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Gelatin
Gelatin is the cooked form of collagen. It comes from the bones, marrow and connective tissue of animals (usually cows or pigs). It is a complete protein and is high in the anti-inflammatory amino...
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Balsamic Vinegar
When buying Balsamic Vinegar we invariably go for the organic lines that are sugar and preservative free. Nearly all commercial vinegars contain sulphites. Balsamic vinegar is a traditional product of...
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Tamari
Tamari sauce is similar to soy sauce in that it is made from fermented soybeans, however tamari is a gluten free option. We don’t use any soy products unless it is in a fermented form like in soy...
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True Arrowroot
Arrowroot Flour (True Arrowroot) is derived from the rhizome or root of the arrowroot plant that is dried then ground to a fine powder. With the increasing number of people suffering from gluten and...
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Salt
Salt gets a bad press but salt aint salt, so know your salt! Use the right salt and don’t be afraid to use it liberally! Table salt is a highly processed product that has been stripped of its...
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Yoghurt
How can you go wrong with yoghurt? A cultured food? A probiotic?……..What next? As we have evolved on our food journey we have found the most important thing has been, simply knowing the food we put...
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The Dark Side of Olives
A food journey is forever evolving. What we enjoy most about our food journey is learning. With knowledge comes awareness and with awareness comes change. With a family of 7, take-away food is really...
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Honey
We love using natural sweeteners on special occasions, especially raw honey. So, what’s the difference between raw honey and any old honey you can buy at Woollies? Is it worth making the switch to...
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Juice…Not so juicy
Freshly squeezed or not, a glass of fruit juice is not as healthy as we’ve been led to believe. Not all juice is created equally. Avoidance of the nasty ‘fruit juice drinks’ consisting of 20-50%...
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Know Your Butter
We have often discussed which butter is better and both often get asked which butter we use. We decided to do a little research. We are well aware of the increasing number of feedlot dairy farms in...
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