recipes

salty & sweet macadamia nut muesli bars

salty & sweet macadamia nut muesli bars

If you follow my recipes here on the JCN website you will see a common theme of ‘salty this’ and ‘salty that’. I do have quite a soft spot for salt as for me it brings dishes alive and really enhances flavour profiles. Recently on a trip to the Yarra Valley I found myself ...

adzuki bean & mushroom burgers

adzuki bean & mushroom burgers

If you have been following my social media and caught last weeks recipe post you will know my husband and I, along with Carissa at the JCN Clinic are undergoing an experimental ‘vegan week’. The weeks intension is to show you how to eat a balanced vegan diet (inclusive of these Adzuki Bean & ...

summer salad w goji berries + ginger dressing

summer salad w goji berries + ginger dressing

Quite a few things that have been on my radar of late inspired this Summer Salad w Goji Berries + Ginger Dressing recipe. First is the cookbook “Grown and Gathered” that my husband and I are obsessed with. Half of the book is about sustainable farming and living while the remaining half covers preserves, ...

the best roast cauliflower

the best roast cauliflower

Roasted cauliflower has become quite hipster. It now appears on most restaurant and cafe menus and is making regular debuts on Instagram feeds, often baked whole in all its glory. I’ve been a fan of roasted cauliflower for some time, although I’d pretty much bake anything you gave me so I am biased. Cauliflower when ...

garlic, lemon & maple lamb w soft polenta + wilted kale

garlic, lemon & maple lamb w soft polenta + wilted kale

You know a recipe is a winner when you find yourself salivating watching yourself make it on film right? This dish to me has a very Tuscan feel. Great rustic produce done simply. These lemon, garlic and maple lamb chops with soft polenta and wilted kale are actually a really common mid-week meal in our kitchen. ...

cookie dough protein balls (sugar free)

cookie dough protein balls (sugar free)

We specialise in gut health at the JCN Clinic, therefore we often need to create diet plans that cater for not only food intolerances but additionally for gut healing. Post clinical testing for suspected adverse bacteria, yeast and parasites, we often need our clients to follow specific types of dietary protocols. Now I cannot ...

easy meal prep with roast vegetables

easy meal prep with roast vegetables

I would say that with almost every client that walks through the JCN Clinic doors we aim to get them on the roast vegetables bandwagon. As Nutritionists, we are obviously all about helping you create a well balanced and nourishing diet that suits you and your personal needs. However, at the JCN Clinic we are also ...

salted peanut granola

salted peanut granola

I risked breaking a bone or two for this salted peanut granola. The morning of this salted peanut granolas birth I decided that I simply just had to shoot it on the top of our new table in the making. We, and by we I mean my husband, is currently making this giant eight seater ...

how to make a balanced, fancy pants smoothie bowl

how to make a balanced, fancy pants smoothie bowl

It only takes 2 minutes on Instagram before you scroll across some fancy smoothie bowl looking like something a chef put together in an extravagant dessert bar. Smoothie bowls have exponentially grown in popularity and become uber fashionable. There are now smoothie bowl cafes serving all sorts of concoctions and flavours, ready to be devoured ...

honey roasted pumpkin & parsnip salad w strawberries

honey roasted pumpkin & parsnip salad w strawberries

I’ve only made this salad once before. The first time round I made a mental note that I just had to share it with you here on the website. It’s so uniquely delicious and a celebration of our current seasonal ingredients just before heading into the warm seasons. This honey roasted pumpkin & parsnip salad with ...