Day 6 | Meeting up with Kristen
If you’ve been reading here for a while, you will know that I have a soul sister and her name is Kristen. Kristen Suzanne to be precise. She runs a very popular and one of the first raw food blogs over here and has quite a few ebooks and books that you might like to check out, as well as an awesome published book called Raw Awakening which if you pre order now, you will also get a FREE copy of her ebook Raw Transitions – perfect for the raw food beginner or trying to introduce more raw food to your family. So Kristen and I developed an online friendship when I first delved into more »
Share on FacebookChill Out Day | SoCal Day 5
So I think it was about time we just had an easy day. With Pat heading off for some of his work (well that’s the reason we are here in the first place), Manus and I headed off to the local Whole Foods in search of some more GREEN JUICE!!! Manus enjoying a Lara bar in the background. And spent at least an hour in the store, just pouring over their goodies: KOMBUCHA!!! Every flavour you can think of. Raw snacks like cakes and cookies and kim chi. And a whole dry stores section dedicated to RAW FOOD. This is what I walked out with but not limited to: Although not raw, this vegan cheese more »
Share on FacebookHollywood/Beverly Hills | SoCal Day 4
Day 4 included some mandatory tourist stops Like the home of the Academy Awards: Kodak Theatre This was taken 2 days ago of my husband and son. And this photo was taken of me 7 years ago on my first trip to LA Outside Grauman’s Chinese theatre: home to footprints and handprints of movie stars from today and days gone by. Then of course, an obligatory picture with one of the characters on Hollywood Boulevard. Complete coincidence that it was Jack Sparrow Mum was more impressed than Manus. Afterwards we saw two more Johnny Depp characters – the Mad Hatter, and Willa Wonka – amazing costumes. Then it was time to get some afternoon refreshments more »
Share on FacebookCalifornication Day 3
I am so loving this place so much right now. I am trying to drink in as much as I can in our short stay here, because before we know it, we’ll be outta here, no doubt planning a return ‘dream’ trip back. Day 3 had us lying in for a little bit and eventually leaving the hotel just after lunch to make the trek across town to Santa Monica for a late lunch at Planet Raw. This is only our second raw restaurant we have visited and so far MY favourite! To start with I had BLOOD derived from a dark age spell: the blood of a fuji apple, ginger, lime and red beets more »
Share on FacebookCalifornia Dreaming Day 1 & 2
Day 1 was spent wandering around Long Beach – where we are staying, in a haze of jet lag, after a 16 hour flight from Dubai which Manus HARDLY slept a wink, just trying to familiarise ourselves with our new home for the next 10 days and to pick up our rental car – we fell asleep by 4pm! Day 2 headed off to Costa Mesa to South Coast Plaza – after being recommended it as a shopping destination by my flight attendant buddies who call Long Beach their second home. Costa Mesa by car is about a 45 min drive away, in Orange County. If you do happen to make it there as a more »
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Food Combining Made Easy | FoodCombo
Hey friend! Thank you to everyone so far that has voted for me in the Hot Raw Chef! I still have a few spaces on my wait list for eBooks of my upcoming book How To Travel In The Raw; Staying Healthy On The Road so if you haven’t voted for me yet, what are you waiting for? Details are here and thanks for all your support.I’m video #19. It’s because of you that I keep up with the blog and the recipe creations Today I wanted to talk a little about food combining as it’s something I really know very little about but have tried to learn over the time I have been interested more »
Share on FacebookHot Raw Chef | Number 19 Spicy Kelp Noodles
Hey friends! I am officially a contestant for the Living Light 5 in 5 Hot Raw Chef Video Recipe Contest! I have created a delicious recipe and made my video. For me to win the 5 in 5 Hot Raw Chef Video Recipe Contest would be a dream come true and you can make it possible. I need YOUR help to win! Vote for me to be the Next Hot Raw Chef! Voting for the contest is open July 2-July 15. Please help me create the buzz! Take a minute and go to HotRawChef.com and vote for me! I am video number 19 – Spicy Kelp Noodles! You’ll help me win one of 3 great prizes!* AND Your name will be more »
