Lemon & Poppy Seed Cake

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by twotontos on May 20, 2012

Lemon & Poppyseed such a great combination and one I haven’t tried in a long long time… Probably since my Mum’s Lemon and Poppyseed Muffins when I was younger, as for Gaston apparently he has never even tried lemon and poppyseed before so this was the perfect cake to make :) and I found the [...]

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Avocado / Pistachio Dip

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by twotontos on May 17, 2012

Thanks to Maria for showing me this great, easy and super scrumptious dip. Its pretty much just fancy guacamole! Yum! I served this one with some lebanese bread torn up, sprinkled with parmesan, lemon zest and sea salt and baked in the oven for 10minutes till crisp.  Recipe – 2 medium sized ripe avocado’s – [...]

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Caramel Choc Slice

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by twotontos on May 15, 2012

mmm… Caramel-Choc Slice! Super yummy, but maybe next time I will try doubling the caramel for a double thick layer! Recipe Base – 1 cup flour – 1/2 cup desiccated coconut – 1/2 cup brown sugar – 125 grams melted butter Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius and line your baking tray with baking paper. [...]

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Yoyo’s

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by twotontos on May 13, 2012

Yoyo’s, the Kiwi (New Zealand) version of Melting Moments, the main difference being the addition of custard powder in both the cookie and filling. While they are not the most healthy of cookies, they certainly do melt in the mouth. These ones were for our amazing ‘Sydney Mama’ Teenie, to celebrate mothers day. Thank you [...]

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Fried Pizza

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by twotontos on May 11, 2012

This may sound super unhealthy, heavy and greasy, but that couldn’t be further from the truth and it may even be slightly healthier than traditional pizza! Shallow frying the base makes the bread super soft and fluffy with a slightly crisp skin, and with slightly untraditional healthier option toppings it all makes up for it. [...]

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Dairy Free Chocolate Cake

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by twotontos on May 9, 2012

So in just a little over 3 months we will be leaving Sydney and on our journey to South America for the next few years. Its creeping up fast and this is in fact a part of the reason we wanted to start this blog, not only to share our travels and experiences with anyone [...]

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Raw Choc Hearts

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by twotontos on May 7, 2012

A completely Raw Vegan dessert to try if anyone’s feeling particularly healthy. Gaston came up with this one the other day in an attempt to use up the raw cashews we have had in the pantry for the last few months.The texture is amazingly smooth and you can top it with a few orange segments [...]

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Swedish Easter Buns

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by twotontos on May 5, 2012

This year we finally got to try Tina’s famous easter buns! She makes this recipe from an old cut out of the Australian Women’s Weekly every year for easter but last year we were on a 5 day water fast and there wasn’t even a crumb left by the time we had finished! But this [...]

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Quick and Cute ‘Bacon & Eggs’

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by twotontos on May 2, 2012

We came across this idea on a few different blogs when we were searching for ideas for our wedding last January. Seen as we wouldn’t be serving any meat on the day, it seemed like a cute joke for all the meat eaters that would be coming. How to Make Bacon & Eggs 1. Grab [...]

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Gaston’s Vegan Burgers

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by twotontos on April 30, 2012

After drinking a lot more veggie juice in the mornings lately, we found ourselves trying to come up with ways to use the leftover pulp, that usually just gets wasted and thrown away. This is what we came up with! Well it was more Gaston’s creation this time, hence the name ‘Gaston’s Vegan Burgers’ oh [...]

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