Lazy Saturday In

Wanna whip up something SCRUMPTIOUS and quick?

Last night Borck and I opted for a lazy night in having both worked long weeks, all we wanted to do was put our feet up and watch a DVD on the couch.

So before we both raced off (again) for our days full of errands, more work, gym sessions, sunbaking, voting and more, I sliced and diced a bunch of vegies and made a super fast-easy-peasy-lasagna.

I wasn't going by any recipes so I used eggplant (that admittedley had been marinating for a couple of days in the fridge), zucchinis, red capsicum, and tomatoes. Then in the blender I threw in a few tomatoes, a bunch of basil, one MASSIVE russian garlic clove, a bit less than one onion, and some chilli. That was my sauce.

I love the thought of eating RAW garlic (think anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-bacterial) and RAW onion (think beautifying-rich SULPHUR) but unless it's thrown into a yummolicious sauce (that both you and your partner will eat together hehe) it's a little tricky to get it down.

Then I layered it all in a large dish and added some nutritional yeast flakes for a tasty cheesy addition - and a pack of B vitamins. I'm not so much a fan of the heavy nut-based raw cheeses that could go with a lasagna, so usually opt for the lighter easy-peasy-vegie one instead.


It was so good coming home knowing dinner was waiting for us both after 2hrs at the gym that was SO GOOD yet tiring.
The avocado ontop soothed the buzzing chilli hit in the sauce, and with a great big side of english spinach, it really hit the spot on the couch curled up with a DVD.




But no lazy Saturday night is complete without dessert...


Frozen bananas in the blender, then a quick choccie sauce of cacao, coconut oil and agave that when poured ontop turns into ICE MAGIC... sprinkled with coconut flakes, sliced bananas, cacao nibs and AMAZING Loving Earth coconut-ginger-cinnamon-activated-walnuts. YUM!

Road Trip - and amazing food!

Brock and I drove out of Sydney Monday arvo and headed for CANBERRA to visit the National Gallery for the Impressionist Exhibition (I'm a Van Gogh fan and having seen the exhibition in Paris years ago, jumped at the chance to see it again).

Tuesday morning I woke feeling a little under the weather :( but was well looked after with hugs from Brock, an AMAZING green juice from James and then a FANTASTIC green smoothie Teresa made! Spoilt rotten! And instantly feeling better:)

We decided to head out for a nature walk through the valley 40mins from home... but not long into our walk we had to turn around quick-smart and start walking REAL fast back to the car as the Heavens opened up above us and came POURING down! All 4 of us were SOAKED! Sneakers, socks, jumpers, hats, tshirts... right down to our undies!
Freeeeeezing cold and hungry, we bundled back into the car, cranked the heater on, huddled up and munched on some chewy Californian medjool dates that were AMAZING! They tasted just like beautifully soft caramels. So good :)

After hot showers and warm clothes we were all in the kitchen "un-cooking" up a storm! KITCHEN FUN!!
First up, Teresa threw a bunch of things in the blender and whizzed it 'round to create a chocolatley-carameley-sweet-pudding-moussey-deliciously-amazing-dessert-in-a-mug-thingy that was pure ECSTACY :) We all moaned in BLISS with each mouthful, savouring every - last - bit.

Brock and I then ventured out in the rain to pick some of the greatest tasting tomatoes I've ever had - FROM THE BACK YARD - to use in our LASAGNA!!





Brock was the man for that job. Layers of marinated eggplant and zucchini, with strips of red capsicum, fresh basil leaves, and sliced tomatoes with James' special sauce... easily restaurant quality ;)

James also managed to whip up an incredible salad of mixed greens, grated apple, fresh herbs, and cinnamon at the same time, which was UNREAL! Try cinnamon in your next salad at home. SO GOOD!!

Teresa also made a salad with EVERYTHING you could think of in it - broccoli, carrot, spinach, goji berries, red cabbage, grapes, tomatoes... and a DELICIOUS dressing.



With BIG glasses of freshly squeezed OJ... good food, good company. It couldn't have been a better end to a cold wet day.