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Work Smarter Not Harder - David Westbrook, Quirky Cooking Chats Podcast

{Podcast} “Work Smarter, Not Harder!” with David Westbrook

In our frantically busy lives, it's easy to get caught up in the "busyness equals [...]

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Recipe Index

Well it’s been a very delicious and fun few days

Well it’s been a very delicious and fun few days here, with a family Thanksgiving dinner, a Christmas street festival in our little town, a cooking class for our gut health program, a big dinner with family and friends afterwards, our dear friends visiting from the UK so lots of good food and good chats around the table, and the Monday cooking class today! I can’t wait to share some new recipes with you over the next few weeks 🤗

For those wondering about my online cooking classes, there’s lots coming up - I’ll get them up on the website by tomorrow hopefully, and will share details then. 🎉🎉 Keep them in mind for Christmas gifts for the Quirky cooks you love! 😁❤️

#cooking #family #friends #eatwell #cooktogether #eattogether #familyfood #thanksgiving #christmas #partyfood #quirkycooking

Have you tried 'mushroom pizzas'? So yum!! (If you

Have you tried 'mushroom pizzas'? So yum!! (If you like mushrooms!) They're really quick to make, just upside down portobello mushrooms for the base, pull out the stalk and add whatever pizza toppings you like (tomato paste, herbs, olives, bacon, cheese, spinach, etc) and bake until browned.

Easy peasy!! 😃

If you can’t have dairy, try grated zucchini on top with whisked egg drizzled over, or a dairy free white/cheese sauce, instead of the cheese.

Tap the link in my bio to try the dairy-free white sauce from my Grain-Free Lasagne recipe. 😊

https://www.quirkycooking.com.au/2018/08/grain-free-lasagne/

#mushroompizza #mushroom #pizza #grainfree #glutenfree #dairyfree #simplefood

Six favourite cakes from my Simple, Healing Food c

Six favourite cakes from my Simple, Healing Food cookbook - and they’re all gluten free, grain free, GAPS, naturally sweetened and gut-healthy! 😍 (With dairy free, egg free and nut free options, too. 😊)

Which ones have you tried? 😃

1. Chocolate Celebration Cake (and cover pic)
2. Lemon Yoghurt Cake
3. Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache
4. German Plum Cupcakes (a variation of the vanilla cupcakes)
5. Raspberry Jelly Cheesecake Slice
6. Christmas Fruit Cake

🌲 Christmas gift idea 💡 This is a great cookbook for anyone interested in cooking for better gut health, without sacrificing flavour and fun!! 🎉🎉

You can find Simple, Healing Food in my Quirky Cooking shop or at @thesourcebulkfoods and @govitaaustralia stores, and other health food / book / gift stores.

[Photos by @luisabrimble & @_housefrau]

#cake #cakesofinstagram #glutenfree #grainfree #gaps #naturallysweetened #refinedsugarfree #wholefood #guthealthy #guthealthmatters #gapsdiet #fullgaps #gapstreats #gapsrecipes #glutenfreebaking #grainfreebaking #quirkycooking #simplehealingfood #jowhitton

Happy weekend 🌞 It’s always good to take some

Happy weekend 🌞 It’s always good to take some time out to let your soul catch up with your body (as my mum says, pictured here with my sister Joye in her rooftop garden). ❤️ We had a lovely wander in Joye’s gardens yesterday, and some family time to celebrate Joye’s birthday. 😊

@_thissmallcorner #garden #gardener #gardening #roofgarden #farnorthqueensland #australia #family #timeout #weekend

{Weekend breakfast idea} Finnish breakfast pancake

Some days you’ve just got to “go with the slow

Some days you’ve just got to “go with the slow”. 🌼 I was tired today, so I decided it was not going to be a day where I got up at 5.30am and started work before everyone was up (as I’d planned)… it was going to be a take-it-slow day. I got up at 7, drank my Vit C drink, sat in the sunshine, ate chicken and veggies and butter (dinner leftovers) for breakfast, laid in the hammock in the sunshine with my chai tea, sat in the hot shower for a while, then propped myself up with pillows on my bed and worked from there (in between reading and resting). Chicken stock with a bit of chicken for lunch, more Vit C drink, some more time in the sunshine picking strawberries in my garden and I’m finally feeling more myself! My detoxing (from mercury and two infected root canals which have been removed) is going well, but I’m in the tired stage… so lots of sunshine, saunas, sleeps and nourishing food, and I’ve been told I’ll have heaps more energy in a couple of months!! Looking forward to it 😄 Meanwhile, Cass is cooking dinner tonight, so the slow day can continue. 😊❤️

PS How cute are my new Buttercup trousers! Thank you @mahasheclothing for the care package! 😘🤗

#slowday #restday #takeitslow #slowdown #listentoyourbody #timeout #garden #strawberries #rest #sunshine #jowhitton #wahm

What a great Quirky Cooking workshop at @putiapure

What a great Quirky Cooking workshop at @putiapurefoodkitchen in Brisbane! 🤩 We made seed crackers topped with macadamia pesto and beetroot labne dip, prawn & mushroom soup, Tex-Mex salad, Moroccan lamb loin chops & pumpkin tray-bakes, Russian custard ice cream, nutty chocolates with freeze-dried berries & flowers, apple cinnamon turnovers with almond meal pastry, and pumpkin-spice crispy nuts. Lots of chatting and cooking and eating and fun!! Looking forward to the Melbourne classes in a couple of weeks time 🎉🎉

Thanks to all who came, it was so nice to meet/catch up with you all and spend an evening together. 🤗

Note: Upcoming classes are booked out but I will be adding more soon!