Share on FacebookIt’s a Scorcher | Giveaway Winner Announced
Holy moly, check out the temperature we got going on in this part of the world today! So there was only one thing to do today and that was take my little cookie monster to the pool to cool off. And the little fella was puckered out after his venture to the pool, I think we’re going to have to make it a common occurrence! So whilst he rested, I tucked into a big bowl of this Fresh strawberries and chocolate dipping sauce 2 avocados 2/3 cup of agave nectar 1/2 cup of cacao powder squeeze of lemon juice pinch of Himalayan or Celtic Sea Salt Blend together in high speed blender or food processor more »
Share on FacebookFab Friday Giveaway | Your Green Baby: Raising Happy Healthy Babies
One question I get asked a lot is am I going to make Baby M eat only veggies when he begins solids and is he going to be a high raw bubba? The short answer is, not sure yet. I’ve not really done enough reading and research on an infant and child’s diet, however I’ve been reading The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Vegan Eating for Kids (not too fussed on the some of the recipes – from what I’ve seen there is not a great deal of whole foods), but the following book is one I am REALLY excited about. Kim Corrigan-Oliver of Your Green Baby, is a Certified Nutritional Practitioner and has delivered a more »
Share on FacebookJuicy Meals | Strawesome Winner
Hey there! How’s your week getting along!? I’ve been absent because being a mummy (mommy) and putting on my first workshop in a while has taken up my time for the past few days, just when I think I’m going to have some time to sit down, then mummy duties call, but that’s the way I like it. Remember I mentioned Jason Vales’ 7lbs in 7days program? Well I’ve been on it for now 5 days (except for a little taste testing on Monday for the raw foods class) and I am feeling amazing. I have not felt hungry for solids and my energy is through the roof. I’ve been walking with the pram most more »
Share on FacebookFab Friday Giveaway | Strawesome Glass Straw
Howdy friends! It’s weekend time for most of you lucky things, just as mine is drawing to a close. What exciting plans do you have ahead of you for this weekend? Did anyone catch the lunar eclipse where they were? We camped outside our house and waited, but it was a little difficult to see through the dusty haze, but we got some good pics… Then yesterday, we took a day trip across the causeway to Bahrain, to hang out and have some pampering. I had my hair done – such a luxury now that I have a little one, but he was able to spend some time with daddy whilst I was tended too more »
Share on FacebookI’ve Got a Bit of Juice For Ya
During my travels to Italy for my sisters wedding I stopped over twice in Dubai to visit my pal and also do a little shopping. As my girlfriend whom I stay with lives close to Dubai Mall I have been getting to know the place quite well each time I visit Dubai. Usually my first stop is Planet Nurition on lower ground floor where I pick up a juice from the Jason Vale Juice Master stand. On my first trip there I had a wheatgrass shot with a Dreamy Detox chaser Apple, celery, cucumber, ginger, lemon. On the way back from Italy, I tried another wheatgrass shot with the hubs, who met me in Dubai more »
Share on FacebookFlavour Combinations|Mint Chip Ice Pops
Hidy hi everyone! How was your weekend in the ‘real world’? Well I am back from my visit to Italy and Dubai. Gosh I love getting out of the Saudi sometimes, it’s nice to be able to enjoy a nice glass of wine, or even a simple luxury like being able to try on clothes in a store makes it seems a world away. Thanks for bearing with me, whilst I took a lighter approach to the blog whilst away, I was still able to update facebook and twitter now and then with my shenanigans on the road but I’ll give a better recap of our travels later this week. But for today I have more »
Share on FacebookFlying The Friendly Skies
