've only been taking this for a few days now and I can see slight improvements. Everyone's body absorbs supplements and heals at different rates, it will also depend on how 'bad' things were before, but I'll hopefully have more to report to you in a couple of weeks.

I've dropped my other multi's I was taking and am just relying on Vital Greens now in my smoothies. She also massively recommended Chia - which Ive been using for over 3 years now. (I'll post more on this superfood later).

I'm not gonna lie to you, it isn't a cheap exercise, however I've been paying similar amounts for multivitamins that to be honest I wasn't seeing obvious benefits from. I would not be a wise person to continue on a path that was not working now, would I?

Linley xx

Chocolate cream shortbread slice. Yes.

Oh.Em.Gee.

This is the shizzle.

You would never guess this is healthy and good for you! Its just a little cashews, rice malt syrup, coconut oil, dates, cacao and flavouring. My thermomix mates put me onto this little gem and I'm sooo glad they did, it's ridiculously easy to make and absolutely rocks my socks.

The original recipe is here for thermomix users and here for regular food processors. I switched out the honey/maple syrup for rice malt syrup, and didn't have any lemons so used only 25gm of lime juice. I would blend the chocolate topping for longer in the thermie than 2.5 mins as mine was still a little grainy in texture. Also keep in mind these need to be stored in the freezer.

The lime adds all the zing that makes these really pop, its very much an adult flavour and I doubt the kids will like it at all, too dark chocolately - coconutty in flavour for them. Well that's what I'm telling myself, I haven't offered it to them yet ....

All the more for me then.

Linley xx