Oh my, December 2013 was an exciting time at Vegan Sparkles HQ! It was the month I passed my final exam for my Institute for Integrative Nutrition studies and graduated as a Certified Holistic Health Coach! It was quite a year. I receive a ton of questions about this course, and am now […] Read more…
Quinoa, Radish & Pomegranate Salad
With the festive season upon us, it seems only fitting to invite a colourful salad to brighten up our dinner tables (and BBQs)! A salad that not only looks good but is packed with potassium, folate, antioxidants and Vitamins C and K, to keep us sparkling through the holidays. Edamame works just as well as […] Read more…
Tropical Green Smoothie
Is it a smoothie or is it a juice? I know, I know – it’s so hard to choose sometimes. But when luscious mangoes first appear on the summer scene, it’s gotta be a Tropical Green Smoothie, right? Adding a little more coconut water than usual will give you the best of both worlds: a […] Read more…
Roast Beetroot & Walnut Dip
There have been some funny things going on lately. Out for tapas and vino with my gal pals the other night, one of my friends said: “Oh, I made your healthy beetroot dip recipe to take to work the other day and everyone loved it! And I used Coyo so it was free of dairy […] Read more…
Inspiring Health Babes: Donna from The Yoga Vine
I first met Donna Buchanan earlier this year when Jacqueline from Upon Wild Stars booked us into a Yoga Vine class as part of a Perth Wellness Soulpreneurs catch-up. Led by Donna and her business partner Kate, the class was sublime. Filled with challenge but also warmth and a cheeky sense of humour all-too-often […] Read more…
The Sparkle Project is Coming!
6 Tips Your Brain Wants You To Know
Brain health. Let’s face it, it’s not the sexiest of topics. When I opened up the last of my Institute for Integrative Nutrition modules this morning and saw two long lectures waiting for me on this topic, I wasn’t exactly dancing around the study with glee. But I love learning about all things health-related. So why […] Read more…
Inspiring Health Babes: Emily Ehlers
I’ve been blessed to meet so many inspiring health babes through my Institute for Integrative Nutrition studies this year. Although Emily Ehlers and I met before our studies began (you may remember Em from the beautiful feature article she wrote for us earlier this year: Healthy Eating for Pregnancy or from our many Perth Wellness […] Read more…
Pickled Beet Mini Tacos
Happy VVP Saturday, beautiful soul! If you’ve been around these digs for a while now, you’ll remember how much fun we had at the last couple of Virtual Vegan Potluck parties with Raw Red Velvet Cake Ice-Cream and Beetroot & Vegan ‘Goat Cheese’ Tarts: Well it’s BACK, baby, bigger and better than ever! More than 150 food bloggers worldwide […] Read more…
Mediterranean Twist Salad
Now that the weather’s warming up (YAY!), I’m all about the salads and have been throwing together all kinds of crazy combinations. Salad doesn’t have to equal boring, beautiful! Let your imagination run wild. Experiment. Have fun. Go nuts. Invent your own themed bowls that explode with flavour. This one’s jam-packed full of goodness, nutrition, […] Read more…
Being Kind to Yourself: Wholesome Food
I’ve been a big fan of sisters Koren and Alana and their beautiful blog The Little Green House for some time now. So when they asked me to be a part of their ‘8 Ways to be Kind to Yourself’ series and write a feature article about wholesome food, I jumped right in! Come join us as […] Read more…
Vegan Sparkles TV: Choc Fudge
Yep, Vegan Sparkles TV is back, baby! Tackling all the important issues, such as: – Exactly how much mess can one woman make in a blender on the wrong speed? – Is ‘chocolateness’ even a word? – Just how high on cacao is she? And most importantly: – How to make a Healthy Hot Choc […] Read more…
Asian Cucumber Salad
This little gem was inspired by a curious salad we encountered at Musashi Japanese Restaurant in Sydney a couple of weeks ago. Usually a huge fan of salads overflowing with delicious goodness, I wouldn’t have thought that a simple cucumber salad would really get my wow on, but something about this little number was magic. Throughout […] Read more…
Sydney Raw Chocolate Workshop
WOW, you Sydney-siders sure have some cool venues in town! The new Work-Shop in Chippendale hosts a range of creative classes and workshops to help you unleash your inner awesome. Bright and funky, it was the perfect place for me to teach a Raw Chocolate Workshop a couple of weeks ago. Sixteen beautiful souls came along to the hands-on class […] Read more…