For those newbie readers hihi! In a previous life not too distant ago, I used to be a flight attendant. I worked on a low cost airline, prestige and also VVIP – that’s Very VERY Important Person aircraft. Now I’m a mum, I’ve been able to experience the other side as a traveling mum. Having had a background in career flying before, it’s given me a little background as to how to be prepared so here’s a few tips I’ve employed for my journey of traveling with an infant. 1 when booking your ticket, see if you can pre-allocate your seat with the bulkhead/bassinet seats. Some airlines will overbook these seats so you could end more »
Share on FacebookCatch You Later
Hey bloggies Just a quick note to let you know I’ll not be back to regular posting here til June 13th when I’ll be back from Dubai & Italy, I’m traveling on my own with an infant so I’m leaving the treasured MacBook behind for this guy. My sister is getting married in Verona, so I’ll be there to give her away with Baby M as my date. Just happened that hubs couldn’t escort us due to studies and mum and dad couldn’t make the last minute trip from Australia either. We will all celebrate together anyway down the track I’m sure. I’ll have plenty to share with you all when I return, including some more »
Share on FacebookChai Gelato & Smoothie | Recipe
Howdy folks, I’m back again with this: Remember this cheesecake/tart from my Potluck? Well I made it from Matthew Kenney’s Everyday Raw but I changed it up a bit, but you can find the original recipe in his book. And there was another dessert I made and forgot to share… Chai Gelato. Yeah right, it was pretty decadent. I used the base for the icecream from here and you don’t need an icecream maker but great if you do: Raw Vegan Chai Gelato Ingredients 1 cup of cashews (soaked for 2 hours) 1/2 cup of coconut oil^, melted (I put it in the dehydrator til a liquid, but if it’s warm out you can just more »
Share on FacebookRaw Food Potluck
Howdy folks! How was your weekend? Indulge me, what did you get up to? Thanks for all your brilliant comments on my Compound post. I knew you’d all have no idea of what it was like and were wondering so thought it a great post idea. Glad I did. So today was the famous Raw Potluck and what a blast. Without it wanting to come across as a bit of an intervention/cult meeting haha, I tried to make it uber casual and just a way to get people together to think creatively when it comes to their health and their diet. Well I’m beat from making this… And these… And setting up our living area more »
Share on FacebookLiving on a Compound | Saudi Arabia
I live on a compound. I guess to most people, that conjures up so many different kinds of images, but I thought I’d shed a bit of light on where I live, because if I didn’t live here I’d be curious too. When I first moved here to Saudi Arabia, I came from London where I worked as a flight attendant also, and shortly after arriving, met my future husband who worked for the same company – different department. Erm that’s NOT my husband So even when I resigned from my flying career, I wasn’t required to leave as my husband lived here already. I guess it’s hard to understand what living in a compound more »
Share on FacebookChickpeas for Dessert?
Howdy! Welcome to my ‘quiet’ weekend. I’ve been non stop in the kitchen today (between feeding and playing with both my boys) with a few of the following goodies. When hubs needed a brief pick me up study break, I promised to make him a smoothie that would fill him up till dinner and give him a bit more energy and brain power. My gal, Kristen’s Cherry Chocolate Bomb Shake but I shook it up a bit… 2 cups of almond milk 2 frozen bananas 1 cup of frozen cherries 2 T cacao powder 2 T maca Blend and enjoy – this made exactly 2 large glasses. One for the cook and one for the more »
Share on FacebookA Few Raw Eats…
Good evening! It’s our Friday night here and we’ve got no major plans this weekend, no beach parties, no pool parties, no dinner parties, but I think I’ll make use of the time and plan for the potluck I’m hosting on Monday evening. So onto some of today’s eats. A detox juice that I made yesterday, drank straight out of it’s storage jar. Some onion bread. Onion Bread There are a hundred different recipes all over the internet but this is a basic version I borrowed from Raw Loulou here Ingredients 2 cups chopped onions 1 cup golden flax meal* 1/4 cup nama shoyu/tamari 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup olive oil *1 cup of golden more »
Share on FacebookRaw Food Kitchen | Fail!
