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Low Salicylate Crispbreads

Low Salicylate Crispbreads

No doubt there are a multitude of storebought crackers and crispbreads to choose from, but if you're anything like me, you just can't help but attempt a homemade version to see if it stacks up. And I have to say, these little beauties do not disappoint. The effort is...

Low Salicylate Homemade Hummus

Low Salicylate Homemade Hummus

One of the foods I miss most since limiting my intake of high salicylate foods is hummus. In previous times I would have eagerly dolloped a spoonful of this tahini-laden dip onto my salad or quinoa bowl in order to add a little creaminess and tang. Unforutanety,...

Low Salicylate Toast au Chocolat

Low Salicylate Toast au Chocolat

Before the pandemic hit, our little family made the momentous decision to move to France. The land of love holds a special place in our hearts - Paris, the place my husband asked me to marry him, Provence, the region we explored when we were expecting our first child,...

Can you Hit your 30 Plant Foods a Week on a Low Salicylate Diet?

Can you Hit your 30 Plant Foods a Week on a Low Salicylate Diet?

From a young age, it’s been drilled into our heads that a healthy diet should aim to include 5 portions of fruit and veg a day. While a good place to start, there appears to be a superior way to think about the types of foods we consume, a concept that takes into...

Low Salicylate Tuna Casserole

Low Salicylate Tuna Casserole

You know those posts where people wax lyrical about their most beloved childhood meals, filled with nostalgia about a treasured family recipe? Well, my folks, this is not one of those posts. When I was a child, one of our regular meals was a horrid casserole-type...

Carrot and Zucchini Muffins

Carrot and Zucchini Muffins

Do you recall Marry Poppins and her fabulous carpetbag? The one where she could pull out much-needed objects at the drop of a hat? I feel if I owned one of those magical bags, mine would undoubtedly be filled with bicycles, lego, a yoga mat, toy dinosaurs, a laptop,...

Low Salicylate Choc Banana and Pear Smoothie

Low Salicylate Choc Banana and Pear Smoothie

During the warmer months when I find myself straying from my usual bowl of porridge (gasp!), I seem to alternate between bircher muesli and a smoothie bowl for breakfast. One of my favourite smoothie formulas is this chocolate, banana and pear combo, a refreshing...

Midweek Pasta

Midweek Pasta

On a Wednesday night, when the business of the weekend has settled, but the Monday-Friday routine is in full swing, a dinner that always makes its way to our table is pasta. In particular, this veggie-laden, mincemeat concoction is our go-to as it’s super simple to...

Low Salicylate Anzac Bikkies

Low Salicylate Anzac Bikkies

Quintessentially Australian, Anzac biscuits are an oaty, syrupy pleasure, adored by everyone from the top end right down to the south. A contentious issue among some however is...do you bake them chewy or with crunch? Personally, I’m a chewy girl myself, but I don’t...