Grecian herbed fish in broth

This is one of my and my kids’ favourite ways of eating wild fish and nourishing bone broth in the one meal. The Grecian flavours throw me back to my childhood and my trips to Greece. The entire meal is made on the stove top and once everything is chopped up and you have access to home made bone broth, it doesn’t take much time to make. So perfect for both everyday dinners and as well as an impressive dinner party meal. Be sure to buy fresh wild as opposed to farmed fish which you can read about here.

Kali Orexi (that’s Green for Good Appetite)

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Ingredients:

3 tablespoons (60g) butter
1 onion (approx 200g), diced
3 knobs of garlic (approx 15g), diced
1 carrot (approx 150g), diced
1 potato (approx 100g), diced
1 zucchini (approx 150g), diced
2 stalks of celery (approx 200g), thinly sliced into half moons (I use  a mandolin)
650-750g fillets of white wild fish (e.g. Barramundi, Hake, Snapper, Perch, Ling) 
2 cups 500ml salted chicken bone broth/ stock (purchase from our online store or from Broth Bar & Larder or learn to make your own via my online bone broth workshop) 
2 tablespoon tomato puree
1 teaspoon unrefined salt
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried basil leaf
1 teaspoon dried oregano
A few good turns of cracked pepper
1 bunch fresh parsley, roughly chopped, for garnishing

Directions:

Melt butter in large heavy based pot (eg cast iron) or frying pan on medium to  low heat. Add onions and garlic and stir fry for a few minutes until onions and garlic start to soften. Add potatoes and carrots and stir fry until they start to soften. Add celery and zucchini and cook, covered, until veggies are tender, stirring occasionally. Once tender, stir through dried herbs and salt and pepper. 

Meanwhile heat broth and tomato puree in a saucepan and blend together with whisk or stick blender. Add raw fish on top of the vegetables and pour  the heated broth over the fish and vegetables. Cook, covered, until fish is cooked through.  

Ladle into four bowls and garnish with a handful of fresh parsley and a wedge of lemon.

Serves 4

Father's Day Chocolate Coated Coffee Beans

Father's Day is Sunday 2 Sept 2018. Holy smokes that came around quickly!

We have crafted especially for the blokes these epic chocolate coated coffee beans ! Just when you thought that our raw dark chocolate (sokolata) couldn't get any better...These are diabolical...

Combining my love of real raw dark unadulterated (i.e. crap free) chocolate (sweetened only with pure maple syrup) and my love of Sacred Grounds organic fair trade coffee beans. 2 coffee beans in every square...An espresso hit that will get his motor running and humming. These are retailing for $13.95/100g bags at Broth Bar & Larder or we can courier to Sydney and Wollongong areas. Limited quantities so get in quick! To prepay and pre-order call Broth Bar directly on 0421 786 009 or email orders@staraniseorganic.com

We wrote on the packet that this one is for the blokes but I reckon there's going to be a tug of war between the sexes on these babies!

FREE WORKSHOP on swapping out conventional personal care products, household cleaning products and pharmaceutical products with non-toxic eco-friendly (yet powerful) products

We know that our hard coded genes are only responsible for a very small fraction of our health and that our health is largely dependent upon or influenced by a number of different environmental or lifestyle factors. The 2 broad categories of environmental or lifestyle factors that influence our health are:

• Nourishment on the one hand; and
• Toxins on the other hand.

These 2 factors have such a profound effect on our health that they actually switch our genes on and off for better or for worse and can thus change the expression of our and our loved ones’ genes (read more about epigenetics in my blog post here). This is why we need to be concerned about increasing nourishment and decreasing toxicity whenever it’s within our control. 

One of our lifestyle choices is what we choose to eat (our diet). That food can either be well sourced, properly prepared and nutrient-dense (nourishing) or processed (toxic) and thus has a profound effect on our health (which is why I’m so passionate about it). But food is only one component of health. What we put in and on our bodies in terms of personal care products and household cleaning products is just as, if not more, important as food, because what we put on our skin and breathe into our lungs goes directly into our body with no digestive filter. Most of the ingredients contained in conventional personal care products and household cleaning products (and even dare I say some of the organic ones) are questionable at best or toxic at worse. And we know that toxins cause inflammation and are the root cause of all modern disease. And here we are slathering and spraying them onto our and our kids’ skin, hair and nails, and inhaling them in.  

On Saturday 15th September 1-4pm I will be running my next free workshop to show you how easy, simple and cost effective it is to healthy swap conventional personal care products and household cleaning products to create a toxic-free home environment for your family. I’ll also explain how to healthy swap conventional pharmaceuticals with safe, yet powerfully effective, alternatives (this is very empowering as a parent!). I will show you how you can turbo charge or enhance the 8 Foundations of Health to take your and your family’s health to the next level and how you can add a beautiful energy and spirit to your home making it a safe, inviting and comforting sanctuary. 

There’s no time like the present to start increasing nourishment and reducing toxins in your home environment- the one environment that you CAN control. 

To learn more or to book click here

“I loved the workshop and have been thinking of essential oils ever since and am wondering how I have gotten by without them all this time. I have been chatting and building excitement around the products since the workshop. I’ve been mentioning them to friends and work colleagues too. I found the workshop extremely informative and great that I got to experience the products first hand with the tea and chocolate as well as applying the oils. I definitely would consider attending another workshop, especially after using the products again. I’m sure I’ll get even more out of another session. Thanks for your enthusiasm and generosity of your time”

— Helen

“Soulla, thank you SO much for creating this amazing family. Thank you for the incredible work you do and for bringing so much joy and excitement into my life. I’m forever grateful to you for sharing your knowledge on food and diet & the 8 foundations of health. Your bone broth workshop has made my life SO much easier....I am so grateful to have come across the oils and your workshops and the challenge of then going on to host a gathering of my own & the pride and satisfaction of actually doing that. It brings me such comfort being able to connect with like minded mummas & not feel like a stranded person who is stuck at sea doing all this ‘crazy’ stuff (that I have no intention of stopping cos deep down I know it’s right). I seriously sat on that table yesterday eating that sensational soup just smiling. It was such a wonderful day and all of these people just blow my mind. They’re so beautiful and so friendly and then I got to shop at broth bar on the way home and fill my cupboard with all nutrient dense goodies! I can’t thank you enough 🙏”

— Kerry