Hey there guys, how’s your week progressing? Congrats again to Halona for the giveaway win. How exciting. Your prizes are on their way to you Halona. Today I had a productive day in the kitch, with a little helper I asked to join me, as a potential assistant for some upcoming workshops I plan on doing in the coming months. But We had a fail. Haha, I can laugh now but oh it wasn’t pretty. Let’s just say I looked away for a second, and then all of a sudden, where there should have been cheezy sauce batter ready for my broccoli chips (for dehydration) there was a GREEN sludge in the vitamix! I asked more »
Share on FacebookVideo|Raw Products Giveaway Winner
Hey hey! I’ve got the winner of the giveaway, you’ve all been checking in to find out! But before you check out the winner on the video, with all this inspiration around I’ve been getting busy in the kitchen. Onion Bread – recipe up soon Green Smoothie – Almond milk, pineapple, frozen bananas, spinach and hemp More tomatoes for dehydrating – this time I am going to marinate them in oil Spicy Zuchinni Noodles – recipe coming up this week See you tomorrow Share on Facebook
Share on FacebookRFI *6*
Today is the last of the Raw Food Inspiration entries as the giveaway closed last night at midnight GMT so thank you to everyone that participated, even those of you who said you were willing to just take part as you already had the prizes we are giving away. It was fun to see how everyone takes on the Raw approach and thank you to those of you that shared your recipes too. I’m off to the mall to buy a new swimsuit – in my nesting phase I threw out a LOAD of clothes and now I don’t even have swimmers to take Manus to the pool in, which I want to do very more »
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Hey everyone! I know you’ve all been dying to see more entries, I have been inundated, so apologies for the delay. It always takes me forever to upload photos onto wordpress…anyone have any secrets as to how they do it quicker? Anyway the giveaway closes in a few more hours (midnight GMT) but tomorrow I’ll be posting the last of the entries with the winner announced on Tuesday. Sound good? I have loved seeing what you have to offer, and HELLO to all the new readers from this giveaway. I hope you’ll stick around for more giveaways and shenanigans coming up on the blog. Dont forget to check out the blogs of those that have more »
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Keep those entries coming in, my Raw Food Potluckers needs some ideas, but also, don’t forget you don’t need to send any complicated recipes, salads and smoothies are just as good I’m a bit late in posting as last night we went to a beach party and although it was fun, it is really starting to heat up here, so I’ll be living indoors when that happens. We do live in the hottest part of the world! So onto the entries…enjoy! Tanya (my sister in law’s) post Zumba refuel Banana Berry Bang smoothie - 1 cup almond milk (pic above), 1 frozen banana, handful of frozen berries & a tblsp chia seeds! I Live in the more »
Share on FacebookRFI *3* | Raw Food Inspiration
Wow guys, you are some talented raw food chefs, that’s for sure. And I love what my bud Hannah had to say : “Loving how I’m discovering new blogs through this competition”. Right on! Here’s some more photos for the giveaway to get you excited. Keep em coming Angie’s Grawnola Haley’s raw carrot raisin granola Blueberry Lavender Tart Cookie Dough Blizzard Crepe with Raspberry White Chocolate Creme all from the very talented Vegan Lisa Banana Fruit Leather with Cashew Cream Filling and Raspberry Sauce Banana & Blueberry Pie with walnut & date crust and cashew cream topping both by Jezelle Marty’s Indonesian Slaw- made from a recipe test he did from The Blissful Chef’s cookbook. He’s more »
Share on FacebookDon’t Have A Cow! | Top 6 Milk Alternatives
Hey there, I am back again today but not for long. Handing over to Renee. Today’s post has been written by Renee Bedford, a reader who contacted me a few weeks ago. She wrote: Source “With my vow to evaluate every aspect of my life in order to establish overall well-being, one front that needed some work was my nutrition. I tackled a number of issues to do with nutrition, and made huge strides in my health but one topic that I found rather confusing was the topic of milk. We’ve all heard about the problems not only with the consumption of cow’s milk, but about the inhumane treatment of the cows themselves. However, when more »
