The Perfect Brownie

• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 oz unsweetened chocolate
• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 3/4 cup honey
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons coconut flour, packed
• 1/4 cup almond flour, packed
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

1. Preheat oven to 325.  Grease a 9×9 square baking dish (for thick brownies) or 9×13 glass dish for regular brownies.
2. Melt together the butter, chocolate and coconut oil.
3. Whisk in the honey.  Allow mixture to cool down before adding your eggs.
4. Stir in your eggs.
5. Add your flours, baking soda and salt.  Whisk well to combine.
6. Spread mixture evenly into greased baking dish.
7. Bake for 25-30 minutes.
8. Let cool completely before topping with caramel.

Easy Caramel

• 1/2 cup of butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup of honey
• 1/2 cup of cashew cream, coconut milk or heavy cream

1. In a heavy bottom saucepan, combine butter and honey.  Bring to a boil.
2. Continue to cook, stirring frequently until it turns a dark caramel color.  You want it to be slightly darker than what you want in the end.  Remove from burner.
3. Add milk (stand back, it will splatter!)  Stir to combine.
4. Let cool slightly and allow to thicken, about 5 minutes.
5. Pour caramel onto cooled brownies.  Spread evenly to cover.
6. Sprinkle with sea salt.
7. Cut into small squares, as they are very rich!  These cut most cleanly once chilled.
8. Store in an airtight container in the fridge up to 1 week.

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• Saturday at 8:30am – commencing 2 February, 2013
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For first time participants the cost is $210.00 for the 6 Class series ($35 per class)

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Conscious Breathing

When we breathe consciously, we live consciously. When we breathe consciously, we are present within ourselves, observing and in control of our thoughts and emotions and therefore, available to be ‘active’ in life rather than reactive to life!

When we breathe consciously we engage our meditative mind, where the duality of existence fades and we stop projecting into the future or reliving the past and open ourselves to a heightened awareness; our intuition and all the blessing of the present moment.

When we relax deeply, we release tension and enable our body’s innate healing abilities.

Combined with Salt Therapy, Meditation & Breath-Work can provide the perfect immune boost for the coming winter months.

The study, which was published in the respiratory journal Thorax, also found that eating 3 or more serves of fruit saw a reduced incidence of severity of these conditions by between 11 and 14 per cent.

Clearly, more damage is being done to our young children from eating fast, fatty, processed foods than obesity alone. Fast foods contain saturated fats, preservatives and fatty acids (free radicals), whereas fruit is full of healthy vitamins and minerals but also rich in antioxidants.

Whilst the authors of the study clearly point out that fast food does not cause the diseases, but rather a higher risk of the disease becoming more severe.

Another example confirming the old saying, “You are what you eat!”

This article was sent to us recently so I thought I would share it with you. Made me want to research the issue some more. I hope you find this interesting.