My activated nuts now selling at Kingsley Meats

I am excited to announce that Kingsleys Meats in Rose Bay are now stocking my organic activated nuts. Currently in stock are activated almonds, brazils, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, walnuts, pumpkins seeds (pepitas), walnuts.

Activated nuts can still be purchased from my home in Bronte for all my existing customers.

In the near future Kingsleys Meats will also stock my activated sweet buckwheat (‘bronte buckinis’ – an excellent gluten-free flour substitute for cakes, pancakes and muffins), and my activated savoury buckwheat (excellent as a gluten-free breadcrumb substitute for crumbing meat or making savoury muffins). In the meantime, these products can be purchased from my home.

These are retailing for $9 (120g), $18 (300g) and $27 (500g).

For more information on what are activated nuts, and why eating raw (unsoaked) nuts is damaging to your long term health, click here.

what's happening in the wholefoods community....

There seems to be a lot of movement at the station so I thought I'd give you all a quick heads up summary of some of the major events in the recent past, present and near future: 1. About Life  opened a new store at 1 Kiaora Lane Double Bay today 5 June 2014. Check out their FB page here.

2. BU Organics (Ebley street, Bondi Junction) closed down the Suveran cafe on Oxford St (opposite About Life) but opened up a second store- located 102 Campbell Parade Bondi Beach right in the thick of the tourist epicentre of Australia. Check out their FB page here.

3. Vivid Sydney light festival has some organic wholefood options including Agape food truck outside the Opera House forecourt. I enjoyed the Pulled wagyu beef spelt rollers from there. Other food truck options include EatArt Truck at Hickson Rd and Veggie Patch Van, Hickson Road near the Harbour Bridge. Spectacular lights, stunning Sydney harbour plus wholefood options = great night out for young and old and everyone in between. From 6pm daily until 9 June. Check out this blog post by PaleoFoodies for more info.

4. Omeio- a new organic online wholefoods retailer is about to launch in the near future. Stay tuned on this one. Check out their website or FB page for more information. They will be stocking premium-quality Australian and imported wholefoods including my activated nuts and OVViO teas and spices.

5. Anthia Koullouros, natropath, herbalist and owner of OVViO Organic Health & Lifestyle Store in Paddington has published her cook book "I Am Food" in hard cover form. This can be purchased here.

6. Sarah Ballantyne who lives in the USA (aka the Paleo Mom) published her book "The Paleo Approach" dealing with reversing auto-immunity. A very scientific in-depth approach to a complex (and ever-growing) issue. Check it out here. Her FB posts are great too.

7. The Conscious Club's next event is on 18th June and looks to be pretty awesome featuring an internationally acclaimed documentary The Human Experiment narrated by Oscar winner Sean Penn, and produced by Emmy awarded journalists Dana Nachman & Don Hardy. Tickets can be purchased here. Looking forward to this one!

8. PaleoFoodies is hosting an exclusive food evening at $80/head on 25th June 6:30-8:30pm at Tatler Sydney, Darlinghurst. It is a showcase of primally-inspired cuisine and will be hosted by Luke Hines and Scott Gooding, authors of Clean Living and Clean Living Cookbook. Check it out here to purchase tickets. I'll be there!

9.  Mike Campbell has published his book "Unleash your Alpha" aimed at the modern man. A manual on how to "eat like a man, train like a beast, operate like a gentleman and become a legend."  Check out this post on him and his book by PaleoFoodies here. I met with him recently for coffee and an informal chat about his book and work as a PT. A really lovely guy and an inspiration and role model for blokes being the best they can be. You can follow his posts here.

Glad to see that the demand for clean, properly sourced and prepared food (together with an appreciation of a broader holistic lifestyle) is gaining momentum.

Cooking segment on bone broth and casseroles with Paleo Foodies

I recently was asked by the lovely Alison Sims of Paleo Foodies to do a cooking segment on how to make your own bone broth (stock) at home, and then how you can use the  bone broth as a key ingredient in a slow cooked lamb casserole. Check out the U-Tube clip here and Alison's blog post here.

To learn more and for a stack of recipes, nutritional information and helpful hints, come to one of my bone broth and/or casserole cooking classes which I run periodically from my home in Waverley.

For those who don't have the time, energy or inclination to make their own broth, I sell chicken, beef, fish and pork broth from wild/pastured animal bones ($10.50/700ml) in BPA-free recyclable containers. Perfect for the forthcoming winter months to build strong immunity and digestion and heal the gut. To learn how to incorporate broth into your diet click here, here and here. For a couple of casserole recipes click here and here.

Happy cooking!