Share on FacebookRaw Food Inspiration *2*
Keep those entries coming in, there are some really kick ass raw food suggestions out there. I want to lick my computer screen! Click on the links for the recipes Just to let you know, it is only one entry per person however you can submit as many photos as you like….and I’ve been receiving entries from people who already have all these kitchen gadgets but want to join in the fun too. So bring it on Sybille’s Quick, Healthy, Beautiful & Delicious Salad kt’s Improvised Cheesecake Julie’s Raw Not-sanga Nicole’s Almond Fudge Bars (I’ll be posting more from Nicole over the days) Mimi made this cake based on Ani Phyo’s raw chocolate-raspberry cake for her more »
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Two posts in one day! I couldn’t resist in sharing some entries for the giveaway with you as they come in thick and fast. So here is some Raw Food inspiration for you. Gillian’s Raw Nori Rolls from Healthy Tasty Cheap Nutty Nutella Moon Pies Brazil nut pancakes with nutella cashew whipped cream, strawberries and berry sauce Banana Chia Crepe, nutella & organic eherries, all three from Nelly Marlie from Barefoot and Frolicking’s chocolate truffles Heather’s Fruit Salad for breakfast Nour from Green Shushi’s Papaya & Banana Smoothie Chocolate Covered Katie’s Raw Cookie Dough Milkshake Junghwa Chung from An Apple a Day‘s raw kelp noodle with cayenne, nutrition yeast, cashew, herb sauce. it has red more »
Share on FacebookBiggest Giveaway Yet!!!
Morning! Or afternoon, or evening! Wherever you are! Where are you by the way? I’m just back from a Women’s Group meeting (my first!) here on camp as they were showing The Business of Being Born, a documentatry made by Ricki Lake (yep of talk show fame) on natural childbirth. Source I actually watched it prior to giving birth as well, but it was a little more emotional this time as I could really relate. One point that stood out from the talk today, was that we are losing the knowledge on how to give birth naturally and it is up to us women, to keep reminding other women (our daughters, friends etc) that our more »
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Howdy everyone! Happy Mother Day to those of you who are mothers especially all the new ones I realise that we all celebrate this day at different times through the year (ie I think Saudi celebrated it shortly after I gave birth, maybe April, however I didn’t really know about it) and US and Australia celebrate it today but as this is my first mothers day I really get now what it’s all about. Celebrating being the mama to this cheeky little fella And for all those other mothers out there, including my mother, HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY. I now understand why this is such an important day. As a kid I remember asking my mum more »
Share on FacebookMe Raw:You Cooked Winner | Broccoli Smoothie
Happy Friday everyone! Any exciting plans for the weekend? Last night’s party was fun, but unfortunately the humidity REALLY kicked in and for an outdoors party, it really wasn’t very pleasant for our baby so we left kinda early. Bummed. I loved reading all your entries for the Me Raw:You Cooked giveaway and I reckon that most if not all of you, would really get a real kick out of reading the book. It’s great to see that we’re all in this together It was also nice to ‘meet’ some of you newer readers. Stay tuned for next weeks giveaway, it’s gonna be big Before I get to the winner, I thought I’d share with more »
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Howdy everyone! Have you entered for your chance to win a copy of Me Cooked:You Raw yet? Just a quick post before we head out for a double birthday party later tonight (it’s our Friday night). I’m really excited as it’s a theme (dress in white – similar to a Cuban Bembe) and there will be heaps of Salsa dancing, which I’ve not done for a long time. Maybe I’ll take the video camera too. I’ve spoken about veggie washes for inorganic/non organic produce before on the blog, but often get asked how do I handle the lack of organic produce here in the barron desert, so here’s something you can try at home too. more »
Share on FacebookGiveaway | Me Raw:You Cooked Ebook
