recipes

vanilla macadamia 'cake' cookies

vanilla macadamia ‘cake’ cookies

These cookies actually saved me last week. I made them on the usually Wednesday ‘recipe creation day’ and then literally the next day came down with food poisoning or gastro. I don’t know with hindsight which of the aforementioned was in the driving seat, but I do know that I spent all of Thursday feeling ...

sun-dried tomato hummus + extra virgin olive oil weight loss benefits

sun-dried tomato hummus + extra virgin olive oil weight loss benefits

The JCN team has been riding a high since the past weekend’s JCN Luncheon. The event was a huge success and surpassed our dreams and expectations with how well it was received. We are all so filled with enthusiasm and passion to bring you more events like this, so watch this space, as I ...

slow roasted beet & potato salad w preserved lemon, capers & olives

slow roasted beet & potato salad w preserved lemon, capers & olives

So beetroot and potato salads aside, we are about 2 weeks away from having our house on the market! Currently I am working from home while my hubby and my parents are painting the outside of the house. The carpets down (not sure on the colour but what can you do?) and the glass is ...

parsnip wedges

parsnip wedges

Parsnips are one of those under utilised vegetables. No one really knows what to do with them or just plainly doesn’t like them. They’ve had them boiled and mashed or maybe par roasted as part of the typical roast dinner. I’d say I was probably quite impartial to them myself until I discovered making ...

wild rice 'batch cooked' porridge

wild rice ‘batch cooked’ porridge

I’ve wanted to make a recipe using wild rice for some time now. The thing with wild rice is that it’s a little more obscure like millet, amaranth and teff.  It tends to sit on the outside of the circle of what most people are comfortable with using in their kitchen. Alternatively quinoa and buckwheat ...

millet salad w creamy mustard dressing

millet salad w creamy mustard dressing

We’ve been going a little nuts at The JCN Clinic spamming you with our passion for feeding your microbiota with a diversity of plant based foods. Partly it’s due to the functional testing that is now at our fingertips, but more so I’d say it is due to the abundance of research that is ...

gut friendly pumpkin pancakes

gut friendly pumpkin pancakes

With so much attention on the gut in mainstream health currently, we have seen at the JCN Clinic a rise in the diversity of people looking into their digestive issues with the aid of functional testing. No longer is this type of testing dismissed as alternative and a ‘waste of money’ (well there are ...

oregano & basil pesto

oregano & basil pesto

oregano and basil pesto recipe This is one of those recipe creations that is really about pushing the boundaries of functional/medicinal foods. Pesto is nothing new, but oregano is a herb that is usually used sparingly in cooked dishes. It is certainly not a herb that one equates with eating in abundance, especially in its ...

apple pie salad

apple pie salad

This was one of those fluke recipes. A throw together of what we had in the fridge and pantry. It wasn’t until we sat down to eat it I was like ‘this tastes weirdly like apple pie!’ Now, I know you are thinking, Jessica a salad is not apple pie. And yes, I know ...

raspberry & red grape almond yogurt

raspberry & red grape almond yogurt

As someone who can’t eat dairy without regretting it, anything in the dairy rip off category is going to spike my radar. Over the years I’ve dabbled in the good and the bad of them all. Dairy free milks that taste like creamy heaven through to versions that taste like lolly water. Dairy free ...