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Tag Archives: Do it yourself

How to make haloumi, Quirky Cooking

How to Make Your Own Halloumi, with Step by Step Photos!

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Recipe Index

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How good is that feeling of picking pesticide-free

How good is that feeling of picking pesticide-free spinach and lettuce from your own backyard garden for lunch??!! 😍🎉🎉

(Also, it’s a good feeling to be saving some money on leafy greens and herbs - wooo! 😂😂)

#backyardgarden #backyardgardening #gardening #veggiegarden #leafygreens #pesticidefree #organicgardening #organic #sprayfree #biodynamic #regenerativeagriculture #savemoney #growyourown #lettuce #spinach #growvegetables #green #nourishyourfamily #growyourownfood #athertontablelands #farnorthqueensland #fnqlife #fnqfood #quirkycooking

Our Quirky team trip in fast forward! 🎉🎉 Tea

Our Quirky team trip in fast forward! 🎉🎉 Team working holiday + book signings + nutrition summit + catch-ups with friends + lots and lots of good food and fun!! 😄😁😍 It was lovely to meet so many of you and hang out IRL for the first time in what seems like YEARS (oh wait, it has been years 😵‍💫). There was lots of chatting, laughing, hugging, eating, learning, listening, and even a few tears. It was amazing. And I am so tired after all the late nights, early mornings and all-day-peopling but it was #worthit 😄

🤗🤗🤗

#quirkycooking #teamtrip #teambuilding #booksigning #catchup #meetandgreet #connection #community #irl #friends #laughs #hugs #chats #brunswickheads #brisbane #mullumbimby #goldcoast #kingscliff #australia #nutritionsummit #eatingout #travel #jowhitton #quirkyteam

Ok Brunswick Heads, it’s time!! The first 20 peo

Ok Brunswick Heads, it’s time!! The first 20 people get a free kefir-cream-Russian-custard ice-cream lollipop!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Book signing and meet & greet - bring your Quirky cookbooks or buy one here 😁

#brunswickheads #jowhitton #elysecomerford #quirkycooking

{Newsflash - Brisbane & Brunswick Heads!💥} Book

{Newsflash - Brisbane & Brunswick Heads!💥} Book signings and hang outs with me & the Quirky team & @elysenutritionist next week!! 🎉🎉🎉

I’m excited to announce that we have booked in some “meet and greets” next week while we’re in the SEQ and Byron Bay area! Woooo!! If you are nearby we hope you can pop by for a chat, get your books signed (you can buy a book there), PLUS you can have a healthy ice cream 🍦 at @naturalicecreamaustralia, or stock up at @thesourcebulkfoodsbulimba 🛍 or at the @greenlightpantry 🛒! 😃 So fun!! 🤩

⭐️ BRUNSWICK HEADS: WED 27th JULY 2-4pm at @naturalicecreamaustralia

⭐️ BULIMBA: THURS 28th JULY 10.30am - 12pm at @thesourcebulkfoodsbulimba

⭐️ JIMBOOMBA: THURS 28th July 5-6pm @greenlightpantry

I’d love to meet you, so please don’t be shy - come have a chat. 🤗 I’ll have my wonderful team with me: Emma & Magda from Melbourne, and Bea and India from FNQ (sadly my sister Joye can’t come 🥲) - but my good friend @elysenutritionist will be joining us which I know you’ll be happy about! Elyse wrote the gut health section in Simple, Healing Food and is a very experienced integrative nutritionist and gut health practitioner.

Come and have a chat!! ❤️🎉🎉

#quirkycooking #booksigning #meetandgreet #hangout #chattime #seq #northernrivers #brunswickheads #funtimes #lifechangingfood #simplehealingfood #cookbooks #healthfood #healthyeating #jerf #gaps #wholefood #paleo #realfood #glutenfree #grainfree #recipes #recipevariations #allergyfriendly #guthealth #healingfood #jowhitton #cooking #elysecomerford #nutritionist

Weekend treats ❤️ It’s been a while since I

Weekend treats ❤️ It’s been a while since I made the Nutty Chocolate from Life-Changing Food! Today was the live “Snacks” class for our online gut health program (The Gut Health Formula) and we talked about natural sweeteners, healthy snack ideas, reducing the food stress, and lots of different ways to make CHOCOLATE!! And we made this recipe. So good, if I may say so myself 😁

What’s your favourite additions to homemade chocolate? I added lots of roasted almonds, macadamias and cashews to this one. And I may have eaten too many pieces while cutting it up… 🙈😂

#chocolate #nuttychocolate #homemadechocolate #guthealth #guthealthy #healthychocolate #healthyeating #wholefood #dairyfree #gaps #paleo #treatyourself #weekendtreat #quirkycooking #lifechangingfood #recipes

Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few

Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.

- John Muir

Camping under the stars - I didn’t stay the night (it was the kid’s camping trip), but the long, dirt-road drive around the lake and the quiet, starry night and watching the moon rise was a great way to end a busy week. 💙

Happy Saturday, I hope you’re taking some time out to let your soul catch up to your body this weekend! 🤗

#saturday #weekend #starrynight #camping #campfire #lake #laketinaroo #outdoors #timeout #dirtroads #adventure #gooutside #moonrise #fullmoon #athertontablelands #farnorthqueensland #fnqlife #cairnslife #australia

My Breakfasts "On-the-Go" podcast is up! (Finally

My Breakfasts "On-the-Go" podcast is up! (Finally 😄) This is part 1 as I had a LOT to share 😁 - part 2 will be up soon, along with a page on the blog with links to the recipes. 🎉🎉

Tap on this pic via the link in my bio to watch, or listen on Quirky Cooking Chats (season 2) on podcast apps 😊

⭐️ If you find you're just grabbing snacks as you rush out the door in the morning (or you don’t manage to eat at all), this episode has plenty of breakfast suggestions for you.

