Contents

Main Meals

Introduction 8 Jo’s Story  10 How to use this book 12 Symbols and standards used in this book  13 Ingredient substitutes  14

Breakfasts Raw fruit porridge  42 Tropical quinoa porridge  42 Layered chia pudding  44 Apple quinoa fritters  45 Spiced banana breakfast muffins  46 Brown rice pancakes with blueberry syrup  49 Omelette wraps with mushroom sauce  51 Baked beans  51 Huevos rancheros (ranch-style eggs)  52 Big breakfast  55 Creamed corn  56 Raw apple, cinnamon and buckwheat muesli  57

Smoothies, Drinks and Juices My fave green smoothie  63 Chocolate green smoothie  63 Coconut green chai smoothie  63 Green frappaccino  64 Strawberry milk  64 Hazelnut latte  64 Vanilla chai tea  65 Dry ginger lime fizz  65

Spicy BBQ chicken ‘all-in-one’ meal  107 Chicken and macadamias with coconut lime satay sauce  108 Nasi goreng  110 Whole Chinese chop chicken with chilli ginger sauce  112 Beef and chicken fajitas  117 Beef stroganoff with cabbage ‘noodles’  118 Hearty lamb and bean hotpot  120 Lemon herb barramundi with cauliflower and sweet potato purée  123 Sesame salmon with creamy tikka sauce  124 Vietnamese fish curry with sticky rice  126 Black bean molè (black bean chocolate chilli)  128 Tamale pie  131 Brown rice mushroom risotto with Macadamia cheese  132 Grain free lasagne  134

The Basics Chicken stock paste 20 Thermomix liquid stock – beef, lamb or chicken  21 Gluten free flour 22 Rice almond milk  23 Almond sunflower seed milk  24 Raw nut milk  24 Coconut milk  25 Thick coconut cream  26 Coconut yoghurt  27 Cashew cream  28 Macadamia ‘cheese’  29 ‘Parmesan’ crumbs  29 Dairy free cream cheese  30 Dairy free sour cream  30 Spreadable butter  31 Ghee  31 Nut butter  32 No-nut butter  32 Coconut butter  33 Dairy free lemon coconut butter  33 Fruit spread  34 Tikka paste  34 Onion salt  35 Caramelised onions  35 Onion and garlic mayonnaise  36 BBQ Sauce  37

Breads, doughs and pastries Artisan bread (Cheat’s sourdough)  142 Spelt artisan bread  144 Gluten free artisan bread  145 Beetroot ciabatta  146 Pizza bases  148 Spelt pizza bases  148 Gluten free pizza bases  149 Quinoa and chia seed flatbread  149 Spelt Bread  151 Spelt tortillas  152 Dairy free spelt scones  153 Spelt yeast free bread  154 Cornbread  155 Paleo Bread  155 Spelt shortcrust pastry  156 Gluten free shortcrust pastry  157

Light Meals, Salads and Sides Warm quinoa salad  72 Mini impossible quiches  74 Mum’s potato salad  77 Smoked salmon salad with sesame dressing  78 American chop salad  78 Jelly salad  81 Singapore noodles  82 Tostadas  85 Dairy free pizza toppings  87

Soups Creamy chicken and brown rice soup  96 Coconut lemon chicken soup  97 Cabbage patch soup with sweet potato mash  98 Tomato bean soup with mini meatballs  99 Mexican black bean and chorizo soup  100 Thai fish soup with ‘cauliflower rice’  101

Reference pages Sample menu plan for the week 216 Menus for the whole family  218 Glossary 220 Ingredient list  221 Useful items  221 Soaking and activating  222 Index  224 Visit us online  227 Gratitude  228

Sweet Baking Dairy free spelt brioche 162 Monkey bread  163 Cinnamon blueberry Scrolls  164 Carrot cupcakes with coconut ‘cream cheese’ topping  166  Flourless chocolate cocount cake with marbled ganache  168 Grain free cinnamon ‘donut’ cupcakes  171 Whole poached pear cake with Dulce de leche  172 Black sapote mudcakes with chocolate coconut ganache  174 Gooey flourless fudge brownies  175 Flourless chocolate espresso cake  176 Gingerbread biscuits  179 Lemon olive oil salted macadamia biscuits  180 Peach-mango cobbler  181 Spiced peach tarte tatin with quick cashew vanilla ice cream  182 Apple berry custard crumble  185 Pecan pie  186

Desserts Banana ice cream with salted caramel sauce  192 Caramel swirl ice cream  192 Coconut vanilla sorbet  194 Peachy dream  194 Tangelo sorbet with magic chocolate topping  195 Raw chocolate semifreddo  196 Banana pomegranate parfai