Gowings Paleo rawnola

Here’s a crunchy raw and Paleo activated rawnola recipe for you. Gather the ingredients together over the weekend, make a batch then stash in the

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Superfood Cacao Smoothie

I can’t take all the credit for this little recipe because my super smooth chef Jasmine  did all the work, but she insisted I call

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Quinoa – The Queen of Seeds

I was first introduced to quinoa when I commenced my nutritional studies at the Melbourne College of Natural Medicine (now Endeavour College) in 1999. It

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Quinoa, pea, sesame and shiso salad

In this episode of HealthtalksTV Mel and I get green and seedy with quinoa. Botanically, quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) is derived from the Chenopodium or goosefoot family –

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Coconut
Samantha Gowing

All about coconut.

The Grinning Face Back in the old days this tropical fruit was known as cocoanut, a term derived from 16th century Portuguese and Spanish cocos,

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Healthtalks TV Happy Christmas

We had a cracker of a time shooting season two of HeathtalksTV in Melbourne this month. Graciously hosted by organically minded friends (whom I have known since

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Byron Bay
Samantha Gowing

Byron Bay Bliss Balls

These little beauties are the ultimate bliss ball packed full of goodness. I hope you love these as much as I do. Mesquite was traditionally

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Lymphatic Tisane

A tisane is a herbal infusion usually consisting of leaves and flowers, steeped for a few minutes so as to release the essential oils. I

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No bake pecan cacao brownies

Who would have ever believed that something so healthy could taste so damn fine?! I guarantee that you will just love these sweet rich treats. But

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How to make FODMAP muffins

FODMAPs are Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols – a collection of molecules found in food that are poorly absorbed by some digestive systems. which

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Figs with coconut yoghurt

I am forever devising concoctions that are dairy free for my readers who are dreaming of that cheesy feeling. So if there’s no cow or

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Coconut Paleo Cake

This tropical celebration cake is entirely gluten free and comprising of coconut flour for the starch, this is the healthiest guilt free cake I have

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Pavlova

Australia Day strikes a bittersweet note on our calendar signalling the end of long summer holidays and heralding the return to work and school. Many Aussies

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Balinese
Samantha Gowing

Balinese sticky black rice pudding

Thanks to my dear friend Janet DeNeefe from Bali’s famous Casa Luna Cooking School and her Honeymoon Guesthouse for this recipe. This highly nutritious,  famous pudding

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Chinese
Samantha Gowing

Special fried rice

When I was growing up, bean sprouts were the only Asian ingredient you could find, and you could tell a good fried rice by the

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Basil, Lemon & Olive Gremolata

  This is my variation of a classic Milanese gremolata; a chopped herb condiment originating in Milan, which always includes grated lemon peel.  Many recipes

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Delish beetroot relish

Perfect with fish, chicken or red meat and even better with a sharp cheddar or over a bowl of steaming brown rice. Delish beetroot relish

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The Problem with Palm oil

Source: Sarina Lewis delves into the downside of a popular ingredient in commercial food. The Age Epicure 30th August 2011 IT’S a phrase that’s been popularised in

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Recipes
Samantha Gowing

Prawns with passionfruit aioli

  You know passionfruit, turmeric and eggs are not normally ingredients who play together, however turmeric and passionfruit are kinda yellow so I reckoned they’d

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Tsangalow

In the Melbourne neighbourhood where I grew up there was a local Chinese restaurant. In fact there were two. One was magical and delicious, and

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Food is the new medicine

Replacing nature’s produce with processed food is asking for health problems, writes Lisa Mitchell for the Melbourne Age. Former restaurateur turned food and health consultant

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Cauliflower, cashew crunch

This crunchy winter warming bake is quick and easy and can be put together very quickly with existing pantry items. Substitute cashews for almonds if

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Recipes
Samantha Gowing

Sri Lankan muesli

This recipe comes from the sub-continent of Sri Lanka, which I visited on assignment in 2010 to create a wellness offering of Pilates and yoga

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Wheat grass Beetini

This nutritious tonic has cleansing and rejuvenating properties.  The medicinal use of grasses and chlorophyll date back to the Bible and have been used widely

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As seen on TV
Samantha Gowing

Salad of smoked trout with quinoa

This easy salad was created way back in 2011 for What’s Up Downunder, an Australian travel television show celebrating all things caravanning and camping that

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How to cook with quinoa

  Quinoa is native to the Andean region of South America where it is the principal food of the area. Often considered a grain, it is

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Berry Bircher

This deliciously simple sugar- free breakfast alternative is great for those who are wheat sensitive. It’s rich in essential fatty acids thanks to the healing

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Death of a legendary salesman

  Dennis Gowing, a.k.a. Kevin Dennis, sponsor of one-time Channel 9 hit New Faces and multi-faceted entrepreneur. The Briton who rose from humble beginnings — he arrived

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