#quirkycooking #cookingclass #cookingworkshop #cooking #cooktogether #healthyeating #glutenfree #grainfree #wholefood #guthealthy

What we ate in Italy, part 1 😍 (Because I’m s

{Recipe} Feeling like you need a Friday night trea

{Recipe} Feeling like you need a Friday night treat? My delicious nut butter fudge is so easy to make you can whip it up in 15 minutes, pop it in the freezer to set, and you'll be enjoying creamy, delicious fudge within the hour! Here's the base recipe with some variations to choose from...

Peanut Butter Fudge: Tap on link in bio to go to recipe. (Recipe is also in Simple, Healing Food - 'Nut Butter Fudge')

Variations:

Photo 1: Amanda posted this photo in my Quirky Cooking Chat Group and said, "Two variations of Jo’s Peanut Butter Choc Fudge. First one I used cashew butter in place of peanut butter, left out the cacao, reduced the butter to 200g and mixed in chopped macadamia nuts at the end. It taste like a caramel Mac nut fudge! 😍 The second one I used almond butter in place of peanut butter and left out any additional nuts. This one just tastes like a chocolate fudge. Both so good!" YUMMMM!!! I can't wait to try that cashew-macadamia version!

Photo 2: Fruity-Nutty Fudge - mix in a variety of roasted, chopped nuts (macadamias, almonds, cashews, pistachios) + a mixture of chopped glace ginger, dried figs, dried sour cherries or whatever dried fruit you'd like. (This makes a GREAT Christmas gift!)

Photo 3: Peanut butter fudge with crunchy roasted, chopped peanuts added at the end.

Happy Friday!! 🎉🎉

https://quirkycooking.com.au/2018/08/peanut-butter-chocolate-fudge/

#fudge #healthytreat #fridaynighttreat #weekendtreat #norefinedsugar #glutenfree #quirkycooking

Pizza for breakfast 😁 Almond meal, cheese & egg

Pizza for breakfast 😁 Almond meal, cheese & egg base; mince & veggies on top 🎉🎉 This is the cheesy pizza base from my Simple, Healing Food cookbook with Joye’s choice of toppings, and it’s YUM!! And the leftovers are perfect for breakfast IMO 😌 (or lunch!) Protein ✅ good fats ✅ veggies ✅ simplicity ✅ yumminess ✅

#pizzaforbreakfast #pizza #healthypizza #gaps #wholefood #grainfree #glutenfree #breakfast #lunch #snack #quirkycooking

What's on the menu this week? 😃 Here's 7 meals

What's on the menu this week? 😃 Here's 7 meals we have planned for the week:
- Beef massaman curry with cauliflower 'rice' (SHF - Simple, Healing Food)
- Grain-free toad in the hole (SHF)
- Cheesy pizzas with mince, zucchini, mushroom, capsicum & onion topping (SHF)
- Chicken casserole (based on Chicken Provencal in SHF, but we added zucchini, mushrooms & capsicum to use them up)
- Prawn & mushroom soup (SHF)
- Braised steak & gravy (SHF) with parmesan polenta*
- Lamb roast & veggies

I didn't plan to cook mostly from Simple, Healing Food this week, it's just most of my everyday recipes are in that cookbook so it just happens that way 😄😄
You can find my cookbooks on my website!

*{Creamy Polenta Recipe}

60g parmesan (optional)
200g polenta (cornmeal)
500ml chicken stock
500ml milk (dairy or non-dairy) and water mix (or just water)
1 tsp fine sea salt
60g butter (optional)

Thermomix Method:

If adding parmesan, cut into 2cm cubes, place into bowl and mill 10 sec/speed 9. Remove from bowl and set aside.

Place all other ingredients into Thermomix bowl and cook 15 mins/100C/speed 3.

Add parmesan back to bowl if using, and mix 30 sec/speed 4, using a spatula to help combine. Serve immediately. (Or cover and keep warm for up to 15 minutes before serving.)

#healthydinners #mealprep #mealideas #dinner #lunch #gaps #grainfree #glutenfree #easydinner #guthealth #guthealingrecipes #jowhitton #quirkycooking #soup #snacks #weeklymealprep #weeklymealideas #polentarecipe #polenta #recipe #healthy #dairyfree #eggfree

We are celebrating 10 years of the Quirky Cooking

We are celebrating 10 years of the Quirky Cooking Chat Group (on Facebook) and we've been sharing our favourite Quirky recipes in the group. 🥰 It's been too long since I whipped up this Raw Macadamia Lime Cheesecake, and with all the limes in my kitchen, it's the perfect time. 😋 Whether it's a special day or just a regular Tuesday, share a slice with someone special. 💚 Tap on this photo in the link in my bio for the recipe!

https://quirkycooking.com.au/2013/03/raw-macadamia-lime-cheesecake-dairy-free/

#dairyfree #raw #cheesecake #lime #macadamia #grainfree #glutenfree #dessert #prepareahead #dessertideas #healthydessert #yum #fruit #cake #cooking #cookinginspiration #jowhitton #quirkycooking #healthy #snacks #afternoontea #morningtea

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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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