Another cheat day meal to the repertoire….but if you can’t have a cheat day meal on Mothers day, when can you have a cheat meal ?? I have to admit I had never made waffles before.

Finally I made my own version of Sweet Potato brownies and just in time for Mothers Day :) I have been wondering what all the fuss has been about and now I know!

It was a cold, wet, dark and dismal morning. I had walked to work at 5am and had stood training clients for 4 hours with soggy, wet trainers on (NOT recommended) and I was utterly freezing.

YAY!!! It’s soup season….and with the current cold snap in Sydney, this recipe couldn’t have come at a better time!! I made a big batch and froze individual portions for my meal prep 🙂

I thought I would have the summer dresses and sandals on by now but the rain and a=cold has been coming at us in Sydney lately!! I’ve been following my own low-carb program but I was craving something warm with the cold nights we’ve been having!

You know how I feel about meal prep. It’s something I am dedicated to and live by! However……I am only human and sometimes things do just get too busy!

I have a confession…….I’m a condiment addict!! Sauces, dressings, oils, butters – yes please! Vitamix is the PERFECT tool to whip up sauces and marinades to make all of your meal prep and veggies taste amazing!

I know I’ve said it before but fruit crumble is terribly nostalgic for me. Growing up in Wales my mum would regularly make crumble with the fruit we would harvest from the garden. Usually rhubarb, wild blackberries and apples.

As you know from my recent post here cooking with seasonal produce is what is natural to me. Seeking out what is growing right now and using it for my meals is so enjoyable.

GUT HEALTH – we’ve all heard about it, but how can we improve it? Also why is it important? Well….when I think of gut health I think of Fibre as this is what feeds the good bacteria living in your gut…

Chia Pudding is something you HAVE to add to your repertoire, it is so easy to make! It’s just chia seeds, nut milk and then leave it overnight….I mean, seriously?! You can get creative with what you add into your milk (like I did here) or you can keep it plain and add delicious toppings (or you can do both of course!).

Look…I’m not one to shy away from a cheat day treat BUT since becoming a bit more health conscious over the last few years even for my cheat meal I like to keep away from refined sugar and processed food. I recently tried Sweet Nectar desserts and I was SO impressed!

KONJAC NOODLES I hear you say ??? Yes, they are a thing! The great thing about Konjac noodles is that they are easily digested into the body, great for weight loss, reducing processed carbs into your diet, awesome for meal prep…

I have been putting harissa on everything lately so I thought I’d share with you one of my new favourite combo’s 🙂 No surprises it includes kale and quinoa too! I have been making this so much lately because it is SO YUM!!

As you know I’ve done lots of posts on the topic of meal prep. To be honest I can’t stand the word as it makes me think of 5 day old pieces of salmon with limp bits of broccoli – this doesn’t appeal to me in the slightest!

Breakfast……..something I used to skip (what was I thinking?)…now I can’t function without nourishing myself upon rising 🙂

I haven’t done a recipe for bliss balls in such a long time and they are things I make pretty much every week for meal prep 🙂 Cacao and mint are one of my favourite combinations so I thought I would share this ever so easy and simple recipe with you!

This is my smoothie of the moment! I am loving the kick of spice that you get at the end! I have been doing a lot of meal prep recently and I’ve been making smoothie packs for this smoothie.

I’m sure you’re aware by now that I love a good hearty soup and I also love filling my freezer up when I am doing my meal prep days! I love this soup with the fresh and zingy lemon taste – perfect as we are coming in to spring!

I recently came across black bean spaghetti so I wanted to give my go-to spaghetti sauce recipe a whirl with this type of pasta. Black bean spaghetti is gluten free, vegan and I like to buy the organic version.