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Lemon, Coconut & Poppyseed Cake w/ Italian Honey Meringue - DF, GF, RSF

3/6/2020

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You know when I use my proper camera rather than just my iPhone to take photos for a blog post that I'm really proud of it. Honestly, I think this might be the most beautiful thing I've ever made, and it's bloody delicious too. I challenged myself to make a completely dairy, gluten and sugar-free cake which was equally scrumptious as all the rest - I think I've done it. But check out the recipe below and decide for yourself! 

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Caramel Cookie Dough Balls - DF & GF

4/5/2020

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Soft, chocolate-y and oh-so-caramel. These dough balls are the perfect combination of salty caramel and sweet but without the bad stuff! They're gluten-free and dairy-free making them the perfect sweet snack on the go or while you're in lockdown. 

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Healthy Banana Choc-Chip Muffins (GF, DF, RSF)

20/4/2020

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There is something so delicious about the classic Banana Choc-Chip muffin. I was determined to make a guilt-free version, which was still delicious and with any luck nutritious. We finished our first batch of these muffins within a few hours, so I’d call that a success! Check out the gluten-free, dairy-free and refined sugar-free recipe below!

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Morag's Specials - Chocolate & Coconut Slice

16/3/2020

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The perfect chocolate and coconut slice. Nothing beats a family recipe. My mum (Morag) was working through a few boxes left over from my grandmothers house and she found this recipe from her childhood. She instantly recognised it as a recipe her mum (my grandmother) would make for her all the time when she was a child. The recipe was named, ‘Morag’s Specials’ and we knew that we’d have to make it together! Check out the new and improved recipe interpretation below!

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Healthy Raspberry Muffins

13/2/2020

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These are the most delicious, guilt-free muffins which the kids will be begging for in their lunchboxes. Refined sugar-free, dairy-free, gluten-free with a burst of freshness from the raspberries. We love everything about these muffins and we’re sure you will too.

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Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies

19/12/2019

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Decorating sugar cookies is a Christmas time essential in our family. This year we’re keeping it super simple with these stacked sugar cookies into mini Christmas trees. These are a great DIY idea with young kids or an additional decoration for around your gingerbread house!

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DIY Christmas Gift: Baking Jars

5/12/2019

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We're focusing on trying to find ways to minimise our waste and over-consumption this Christmas season. Here is a super simple DIY idea which is perfect to give to your friends and family!

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The Most Perfect Snickerdoodle Cookies

29/8/2019

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I’ve only recently fallen in love with snickerdoodle cookies! However, little did I know that they’re an American classic! There is something irresistible about the cinnamon-sugar coating. “They’re like cinnamon sugar donuts,” my boyfriend says - which is as much approval as I’ll ever need. Check out this dairy and gluten-free recipe below and give this a try for a sweet baking treat!

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Delicious Lactation Bliss Balls

15/8/2019

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​Don’t let the pressure of maintaining a steady supply of breastmilk stress you out! These Lactation Bliss Balls are the perfect snack for busy, breastfeeding mums. They are really quick and simple to make (they use only two bowls!). They also store well and can even be kept at your bedside for a midnight breastfeeding snack! They’re super nutritious, sugar-free, dairy-free, and gluten-free too! Check out this delicious recipe below!

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Chocolate, Salted Caramel & Pretzel Cookies

25/7/2019

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These cookies are a family favourite. They are the perfect blend of salty, sweet, chewy and crunchy. It’s hard to tear yourself away from the cookie jar and why would you want to?! These were our favourite prior to switching up our diets however, guilty pleasures are a must. So when mum found gluten-free pretzels at Countdown, I had to figure out how to make this gluten and dairy free. I think I’ve cracked it, so come and check out the result!

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Chocolate-Chip Cookies + Gluten Free Flour Blend

9/5/2019

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Looking for the perfect chocolate chip cookie? Look no further. These goodies are GF/DF and are beyond delicious. We also share with you our favourite gluten-free flour blend which is quick, easy, affordable and ideal for your baking creations! Click 'Read More' for the full details!

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Mother’s Day Layered Cookie Cake

2/5/2019

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While mothers should be celebrated every day of the week, Mother’s Day is a wonderful way to treat your mum and for me it’s yet another excuse to get in the kitchen and whip something up!

I was heavily inspired by scrolling through Pinterest and seeing these gorgeous layered cookie cakes so I wanted to see if I could come up with something gluten and dairy free which my mum would enjoy!

Decorating this cookie cake is the perfect opportunity to let your creativity run wild! I loved keeping to a theme of pinks and whites, however grab ingredients in your mum's favourite colour and have fun with it!
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Check out the full recipe below! It’s surprisingly simple and I’m sure the kids would love to give it a try!
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Easter Baking with Live Lively

19/4/2019

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Easter is one of our family’s favourite holidays. However, it’s also our first time being dairy and gluten free for Easter!

To be honest, life’s pretty tough for a DF/GF family at this time of the year, supermarket shopping has turned into a window shopping experience where you may look, but not touch.

​We’ve lent on our friends for support during this dreadful time and have tried to scramble up some solutions. We’ve come up with two delicious Easter recipes to help with your sugar cravings! Check them out below!
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The Perfect Valentine's Cupcakes

14/2/2019

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Happy Valentine's Day!

​I couldn’t help myself! I began dreaming up these cupcakes in the shower this morning and I couldn’t resist making them! Am super pleased with how they turned out and was a lovely way to spend my own Valentine’s Day. Check out the full recipe below to make them yourselves and keep the Valentine’s Day Spirit alive! 

These cupcakes are so much more simple than they might seem. They're the perfect way to achieve the WOW factor without an endless amount of effort. Did we mention they're gluten and dairy free too?

Ps. jamming out to Arianna Grande is totally necessary during the entire baking process. Do it. You won’t regret it.
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Our Favourite Caramel Slice

20/12/2018

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Welcome to our last official blog post for 2018! Recently at our first Live Lively Workshop we presented a food platter of our favourite homemade sweet treats - all gf/df of course. We realised that Nadia Lim’s Healthy Date Cashew Caramel Slice was a real hit, so we saw it fitting to share it on here for you all to enjoy! We truly understand the struggle of trying to find healthy yet delicious sweet treats that align with a gf/df diet, not to mention this recipe is also refined sugar free! Enjoy!

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The best ginger molasses cookies

17/12/2018

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Not much can beat the perfect ginger cookie, especially when it's laced with molasses - it's like Christmas in a bite! We used our favourite homemade stamp on ours too for a cute detailed touch. Plus, they're gluten free / dairy free too!

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5 DF/GF Christmas Creations

7/12/2018

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A gluten free / dairy free diet should never hold you back from enjoying the holiday season. Feeling good and looking after your body doesn't automatically prevent you from having a few Christmas treats either! Here we've collated our ultimate favourite Christmas recipes which are perfect to whip up for a delicious treat the whole family will enjoy - without even realising they're gluten free / dairy free!

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1. Cinnamon & Vanilla Meringues 
2. Button Biscuits
3. Apple & Cinnamon Cupcakes with Spiced Icing and Ginger Glass
4. Cinnamon Oysters with whipped filling
5. Gingerbread Cookies & Royal Icing
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