Cheeseless polenta bites

1/2 cup polenta

2 cups water

1/2 tsp onion powder

1 Tbsp nutritional yeast

Bring water to the boil & whisk in polenta. Continue whisking about 5 minutes. Whisk in onion & yeast. Poor into a lined loaf tin & allow to set.

Cut into bites or fingers, oil & sea salt, then either pan fry till crisp or bake at 225C for 20 minutes, turning after 10.

(Could try herbs, real cheese etc.)

Almond crackers

270g almond meal

1 Tbsp o oil

1 egg

Oven at 150C. Mix ingredients, roll between baking paper & score. Bake 15 minutes, break, flip over & return to cooling oven to continue drying.

Can add Rosemary, salt. Try sweet or spicy.

Orange sesame muesli

Ingredients:
250g quinoa flakes
90g unsweetened shredded or flaked coconut
35g cashews, roughly chopped
35g whole raw almonds, roughly chopped
35g pumpkin (pepita) seeds
30g sunflower seeds
20g sesame seeds

40ml virgin coconut oil
30ml un-hulled tahini
30ml brown rice syrup
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
the finely grated zest of 1 orange
(1/2 tsp. fine sea salt)

100g natural raisins or sultanas
85g dried cranberries
45g dried apple slices, roughly chopped
40g pitted dried dates, roughly chopped

Oven at 180C. Stir mixed wet ingredients through dry. Spread on baking tray & toast 30 minutes, stirring every 10. Allow to cool then stir in fruit.

White bean blondies

Tin white beans, drained
8 medjool dates (10 was too sweet)
Tub applesauce
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp vanilla powder
1/2 tsp bicarb

Small Lavington tin, 30 minutes at 180C.

(Also 30ml teff. Try without.)

Jeff's BBQ pork belly

Stabbed worked belly a whole lot. Stuffed holes with chopped rosemary & thyme. Rubbed with sea salt. Sit at room temp covered with paper towels to absorb any moisture. Rub the bottom with oil & place on a BBQ with lid down on low. After approx an hour, when fat is bubbling out the top, turn heat to high and flip to crackle.

Served with apple & green beans.

Quinoa pancakes

200g quinoa
1 Tbsp chia
375ml milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 eggs
2 ripe bananas
1/2 tsp bicarb

Soak grains & spices over night. Add eggs & bicarb and partially blend.Mix through mashed bananas.

Pork chops with maple mustard

2 pork scotch fillets

Mushrooms

20ml maple syrup

15ml mustard

Juice half small lemon

15ml EVO oil

Cos lettuce

1/2 apple