recipes

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 ...

gut friendly bread loaf

gut friendly bread loaf

I’d like to introduce you to my newest member of  my baking family, the Gut Friendly Bread Loaf. A few weeks back I asked you all on Facebook what recipes you would like to see. The most common answer was a really nourishing, yet intolerance friendly bread. I’ve been pondering over ideas and recipes and ...

sweet & savoury breakfast tarts

sweet & savoury breakfast tarts

I’m finding it really hard to write this post at the moment as my Dad has just arrived in prelude to my sisters wedding in a few weeks time.  I am super distracted by wanting to catch up on the past months, exciting about the pending wedding, excited about finishing up this post and going ...

upside down pear, ginger, prune & port cake

upside down pear, ginger, prune & port cake

This up-side down pear, ginger, prune and port cake is certainly a cake for celebrations, or to bring out at a dinner party for a bit of wow factor. It’s certainly not a ‘bake and eat as afternoon tea through the week’ cake as many of my other baked options are here on the JCN ...