Hey guys, how’s your week been? Same old same old here, dodging dust storms, getting back into the swing of things, planning my trip to Italy in June, maybe a trip home to Australia in July/August. Never a dull moment. Remember last week, we had a trip to Riyadh, to get Manus’ passport? Well the train ride proved to be a wonderful chance for me to devour an ebook I received recently, by one of my online buddies, Emma MacDougall of Raw Food Scotland. Yay Scotland. I am so sad Emma and I only just met online in the last few months as I lived not too far away from her in 2006, when I more »
Share on FacebookBringing $exy Back | Getting my Pre Baby Bod Back
Well well well, I guess it’s probably silly to ask if you watched the wedding? Because who didn’t? Such a lovely day all around. I got up uber early to get ready for the girls to come over and made cucumber sandwiches (who doesn’t feel posh eating those?) and watch the pre wedding BBC broadcast. I reckon Pat thought his wife had gone crazy with all the whooping and cheering I was doing all around the house, whilst I readied for the 8 girls and 3 guys – they want to be where the girls are at right Sure they got into the wedding deal too. Wish I had taken photos of us wearing our more »
Share on FacebookTrain Trip to Riyadh | Wedding Fever
Hey everyone I’m just back from a night away in Riyadh (still in Saudi) where we had to go and sort out his passport and pick up his citizenship certificate as he is Aussie by descent but born in Saudi, and we needed to go in person. I packed the camera to take photos, but to be honest, I had a bit of a bum time there (if you follow me on twitter you will know why) and couldn’t wait to get out of there quick enough. Also, taking photos in this part of the world can be a little worrying, as there are certain rules you must adhere to like “definitely do not take more »
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Hey everyone! How’s your weekend going in your part of the world? Oh and I almost forgot. Happy Easter! Geez, it’s really hard to remember it’s Easter when it is a Christian holiday and I live in an Islamic Country. So tomorrow night, we are heading out to dinner with friends to another compound (where Pat and I met and he took me out for Valentines Dinner this year). They always have a set menu for special holiday celebrations and the chef is always compliant when I ask for veggie options It’s been a while since I’ve been able to make a decent dinner for us, so the other night I was able to whip more »
Share on FacebookGuest Post: Nicole van Hattem
Hey friends! I’ve missed you! But I have been catching up on most of my favourite bloggies via iPhone whilst doing my late night feeds Any fantastic blogs out there you want to share? Sorry I’ve been away a while, I didn’t think I’d be away from you this long (I bet the mothers out there are smiling), but my main focus has been my new boy, as we’ve been working on his weight gain (he’s a little on the lower side due to my low milk supply) so I’ve been working alongside a wonderful lady and nurse from La Leche League who’s been volunteering her time with me almost around the clock! It’s been more »
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Hi hi hi everyone! I’m still here. And I am still catching up on reading your blogs too, even if I am not commenting (I am reading them mainly on the iPhone whilst doing other things which makes it hard to comment, but I am still here). I hope you’ve been enjoying getting to know some of my favourite bloggies and hopefully you’ve found some more to put into your reader. Just a little update from here. Our Little Man is turning 5 weeks old today – wow where did that time go? And it’s only when I look at his earlier photos that I can see how much he is changing already. It’s crazy. more »
Share on FacebookLazy Sucker | Guest Post: Linda Kaye
Howdy friends! What’s shakin’ in your part of the world? So much to update you on, but so little at the same time Still adjusting the the mamahood but it is so fun watching my little man grow. I spent the morning with a wonderful lady on Sunday who is a lactation specialist (we’ve determined he’s a lazy sucker – he falls asleep shortly after starting to feed) and the hospital are more keen to top him up with formula but this lady who is also a part of La Leche League International (yes we have a group on camp here too) says we can totally fix this up with breastfeeding only – YAY! So more »
Share on FacebookGreen Smoothie is back! | Guest Post: The Blender Girl
