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Healthy blueberry bran pancakes

I’m going through a healthy pancake making phase at the moment – and blueberry and bran fit this description nicely.

In my world, it’s excellent motivation to get out of bed. They only take about 15-20 minutes from start to finish and I feel like I’ve started the day with something creative and yum. But regular pancakes aren’t really an ‘everyday’ food… but these totally can be.

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Pancakes on a plateWhen I first moved to Melbourne I had no friends. True story. These pancakes are very relevant to this story.

Anyone who has moved countries or states knows this no-friends thing to be a fact of life. You have to meet new people, and rely on the kindness of others. It’s what makes it exciting – you never know who you’re going to meet and connect with. (more…)

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Pull-apart sugar cinnamon and apple bread

This bread has power over people. You see it. You need it. The sugary goodness stays with you long after you’ve left the page.

Pull-apart cinnamon and apple bread

We have a tradition in my little house (er, flat) of having breakfast together once a week before we run out to our separate lives. (more…)

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Banana and stone fruit bread image taken from above

Banana bread is maths. Well, trying to make healthy banana bread with no butter or oil, that also isn’t rubbery, is maths. The high butter quantity in banana bread has always annoyed me as it feels like it should be a healthy snack. Banana + Bread = healthy, right? Yea, well, Starbucks banana bread is worth about one and a half snickers bars. I know which I’d prefer… (more…)

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Home made muesli

I’m putting this recipe up for purely selfish reasons – I can never find the recipe when I need it. And getting a good balance of healthy ingredients like almonds, cranberries oats and rice crisps in the right proportions takes a lot of experimenting!

I should say here that it’s been a ridiculous amount of time since I posted last.

I’ve been moving house. Again. I feel like a tequila-drinking kitten that has been chasing moths (my friend Megan used this expression this week, I don’t understand it, but I love it and wanted to use it). (more…)

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