Nurture & Nourish with Slow Cooking


By Joanna Rushton

Digestion is one of the most delicately balanced of all human and perhaps angelic functions. -Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826) I have often thought of this quote in the past when battling digestive issues. I used to suffer horribly from heartburn and acidic reflux in my late 20’s to early thirties and yes absolutely my food and lifestyle choices at the time where to blame for my dependency on antacids

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Slow cooking for fast people


By Jo Rushton

In recent years, the principles of slow cooking have really made a come back, even competing with the more time efficient 15 minute healthy stir-fries.

Slow cooking takes me back to childhood memories, of mouth watering aroma’s coming from my grandmother’s kitchen. Over time I’ve come to appreciate the reasons why I think she may have favoured this method of cooking..

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  • We all love food, it brings so much joy to our lives everyday. BUT we may not be aware of how our food choices affect our health and in particular our gut. Gut Health is being talked about a lot, but what is it about and how can we understand more @bhavanabyronbay is holding a 2 day ‘Gut & Adrenal Workshop’ on June 29th and 30th, for more information please click the link in our bio #guthealth #guthealing #gut #adrenalfatigue #notjustacookingschool #food 📷@hels72
  • Introducing a new addition to our garden, the unique ‘Mother of Herb’. Also known as: Queen of Herbs, Five in One Herb, Five Seasons Herb, Five Spice Herb, Chinese Three in One, Broad Leafed Thyme, Spanish Thyme and Spanish Sage. This herb with its strong flavour has vitamins A, B, C and minerals calcium, potassium, magnesium, iron. It has some amazing health benefits from antiseptic, to carminative, expectorant, diaphoretic, digestive and antibacterial. #herbs #medicinalherbs #guthealth #cookingclass #notjustacookingschool #organicfood #organicgardening
  • An amazing 2 days at the Inaugural ‘Farm2Plate Exchange’ brought to us by @regionality We have spent two days listening to an amazing community of people who are doing things differently and sharing their incredible stories with us. So many learnings and so much admiration for these people from farmers, to chefs, to food producers, tourist operators, wine makers, university teachers and food technologists. #farm2plateexchange #farm2plate #regionality
  • Taking in a spectacular sunset @bhavanabyronbay after two incredible days of sold out cooking classes...Gut & Adrenal Health and Harvest Festival. Next class Gut & Adrenal Workshop June 29th-June 30th. For more information DM or email me 🌱#guthealth #adrenalfatigue #adrenalhealth #transformation #notjustacookingschool
  • ALMOST SOLD OUT - our Harvest Food Cooking Class this Saturday May 4th, part of the 2019 Harvest Food Festival celebrating our finest Northern Rivers artisan providores and an opportunity to taste the abundance of hand crafted local produce. For more information please click the link in our bio #harvestfest #northernriversfood #eatlocallovelocal #byronbay #localmarkets #cookingclasses #byronbaylife #byronbayfood #organicgardening
  • Harvest Autumn Fair TODAY from 10:00am-4:00pm at North Byron Parklands, 126 Tweed Valley Way Yelgun The Harvest Autumn Fair will be a super day to celebrate the fantastic growers and producers, chefs and farmers of the Northern Rivers! The Fair will feature delicious $10 plates from three of our iconic local restaurants: Harvest Newrybar Beach Byron Bay Three Blue Ducks. Kids Activities, Food Competitions, Cocktail Competitions and Live Music #harvestfest #northernriversfood #eatlocallovelocal #harvestautumnfair #harvestfoodtrail
  • We love salad for breakfast, lunch and dinner...#cookingclasses #salad #organicfood #greensalad 📷@hels72
  • Millet flat breads with local providores @thebaysmokehouse - smoked mackerel with @nimbinvalley creme fraiche and rocket, caramelised onions and @cheeseslovesyou soft feta #cookingclasses #northernriversfood #byronbay

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