Thursday, 8 March 2012

Lime Cafe

A visit to Princess Margaret Hospital today saw us in the same neighbourhood as Lime Cafe and so we headed over for a little nourishment.

Lime Cafe is a gluten free & vegan friendly cafe located in the heart of West Perth.  This cafe offers fresh, healthy and organic deliciousness with everything from chocolate mud muffins to yummy wraps, super funky salads, curries, quinoa, roast veggies, jacket potatoes with fabulous fillings, freshly squeezed juices, ice-cream & organic coffee.. and that's just for starters..

The food is excellent and the choice is extensive.  Very popular with the West Perth corporate crowd and everyone in-between..

Located at 1260 Hay Street, West Perth it's definitely one not to miss.

Monday, 5 March 2012

Risotto with Chorizo & Mushrooms

2 Tablespoons of the good oil (Olive Oil)
30g butter
1 clove garlic finely chopped
1 leek sliced finely
1 GF Chorizo sliced into chunky pieces or GF bacon if preferred
2 cups Arborio rice
1 litre GF chicken stock (simmering and at the ready)
1/4 cup white wine
1 punnet button mushrooms sliced
handful flat leaf parsley - chopped (reserving some for a garnish)
1/3 cup Parmesan
Coarsely grated black pepper

Heat oil and butter in a large non-stick pan and add garlic, leek and chorizo and cook for 3-4 minutes or until chorizo becomes a little coloured & smells delicious.

Stir in rice and cook over a medium heat for 5 minutes or until rice is coated and becomes a little translucent, stirring frequently.

Add wine and continue stirring until the rice absorbs all the liquid then start to add warmed stock a cup at a time waiting until each cup has been absorbed before adding the next (always stirring).

Add mushrooms after first addition of stock.

Once all the liquid has been absorbed remove from heat and add parmesan and chopped parsley and stir through.

Some coarsley grated black pepper will enhance the dish and a parsley garnish on top will make you look like a pro.

** use a brown or red onion if no leeks available

Works well with bacon too

The power of a sticker


www.torontosun.com
If your preschoolers turn up their noses at carrots or celery, a small reward like a sticker for taking even a taste may help get them to eat previously shunned foods, a U.K. study said.

Taking the forceful approach? You may want to try a different tactic..


www.torontosun.com
Forcing your children to eat their vegetables, and punishing them if they don't, actually decreases the chances that they'll develop a taste for healthy foods, a new study suggests.

Sunday, 4 March 2012

Marvellous Muesli

A random click on a link on the Internet led to a free sample of Brookfarm's Macadamia Muesli with Cranberries being sent to me recently.

For a split second, OK maybe just a moment longer.. my heart raced thinking I had won some marvellous prize in a competition I had forgotten I had entered.. OK so I was a little disappointed...

A few days later I decided to take a closer look at this strange little parcel of goodness lying abandoned on the counter. "Let's give it a go Tara" I said to myself, "OK lets!" I replied (I really need to get out more.. clearly I am enjoying my own company far too much..) and you know what?? It really was quite marvellous :)

Further investigation www.brookfarm.com.au revealed that this muesli is an 'award winner' no less and who wants to argue with these kind of credentials?  Not me.  As far as muesli goes, this is really delicious.  With ingredients sourced from our own Australian soil including GF grains, sultanas, currants & pumpkin kernels lovingly combined with a little bush honey, how could they possibly go wrong.  Lightly toasted and a taste sensation.  All this AND no preservatives.

and what's more.. Brookfarm's own macadamias are cholesterol free.. what's not to like!

Available from selected IGA's, Gourmet Deli's, Fresh Produce Outlets and some health stores throughout Perth and country Western Australia as well as Australia wide, I recommend checking the website for your nearest stockist.