Heart, liver and beef meatballs in tomato sauce

  Would you like to include more organ meats in your diet but you or your family don’t like the taste? Try this recipe that blends liver and heart with minced beef and other goodies into tasty versatile meatballs. Heart like all red meat is a very good source of iron, zinc and B vitamins…

All of the good things soup

This soup is packed with almost everything your body needs. This recipe make a large amount that keeps for 5-6 days in the fridge, we have a cup every night until it’s all gone for its nourishing and healing benefits. ingredients. about one and a half litres of bone broth . Packed with joint protecting collagen,…

Beetroot kvass

Beetroot Kvass is a refreshing lacto fermented drink that will feed your intestinal flora with lots of good probiotics that aid digestion. Drink it as a tonic, use it in cooking or salad dressings. Ingredients 3 large or about 6 small beetroot 1 tablespoon of Himalayan salt. It is important to use Himalayan salt or…

Bone broth

To make a really good bone broth you first need really good bones. Get a good mixture of marrow bones, gelatinous joint bones and meaty bones. We are lucky in New Zealand because our beef and lamb is grass fed, you really do need grass fed bones to make nutritious broth. You can also add…

Berry ice cream

This ice cream is sugar free and is low in carbs. An ice cream maker is not needed and as it is thickened with gelatine it does not melt into a puddle but holds its shape. It is best eaten semi fredo or half frozen. ingredients. 2 cups of berries, frozen or fresh, I used…

Chicken nibbles

Chicken nibbles make a great low carb snack. I never buy ready marinated chicken as there is usually sugar in the marinade, I like to make my own so I know exactly what’s in it. These are very easy to make and are delicious hot or cold straight from the fridge when you just need…

Boysenberry cheese cake

    This is a yummy no bake cheese cake that will impress everyone and satisfy the need for cake without compromising on carbohydrate. Ingredients.. For the base, 1 cup of ground almonds, 100 gms butter, pinch of salt, For the topping.. 400gms of full fat block cream cheese, 100gms sour cream, 300ml cream, 2…

Labna, middle eastern yoghurt cheese

This cream cheese is sour, creamy and so easy to make. I make it with raw milk bought from the farm gate at Ratabank farms in The Glen, Nelson. All you need to make this labna is one litre of milk, raw is best or non homogenised pasteurised if raw is not available. Plus about…

Pumpkin and cashew soup

A lovely creamy Autumn soup, the cashews make it creamy without dairy. Ingredients 1/2 large pumpkin or 1 whole small pumpkin. 2 onions. 1 stick celery. 1 cup cashews soaked for 4 or more hours in water. piece fresh turmeric. piece fresh ginger. 1 litre of stock either homemade or good bouillon cubes. bunch of…

Mushroom beef burgers

  These burgers have mushrooms in the minced beef mix which makes them soft and moist. The rolls are low carb and grain free. Recipe For the rolls. 100gms cream cheese. 3 eggs. 1/2 tbsp psyllium husk. 1/2 tsp baking powder. 1/2 teaspoon salt For the burgers. 500gms minced beef. 2 onions 250gms mushrooms 1…

Cauliflower crust pizza

This yummy pizza has no grains  so is low in carbs, perfect for a low carb, paleo or ketogenic type lifestyle. The base is made from cauliflower and is very easy to make. Recipe. For the crust. One medium cauliflower. One egg. One cup grated cheddar cheese. Salt pepper and dried herbs. For the toppings….