⭐️ If you have kids that reject your attempts to wean them off toast and cereal and onto more wholesome choices, there are lots of tips for you!

⭐️ And for those who have a little more time in the mornings but just feel uninspired by breakfast, there are plenty of ideas to help you get your breakfast mojo back!!

In this episode:
- why your breakfast should always include quality proteins & fats
- how to avoid the mid-morning blood sugar crash
- how to get off the 'fast carbs' roller coaster
- tips for transitioning to a nutrient-dense breakfast
- prepare-ahead and 'grab n go' breakfast ideas to replace 'toast & cereal' breakfasts, including gluten free, grain free, starch free, egg free, nut free and dairy free options

Watch to the end to see me demonstrating a few 'prepare ahead' breakfast ideas! 😃

https://youtu.be/Pv2lQuAYh9w

#breakfast #breakfasts #breakfastonthego #nourishingbreakfast #food #cooking #podcast #quirkycooking #quirkycookingchats #realfood #wholefood #nutrientdense #gaps #paleo #glutenfree #grainfree #dairyfree #eggfree #nutfree #recipevariations #recipes #jowhitton #mealplanning #prepareahead

Monday cook-up… chicken stock, roasted chicken d

Monday cook-up… chicken stock, roasted chicken drumsticks (after making stock), ghee, hearty beef stew (using some of the stock), blueberry cobbler and blueberry cupcakes (with fresh blueberries given to me from a local farm and my vanilla cupcake batter), sticky date puddings (haven’t made the sauce yet), breakfast casserole, and grain-free wrap dough! Not a bad effort, thanks to my lovely sister’s help 🤗 Most of these recipes are from my Simple, Healing Food cookbook, except the grain-free dough which is in Life-Changing Food, the blueberry cobbler which is similar to the upside-down cake in my reels, and the sticky date puddings which will be up on the blog soon! 😍

#monday #cookup #cooking #prepareahead #mealprep #simplehealingfood #lifechangingfood #quirkycooking #homecooked #familymeals #glutenfree #grainfree #dairyfree #wholefood #gaps #paleo #recioevariations

Public service announcement… You’re welcome!

Public service announcement…

You’re welcome! 😁😜

#gardening #sundayafternoon #garden #tea #cuppatime #wheresmytea #cupoftea

I’m working on a podcast about breakfasts - how

I’m working on a podcast about breakfasts - how to prepare ahead for busy days, nourishing breakfast-on-the-go ideas, freezable breakfasts and how to quickly reheat, things to have on hand in the fridge and pantry for a quick and wholesome breakfast… But I just have a question for you guys. Is salted caramel pecan pie and cream a good “breakfast-on-the-go” option? Because I think it is… 🤣🤣🤣 (as long as it’s my nutritious recipe from Life-Changing Food, not the traditional “sugar overload” version, plus some pure, organic @mungallicreek cream 😍😁)

😜

Got any breakfast questions for me? I’ll try and get this podcast video up later today. 🤗

#quirkybreakfast #breakfast #breakfastideas #breakfastrecipes #prepareahead #breakfastprep #mealprep #nourishingbreakfast #allergyfriendly #glutenfree #grainfree #wholefood #notjusttoastandcereal #eatwell #funfood #quirkycooking #podcast #cookingvideos

Happy World Chocolate Day!! ❤️❤️❤️ I’ve just realised I have no chocolate in the house to celebrate with (tragedy!! 😩) so I’d better go make some! 😜

Here’s a few Quirky chocolate recipes to choose from in case you want to celebrate too. 😉

Dairy-Free Chocolate: recipe on my blog - use it as a base and let your imagination go wild!

Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge (pictured, with added dried fruit & nuts): Recipe on my blog and in Simple, Healing Food

Nutty Chocolate: a creamier version of my dairy-free chocolate, recipe in our Life-Changing Food cookbook

Rocky Road: Recipe in Simple, Healing Food, or use one of the above chocolate recipes, adding in jellies, marshmallows and nuts/seeds/dried fruit to make an amazing rocky road

Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse: Recipe on my blog - if you’re wanting a simple but deliciously decadent chocolate dessert

Creamy, Dairy-Free Hot Chocolate: Recipe on my blog - especially delicious with a couple of Quirky marshmallows floating on top!

Or if you need an instant chocolate hit and don’t have time to make it, try these…

Raw Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls: Recipe on blog - you can even make them with cocoa or cacao powder if you don’t have any choc chips and they’re still delish ❤️

What’s your favourite chocolate recipes? 😃

Have a very happy CHOCOLATE DAY!! xxx

www.quirkycooking.com.au

#chocolate #worldchocolateday #happychocolateday #chocolateday #chocolaterecipes #treats #youdeserveit #yum #quirkycooking #simplehealingfood #lifechangingfood #recipes

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I love it when my readers are as excited about my recipes as I am, and want to share them! I only ask that if you do share my recipes on your own blog or on social media, you only share an excerpt or link, not the entire recipe. Full and clear credit must be given to Quirky Cooking with a link back to the original content. If you’d like to share one of my photos, please contact me for permission. Thank you! Jo x

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