Raw Paw Paw Smoothies

1 quarter of a fresh paw paw, chopped, with seeds removed
2 cups non-dairy milk (almond/oat/rice ...)
1/2 cup yogurt (I used sheeps)
1 tbs flaxseed oil
1 apple, peeled, cored and chopped.
2 tbs honey/maple syrup
1/2 cup almond meal

Put all ingredients together into the blender and whizz together until you are sure the apple is well blended and it is a lovely creamy orange colour. My children love it.

Sunflower Slice

I was looking for a gluten-free slice that was choc-full of seeds like the amaranth slice I bought from Mrs Flanneries last week - sooooo sweet and yummy! It is preferrable if you have soaked and then dried all your nuts and seeds first, but I was in too much of a hurry for something sweet. It is Easter and it is challenging watching everyone else eat chocolate! This is what I came up with:

1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup quinoa flakes
1 cup brown rice flour
1/2 cup puffed millet
1/2 chopped nuts
1/2 cup honey / maple syrup
1/2 cup ghee / coconut oil
1/2 tahini

Mix dry ingredients in a bowl.
Melt honey and ghee in a saucepan until blended.
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients then add the tahini.
Mix it well. It should be pretty sticky!
Spread it on a tray that you have greased well or lined with baking paper.
Cook in a moderate oven until golden on top.
Cool before cutting into squares.

Simone's Magic Muffins

Another of my friends posted this delicious muffin recipe - perfect for lunchboxes.

http://theeverydaymum.blogspot.com/2010/02/simones-magic-muffins.html

Fail Proof Cookies

Mama Moontime posted this fantastic recipe for fail proof cookies  - and so easy to make with children for a quick treat at after school!

http://www.mamamoontime.com/2010/02/worlds-easiest-biscuit-cookie-recipe.html

Easy Baked Raspberry Coconut Slice

This one comes from my old text book from Year 10 Home Economics. Would you believe they asked us to use the The Australian Women's Weekly Basic Cookbook (1988)? It is a very basic cookbook but I have used it so often since then. It is full of simple cooking ideas. Not very imaginative, but very yummy.

So, at the very back you will find this:

Here it is. Kids can help make it too:

1 1.2 cups plain flour
100g butter
1 egg yolk
2 tbs water
1/2 cup raspberry jam
1 cups coconut
2 eggs. lightly beaten
1/2 cup sugar

1) Sift flour and rub in butter. Add egg yolk and enough water until you can press ingredients into a firm dough.

2) Knead dough gently until smooth then press into 19cm x 29 cm lamington pan. Use a flat sided glass to roll it evenly into the pan. Bake in moderately hot oven for about 20 minutes. Stand 10 minutes.

3) Spread jam evenly over pastry base.

4) Combine coconut, eggs and sugar (I add the white from the previous egg too). Mix with fork until all the coconut is moist.

5) Spread mixture over jam. Do not flatten. Bake in moderate oven for about 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan.