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All the resources you need for a healthier, happier and tastier life! Featuring over a hundred of Gill’s original recipes, as well as inspiring books, vodcasts and more.

 

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Recipes

Enjoy these original recipes from the archive. They’re easy to make and  most cater to the following dietary restrictions.

V = vegan/adaptable
GF = gluten-free/adaptable
GFO = gluten-free oats
DF = dairy-free/adaptable

 

Breakfasts

Almond milk (v, gf, df)

Asian omelette roll up (gf, df)

Chia pudding (v, gf, df)

Creamy quinoa (v, gf, df)

Mango & mint fruit salad (v, gf, df)

Muesli (v, gfo, df)

Muesli with oven dried strawberries (v,gfo, df)

Orange & ginger quinoa (v, gf, df)

Porridge with extra goodness (v, gfo, df)

Savoury tarts (df, gf)

Superfood smoothie (v, gf, df)

 


Soups

Barley and vegetable (v, df)

Bean and vegetable (v, gf, df)

Big bowl miso (v, gf, df)

Chard and chickpea (v, gf, df)

Creamy carrot (v, gf, df)

Green soup (v, gf, df)

Healing soup (gf, df)

Jerusalem artichoke soup (v, gf, df)

Nettle and mushroom (v, gf, df)

Red lentil (v, gf, df)

Roast vegetable (v, gf, df)

Pumpkin, almond butter & lime (v, gf, df)

Tomato and quinoa (v, gf, df)

 


Dips

Avocado dip with crudités (v, gf, df)

Babaganoush aka eggplant dip (v,gf,df)

Mushroom pate´ (v,gf,df)

Roast beetroot dip (v, gf, df)

Roast cauliflower dip (v, gf, df)

Tomato salsa (v,gf, df)


Sauces & Dressings

Avocado and tahini dressing (v, gf, df)

Green Goddess (v, gf, df)

Harissa spice paste ((v, gf, df)

Miso butter (gf, can be df, v)

Mint sambol (gf, df, v)

Miso and tahini sauce (v, gf, df)

Nut sauce (v, gf, df)

Tomato sambal (Balinese) (gf, df)


Pickles & condiments

Gomashio (seasoning) (v, gf, df)

Kimchi (Korean pickles) (v, gf, df)

Marinated olives (v, gf, df)

Mauritian pickles (v, gf, df)

Pickled cucumbers (v,gf, df)

Pickled preserved sliced lemons (v, gf, df)

Preserved lemons (v, gf, df)

 


Lunches/snacks/salads/sides

Annabel’s artichokes (v, gf, df)

Asian omelette roll up (gf, df)

Badrijani nigvzit (eggplant rolls) (v, gf, df)

Balinese greens (gf, df)

Bean salad with parsley pesto (v, gf, df)

Brussels sprouts with lemon miso dressing (v, gf, df)

Chickpea flour flat bread (v, gf, df)

Carrot & daikon salad (v, gf, df)

Gado gado (v, gf, df)

Horta (Greek wild greens) (v, gf,df)

Leftover roast veg 5 ways (v, gf, df)

Mashed vegetables (gf, df, v)

Polenta squares (v, gf, df)

Roasted cauliflower and chickpea salad (v, gf, df)

Quick savory tarts (df can be v, gf)

Salad in cos leaves (v, gf, df)

Shredded greens salad (v, gf, df)

Slaw – Asian (gf, df, vegan adaptable)

Slaw – Middle Eastern (v, gf, df)

Spring salad with tempeh (v, gf. df)

 


Mains

Bean salad with parsley pesto (v, gf, df)

Cauliflower curry (v, gf, df)

Chickpea curry (v, gf, df)

Chili beans (v, gf, df)

Creamy cauliflower & millet mash (v, gf, df)

Dhal (v, gf, df)

Dragon bowl (v, gf, df)

Fish pie (gf, df)

Fish tomato & olive sauce (gf, df)

Fish with asparagus and potatoes (gf, df)

Gado gado (v, gf, df)

Gyoza (v, df, gf-adaptable)

Mashed vegetables (gf, df, v)

Middle Eastern tagine (gf, df can be vegan or carnivorous)

Millet & pumpkin pilaf (v, gf, df)

Okra in spicy tomato sauce (v, gf, df)

Quinoa bowls (v, gf, df)

Quinoa pilaf (v, gf, df)

Roast vegetables (v, gf, df)

Roasted cauliflower and chickpea salad (v, gf, df)

Smoked tofu burgers (v,gf, df)

Steamed fish (gf, df)

Stir fries (gf, v, df)

Tacos (gf, v, df)

Tofu & eggplant in tomato & ginger sauce (v, gf, df)

Tofu skewers (v, gf, df)

Zucchini fritters (df)

 


Sweet treats

Carnival cookies (v, gfo, df)

Chia pudding (v, gf, df)

Creamy quinoa (v, gf, df)

Cucumber ice blocks (v, gf, df)

Fruit “ice cream” (v, gf, df)

Fruit kanten aka vegan jelly (v, gf, df)

Lemonade (v, gf, df)

Mango & mint fruit salad (v, gf, df)

Mango, lime and mint ice blocks (v, gf, df)

Orange & ginger quinoa (v, gf, df)

Raw fruit pie (v, gfo, df)

Sticky rice and mango (v, gf, df)

Superfood smoothie (v, gf, df)

Watermelon ice blocks (v, gf, df)

Wild soda (v, df, gf)

 


Collections

Booze free drinks – dozens of fun ways to rehydrate.

Homemade iceblocks.

Making satisfied salads.

Vegan barbecue options.

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Great reads

Healthy eating

Tony Chiodo Feel Good Food. My favourite cookbook of 2010, local, accessible and absolutely yummy. Recipes include vegan, seafood and chicken. Take a look at my review of Feel Good Food to find out more.
Feel Good Food

Heidi Swanson Super Natural Every Day: Well-Loved Recipes from My Natural Foods Kitchen
The queen of 101 Cookbooks latest offering is packed full of delicious vegetarian fare.
Super Natural Every Day: Well-Loved Recipes from My Natural Foods Kitchen

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall River Cottage Veg Every Day!. Hugh takes a break from catching squirrels and goes vego. His salads and raw foods are especially worth a look. Also features a lot of family-friendly recipes for meat-free meals.
Read my review of River Cottage Everyday Veg!.
River Cottage Veg Every Day!

Mark Bittman How to Cook Everything: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food: Vegetarian
A big book for new vegetarian, those wishing to expand their vegetable cooking repertoire and novice cooks. Lots of recipes, techniques and handy line drawings.
How to Cook Everything: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food: Vegetarian

Maddhur Jeffery is an Anglo-Indian food writer. Her recipes are straight forward and easy to follow.

The large, hardback Madhur Jaffrey’s World Vegetarian: An Unrivalled Sourcebook of Over 600 Recipes and Ingredients from All Over the Globe covers many different cuisines.
Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian: An Unrivalled Sourcebook of Over 600 Recipes and Ingredients from All Over the Globe

While the more modest paperbackEastern Vegetarian Cooking focuses on different Asian classics. I’ve owned my copy for over 20 years and is one of my most cooked from books.
Eastern Vegetarian Cooking

Flip Shelton Veg In: Simple Vegetarian Dishes from Around the World
Simple recipes to make healthy and tasty “take aways”, read my book review for more info.
Veg In: Simple Vegetarian Dishes from Around the World

Stephanie Alexander The Cook’s Companion
While this is not a health book, Stephanie Alexander’s work of love helps a competent cook become an excellent one, through understanding flavours and techniques.
The Cook's Companion [2004 Ed.]


Politics of food

Michael Pollan
Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual. 63 easy to follow tips on how to eat. A short, cheap, helpful guide.
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual

The Omnivore’s Dilemma: The Search for a Perfect Meal in a Fast-food World
This book will get you thinking about what you put on your plate, packed full of conversation starters for around the dinner table.
The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Search for a Perfect Meal in a Fast-food World

In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto.
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

Barbara Kingsolver Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: Our Year of Seasonal Eating
A gentler approach to eating locally. Part diary, part “how to” book by award winner novelist and her family.
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: Our Year of Seasonal Eating


Home remedies

Ethno-botonist James Wong’s enthusiastic approach to plant medicines is infective:
Grow Your Own Drugs: Easy Recipes for Natural Remedies and Beauty Fixes
Grow Your Own Drugs: Easy Recipes for Natural Remedies and Beauty FixesGrow Your Own Drugs: A Year with James Wong
Grow Your Own Drugs: A Year with James WongThere’s also a DVD of the show – Grow Your Own Drugs

Grow Your Own Drugs


Animal health

Phillips and Fitzgerald The Alternative Cat: Improve Your Cat’s Health and Well Being with Natural Therapies and Practical Techniques  (Now out of print, it’s worth looking for a second-hand copy if you are a natural health loving cat owner.)
The Alternative Cat: Improve Your Cat's Health and Well Being with Natural Therapies and Practical Techniques

The classic herbals for all creatures great and small written by revered herbalist Juliette de Bairacli-Levy
The Complete Herbal Handbook for the Dog and Cat
The Complete Herbal Handbook for the Dog and CatThe Complete Herbal Handbook for Farm and Stable
The titles say it all!


Mental wellbeing and self-discovery

Pema Chodron When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times

Stephanie Dowrick Forgiveness and Other Acts of Love
A thought provoking exploration of the virtues. Best read slowly and savoured.
Forgiveness and Other Acts of Love

Free Thinking: On Happiness, Emotional Intelligence, Relationships, Power and Spirit
Also by Dowrick and worth a read, gentler than her previous work.
Free Thinking: On Happiness, Emotional Intelligence, Relationships, Power and Spirit

Jennifer Louden The Woman’s Comfort Book: A Self-nurturing Guide for Restoring Balance in Your Life
An oldie but a goodie, some great ways to get in touch and a take care of yourself.
The Woman's Comfort Book: A Self-nurturing Guide for Restoring Balance in Your Life

Sarah Ban Breathnach Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort of Joy
A gentle exploration of femininity and abundance.
Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort of Joy

Bev Aisbett The Book of IT: 10 Steps to Conquering Anxiety
Demystifying anxiety and panic attacks, with the added bonus that the author is also a cartoonist.
The Book of IT: 10 Steps to Conquering Anxiety

Thomas Moore Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life
A thoughtful and thorough book on human nature, that deserves some time and space to explore.
Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life

Meditation – I’m excited to see my favourite book is about to be updated.
Kamalashila Buddhist Meditation: Tranquility, Imagination and Insight


Creativity

Catherine Deveney Use Your Words
All the juicy ideas from her “Gunnas” workshops. Easy to follow and put into practict.

Julia Cameron has written a number of guides to creativity. The two best are:

  • The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life
    An inspirational resource for budding writers.
    The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing LifeThe Artist’s Way
    Perfect for both visual artists and writers – the book that launched a thousand “artist dates”!

Twyla Tharp The Creative Habit: Learn it and Use I for Life, this quote from a review sums it up well “Perhaps the leading choreographer of her generation, Tharp offers a thesis on creativity that is more complex than its self-help title suggests”.
The Creative Habit: Learn it and Use I for LifeA good companion or alternative to Julia Cameron’s books.

  • Natalie Goldberg, US writer and Buddhist provides practical advice and exercises in her two classic texts:
    Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer within
    Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer withinWild Mind: Living the Writer’s Life
    Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life

Keri Smith Living out Loud: An Activity Book to Fuel a Creative Life
Being creative is fun.


Lifestyle

Two handy books to help you not only clean up your house but also understand your clutter.
Lissanne Oliver Sorted!: The Ultimate Guide to Organising Your Life – Once and for All
Sorted!: The Ultimate Guide to Organising Your Life - Once and for All

Karen Kingston’s insight in why we hold on to our stuff and how to let go of the clutter is fascinating.
Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui: Space Clearing Can Change Your Life


Women’s health

Kaz Cooke writes accessible, well informed books on women’s health and parenting. A great source of commonsense advice.

Women’s Trouble: Natural and Medical Solutions (with naturopath Ruth Trickey)

One of the best women’s health books available, with the added bonus that it’s written in Australia. Straight forward medical information with natural options.
Women's Trouble: Natural and Medical Solutions

Up the Duff is the first and often only book you need to read when you’re pregnant. Also great for expectant father’s to read week by week to understand that their partner is not the only one to experience mood changes!
Up the Duff

Women’s Stuff is not only health but a “how to” guide for young girls to mature women, without the usual New Age twaddle.


Boys and men

Australian family therapist Steve Biddulph is the master when it comes to understanding masculinity. His books are “must reads” for all parents and lovers of men.
Raising Boys: Why Boys Are Different–And How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men
Raising Boys: Why Boys Are Different--And How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men

The New Manhood: The Handbook for a New Kind of Man
The New Manhood: The Handbook for a New Kind of Man
Both Steve’s book’s should be on the high school curriculum!

Maggie Hamilton’s research also has great insight into the species otherwise known as the adolescent male. What's Happening to Our Boys?
What’s Happening to Our Boys?

It’s the perfect compaion to her earlier work What’s Happening to Our Girls?: Too Much Too Soon.


Environmental health

Read my 2011 reviews of the following books for more info.

Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things

Nicole Bijlsma Healthy Home Healthy Family: Is Where You Live Affecting Your Health?


Fiction and memoir for body, mind and soul

Stella Duffy State of Happiness
A cartographer with a taste for theories of place succumbs to cancer in this metaphorical tale of mortality and map making. A powerful story exploring life, death and sense of place. I’m a longtime fan of Duffy’s fiction but this is quite different to her other work, written while the author wrestled with her own life challenging illness.

Sally Brampton Shoot the Damn Dog. A memoir of depression, see my review.

Elizabeth Gilbert Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything
Do yourself a favour, don’t see the movie, choose the book instead. Gilbert is a delightful writer and her human tale of self discovery is a charming read.

Joan Anderson A Walk on the Beach: Tales of Wisdom from an Unconventional Woman
Part midlife memoir, part exploration of the psychology of aging. Take a look at my review.


Reader’s recommendations

Michelle suggested Glad No Matter What: Transforming Loss and Change into Gift and Opportunity by SARK.
“A very wise and healing book that deals with grief and change”.
Glad No Matter What: Transforming Loss and Change into Gift and Opportunity

 


Health Q & A Monday vodcasts

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How to get children to eat vegetables

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Should I quit sugar?

Can’t meditate – are there alternatives?

Naturopathy and cancer treatment

Outlive a parent who died of a heart attack.

Age-related weight gain.

Will dairy products prevent osteoporosis?

How to find your autumn mojo.

Making sense of fats and oils.

Genetic high cholesterol and statin drugs.

Dealing with HSV2 (genital herpes).

What and how to eat when you’re pregnant and queasy.

Preventing the winter blues.

How to create a midweek meal plan.

Are mushrooms a good source of Vitamin D?

Can herbs prevent altitude sickness?

Why aren’t naturopaths registered in Australia?

Is fasting good for you?

Trouble waking up in the morning.

Preventing/treating hayfever naturally.

Making healthier sperm.

Bali belly: preventing and treating travel gut bugs.

Skin conditions: psoriasis.

Reducing puffiness and fluid retention.


 

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Local-global fun

Some of my favourite tried and tested experiences available in and beyond Melbourne or Sydney.

No Lights No Lycra – dance like no one’s watching. In over 80 locations around the world, boogie for an hour in the dark. Cheap, after work exercise that’s a whole lot of fun.

Creative Mornings – be inspired to live and work more creatively, with hipsters in 100 different cities.

The Buddhist Centre – down to earth meditation classes. The same simple program teaching two basic meditation practices can be found in 28 different countries. I first attended the London centre in 1986 and have since meditated with the Melbourne and Sydney centres.

School of Life – Melbourne was the first offshore home for London’s unique philosophy ‘school’. Sign up for a class, or an entire week, to help you view life through a different lens. Now in 8 countries and spreading fast.

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