Howdy friends! How are things in your part of the world? Here we are playing happy families And I am so excited to report that have finally ventured back into my kitchen…. Although these coconuts (I have about 12 in my fridge from pre baby days – it’s lucky they last so long!) have seen better days (notice the mould?!) they were still a wonderful base for my FIRST GREEN SMOOTHIE in a month! Yep, that’s right! I’ve not had a green smoothie in ages and when I finally made this I vowed to bring them back into my life! The GREEN Avocolada (adapted from Matthew Kenney’s Avocolada) What better recipe to make than a more »
Share on FacebookDay at the Saudi Beach | Guest Post: JL Goes Vegan
Hey everyone! How’s your weekend going so far? Remember how our weekends here in Saudi are Thursday/Friday? Well my hubs has taken some time off seeing as both my parents have now left the Kingdom and our training wheels are now off and we are flying solo as new parents. But before they left on Thursday we took them to our company beach to show them some last minute sights before they jetted off to visit my sister in Milano, Italy. It was a bit windy but we managed for Manus’ first trip to the beach. I am now eagerly looking for some baby sunglasses, can anyone recommend their favourite brand? You wouldn’t imagine a more »
Share on FacebookNüde-Food Magazine Winner | Guest Post: Natalie Jack Learning to Raw
Hiya everyone! Sorry for my absence of late, but I think you know I have a very good distraction! Even if he is ‘Sir Poopalot’ it’s a welcome distraction and I am loving being a mum to Manus Kai. Also I want to again say thank you to EVERYONE who has poured out so much love to him and our family with the beautiful gifts, cards and well wishes. So many people to thank I just hope I don’t forget anyone – it’s gonna take months to get around to it! I had all these brilliant guest posts lined up to share with you once I had Manus, but I am finding that being a more »
Share on FacebookIt’s a Boy!
But I think you knew that already….. If you don’t follow me on Twitter or Facebook you may not know that on Tuesday 8th March, at 2.41am, we gave birth to our son Manus Kai, 7 days late Just like his mummy and daddy. So I’m sorry I’ve been a little MIA of late but this little face has me a little preoccupied It was a very long 23.5 hour labour, half of which I spent labouring at home, using techniques I’d learnt at a natural birthing class which helped ALOT! 2 days stay in hospital and I was happy to get home for Manus to have his own little welcome home party. With his more »
Share on FacebookMum’s Visit to Saudi
Whilst we wait…. I’ve been having some fun with Mum. Heading out to go shopping in our Abaya’s. Saudi crafts at the Garden & Flower Show Saudi Sword Dancers London Gardens at the Garden & Flower Show African Gardens Learning how to compost Indian Dancing Traditional arabic bread making Visiting our other compound by the seaside Artshow with one of our friends and artists. Sundown walks Ah what a weekend! Don’t forget about the Nüde-Food Magazine giveaway if you are Australian based. You only have until Monday to enter Share on Facebook
Share on FacebookAustralian Giveaway | Nüde-Food Magazine
Before I get to the giveaway here’s a few eats/drinks over the last few days: Jammin detox juice – 1 each, his, hers and mum’s. Iron & Protein packed smoothie – I’ve been craving and crunching ice like a mofo (apparently that could be a iron deficiency??) Chai spice mix – I used Gena’s recipe from here, minus the allspice (none in the cupboard!) Then I made a Chai Chia Banapple Breakfast Pudding Serves 2 3/4 cups of water 1/2 cup cashews 1 ripe banana 1/2 cup of chia seeds 1 1/2 t chai spice mix – as taken from Choosing Raw here 1 red apple, grated Blend the cashews,water, banana and chai spice in more »
Share on FacebookRaw Food Made Simple | Giveaway Winner
Well here it is everyone! The winner you’ve all been waiting for!!: Have no idea why it’s not centred like that :S Congrats Ashley G! There were over a hundred entries so for those of you still keen to grab your own copy of Raw Food Made Simple, you can purchase your copy here And helloooo to all you new readers!! Great to meet you. In other news, still no sign of baby, but Grandma (my mum) has arrived safe and sound from Australia, to her first ever visit to Saudi Arabia. So far so good. We’ve taken mum out to the hobby farm (our compound horse stables and snack bar) for breakfast and as more »
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