Yummy Coconut Walnut and Apricot Balls

These balls are really yummy.... Thanks to Caroline for sharing the recipe and helping me make them. And thanks to Megs and Soph for the original recipe: Megs and Soph

Ingredients

2 cups dried coconut + extra to roll balls in

2 cups walnuts 

16 dried apricots (190g)

3 Tablespoons almond butter

2-3 teaspoons honey

2 Tablespoons coconut oil

Method

Blend first 4 ingredients together until you have a fine crumbly texture.

Melt coconut oil and then add the honey – mix together until well combined.

Add to the crumbly mixture and blend well. Roll into balls and then roll through more desiccated coconut.

Anna's Quinoa Wild Rice and Carrot Salad

I'm back after a long break..... It was 6 months ago that I last posted on this blog. Since then it's been a whirl wind few months with baby Max born, and a challenge to adapt to motherhood.... Anyway, here is a delicious quinoa wild rice and carrot salad, kindly provided by my cousin Anna. xx.

Ingredients:
1 carrot, shaved or julienned
Generous thumb of finely grated fresh ginger
Ditto of turmeric
Heaped teaspoon cumin
2 Cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 - 1 red onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup Ceres quinoa and rice blend
pistachio nuts (optional)

Method:
Soak quinoa/rice mix for 30 minutes. Then put on to the boil for 15 min.
Meanwhile gently fry onion. Once it's transparent, add turmeric, ginger, garlic, and cumin and fry for a few minutes. Add shaved carrot near the end for a minute or so. Sprinkle pistachio nuts as desired.

Serve with lamb cutlets, chicken nibbles, veggie burgers, or whatever else tickles your fancy.