Garlic Prawn Tacos

Garlic Prawn Tacos

In celebration of Taco Thursday (or Tuesday), here is the base recipe for how we make our Tacos. We often swap prawns out for chicken thighs or even white fish. Tacos are a great way of using up some of the older vegetables in the fridge too as the yoghurt, mayo and...
Ostrich Egg Frittata with Sausage and Kale

Ostrich Egg Frittata with Sausage and Kale

One perk of living in Hamilton Zoo is easy access to ostrich eggs – which the Zoo do sell with proceeds going towards their Conservation Fund.  As Hamilton Zoo only has female ostriches, the eggs are not fertile.  Along with being used in recipes such as this,...
Pumpkin Pearl Barley Risotto

Pumpkin Pearl Barley Risotto

I adapted this from a Pepper and Me Risotto recipe – that used arborio rice. I’ve always been a fan of Pearl Barley, my Mom makes the most amazing Bacon Hock and Pearl Barley soup, and seeing as she was here when I was teaching myself good risotto...
Mexican Scrambled Eggs with Avocado

Mexican Scrambled Eggs with Avocado

After all these rounds, I truly believe that you finish a Whole 30 the way you started and so I aim to start strong! And full of flavour. And as breakfast is pretty much my favourite meal of the day – here we go with my ultimate in nutritious and...
Tinks’ Tongariro Trail Mix

Tinks’ Tongariro Trail Mix

I wanted something salty but sweet with a protein kick to put into single servings to take on the Tongariro Crossing. Bearing in mind I can’t handle too much sugar, I thought creating my own was a good way to go. I reckon this mix is absolutely delicious and as...
But What Do You Eat?

But What Do You Eat?

One of the most talked about parts of a post gastric bypass lifestyle is food – because its the biggest change especially in comparison to someone else.  And so the question I get all the time is … but what do you eat? The first few weeks are quite...