And Dad said it wouldn’t work!

The latest addition to our ever expanding small bakehouse collection – especially made for our dad who would rather eat pudding than cake.

Made with Italian Arborio risotto rice, organic milk and cream, cinnamon, Green and Black's fair trade chocolate, and topped with a dollop of sweetened mascarpone – in a jar. Hot or cold.
It tastes like Me-Mum's homemade rice pudding with thick Spanish hot chocolate mixed in. Yum.

We made a vegan friend a coconut and cardamon version with fresh almond milk, raisins, agave syrup, and topped with coconut cream and pistachios - dairy and gluten free and no refined sugar.

And everyone's been telling us just how much they like eating cake and now pudding out of the jar. Sustainable packaging at it's best – recyclable, reusable, and no chemicals leaching into the food from plastic containers or wrapping. When you've eaten enough – just screw the lid back on. Perfect. XX

Ice dream

We just love a good frappucino. When we were travelling, we'd crave them. When we found a Starbucks in the deepest, darkest places, we felt overwhelmed by the desire. We had to have one. Must have been the familiarity; the reminder of civilisation as we once knew it. And the heat!

We used to sit outside a gorgeous cafe in Lecce, Southern Italy under umbrellas shading the mid day sun - sipping homemade iced almond and hazelnut milk topped with chocolate shavings.

Here's our homemade versions.....all taste and wholesome goodness but none of the compromise.

To make at home, this is what we use..

* 1 large cup cold milk - this could be raw nut (almond, hazelnut etc), hemp or soya milk shop bought or homemade or dairy variety
* 2 cups ice
* plus individual flavourings of our choice....

- Dollop of homemade caramel (Lily's favourite - caramel cream)
- Spoons of cacao and coffee in tiny amount of boiling water with full fat cow's milk (dad's favourite - mocha)
- Large handful of organic strawberries with oat milk (Ella's fav - strawberries and cream)

- Spoon of fair trade organic drinking chocolate (for Indy)

- Spoon of homemade nutella made with hazelnuts and raw cacao and almond or hemp milk (for Laurie)

* Sweetening to taste - lucuma powder, honey, maple syrup, stevia
* Pinch of xanthan gum to blend or alternatively add some ground golden flax seeds.

Place these in a superduper blender (ours is a vitamix) and push the button, flick the switch. It might need a little help from a spatula.

Pour into a tall glass and top off with organic whipped cream or raw cashew cream and a sprinkling of raw cacao powder.....yummy

(it was a boiling hot day and the ice melted way too quickly!!)

We usually have a bottle of dairy free nut, seed or oat milk already made in the fridge. It is so easy to make and so convenient. You even freeze the milk into cubes and use instead of ice.

Visit our friend at my pure pantry or see here for almond milk You Tube tutorial. Alternatively there are many dairy free milks now available on supermarket shelves, at the local healthfood store and on line.

Enjoy whole hearted... knowing you are nourishing yourself xx