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Crispy Cauliflower and Spiced Millet Salad

Let me take you inside one of my favourite day dreams… It’s lunchtime, or maybe just before, and your tummy has just started to rumble a little. You are walking down a suburban city street. Tall trees...

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Desktop Dining: An iPhone Ode to Lunch Hour and Tips!

This week we are in the middle of some big meetings. Mostly, I am trying not to fall asleep, and to remember to keep everyone well fed so that they are amiable in the boardroom. Also, I count down the...

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French Lentil and Tomato Salad

This Wednesday marked four years since I decided to become a vegetarian. My decision to give up meat and fish illustrates the way I do many things in life: I research my decision and read all the...

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Roast Potato, Pea, and Vintage Cheddar Frittata

Spring is coiled tightly around Brisbane ready to come in sweetly warm on the heels of the winds that blow through this city every August. September is just around the corner and the ground is...

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Coriander Cashew Pesto Quinoa Salad (gluten free, vegan)

Some days, some weeks, I feel like we should all be given awards for being grown-ups. Gold stickers for remembering to put your pants on in the morning. Smiley face stamps for making it home with all...

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Spiced Eggplant and Chickpea Salad with Paprika and Roasted Garlic Dressing

Quick announcement: Thoroughly Nourished Life now has a Facebook page. Come and join me at the table for the latest updates, interesting articles, and recipes. On Saturday I went to see The Hundred...

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Spicy Corn and Capsicum Pasta Salad

Have you ever had one of those nights where you end up talking to friends for so long over a glass of wine that you don’t get to eating dinner until 10pm? A night where the conversation flows like the...

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Chipotle Sweet Potato Soup with Black Bean Salsa

One of my favourite things about living in this part of Australia is our summer thunderstorms. The dark clouds roll over head in the early afternoon and then just about three or four o’clock the first...

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Spring Asparagus, Pistachio, and Quinoa Salad with Honey-Herb Dressing

To be honest, sometimes I struggle to come up with stories to tell you all here on the blog. I make something that I really want to share with you because it’s sweet and delightful, wholesome and...

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Weeknight Nourishment: Chilli, Basil and Lemon Broccoli Gnocchi

It’s funny how as you grow up you become more and more grateful to your parents for the everyday things they did to take care of you. Every week I find at least one thing that I never had to really...

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Black Bean and Millet Stuffed Peppers

Sometimes I distract myself from what I am doing in the moment by remembering meals from long ago. I recall the taste of stracciatella gelato from a holiday in Italy, or the stuffed cabbage rolls my...

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Capsicum, Corn, and Zucchini Savoury Bread

Today I bring you a different take on my love of quick breads – a gluten free, veggie-sprinkled, savoury summer loaf that provides the perfect base for building open sandwiches, or dunking into bowls...

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Roasted Carrot and Lentil Salad with Orange Maple Dressing

A girl needs two things she can rely on when the seasons start to change. One – a good cardigan because the weather can turn on its heel between winter and spring (or winter and summer as it happens...

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Summer Tomato and Herb Tart | Gluten Free

Last week at work I got the news that I am going to be working in one of our other teams for the next two and a bit weeks. The work I am going to be doing isn’t particularly hard, but it requires more...

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Shredded Vegetable Salad with Red Curry Coconut Dressing | Vegan | Gluten Free

Crisp shredded summer vegetables come together with a spicy-creamy dressing in this fresh summer salad that is the perfect side for any of your summer meals. Summer has firmly established its humid...

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Sweet Potato, Haloumi, and Quinoa Salad

Chunks of roasted sweet potato, and squeaky, salty haloumi fill this salad with flavour and personality. A hearty dish to serve by itself for a light meal, or alongside the protein of your choice for...

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Mushroom and Basil-Walnut Pesto Pasta Salad | Gluten Free | Vegetarian

Tender baby button mushrooms paired with peppery rocket, gluten free pasta, and a lemony basil walnut pesto in this light but filling salad that is perfect all year round. We drove back from the coast...

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Summer Vegetable and Brown Rice Salad with Soft-Boiled Eggs | Gluten Free |...

This is food that makes you want to treat your body well. This plate filled with roasted green beans and tomatoes, with plump grains of brown rice, the fresh crunch of baby kale and corn kernels fresh...

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Capsicum, Zucchini, Chickpea and Millet Bowl | Gluten Free | Vegan

Bright, sauteed vegetables paired with mild and nutritious millet and bright herbs and spices makes for bowls of pure, gluten free, plant-based energy. Millet is a rich source of B vitamin, iron, and...

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Thai Red Curry Roasted Capsicum Soup | Gluten Free | Vegan

Rich Thai flavours bright enough for a summer’s evening pair beautifully with sweet roasted capsicum and coconut milk. I want to swan-dive into a vast sea of this soup and have to slurp my way out....

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