I understand that our tastebuds grow accustomed to eating less sweet foods, but it’s actually quite confronting to see how my children at such a young age have already become affected by sugar. On the other hand, Sharny’s children, who have rarely been exposed to refined sugars, devour theirs and desperately seek out more. The same happens with the hand-made chocolates. A few spoonfuls in though and my sweet-toothed children have had enough. It looks like the real deal and the kids run to the table to eat. I’m blown away at how much it looks like deliciously creamy vanilla ice cream, it tastes great too! Making chocolate ice cream is as simple as adding some raw cacao powder. We pull out the Thermomix again to help us turn frozen bananas and an egg white into ice cream. I think we all cheered when Sharny told us that chocolate ice cream and handmade chocolates would be on the menu. This is certainly an area I need some help in. Unfortunately the habit of a little something sweet after dinner is well-entrenched in my children. Success! While Jamie was at first put off by the large basil leaves on top, both of them ate almost all of what they were served. It’s smeared with tomato paste and topped with mushrooms, ham, fresh pineapple and cheese. We usually make our own, and I like to think it’s pretty healthy anyway, but Sharny has upped the stakes by replacing the carb-laden base with a thinly filleted chicken breast. Okay, healthy fried rice wasn’t a winner, but I’m prepared to try this again at home because it ticks all of my boxes fast, healthy and delicious!Ĭourse two is pizza, a regular in our house. Jamie approached the bowl apprehensively, took a reluctant bite and refused anymore. Julius throws three big chunks in their Thermomix and in less than five seconds we’ve got ‘rice’, he tells me a food processor will produce the same result. Except in this instance the rice is replace with processed cauliflower. Sharny’s version has all the usual ingredients in there egg, shallots, ham. Granted, it’s not every day you feed three adults and five children, but the prep work that’s going on makes me worry I little I couldn’t pull off something like this in my own home. Their kitchen is big and there’s a lot going on. I follow the amazing smell to the kitchen where a feast is being prepared. I silently applaud them for getting through dinner prep without a wine glass in sight. Feed a child all the organic, grain-free fodder you like, but dinnertime with a toddler, let alone three, is never easy. The moment of truth arrived and we’re greeted by Sharny and her husband Julius’ three youngest children, all aged under four. I briefed my children by simply saying we were going to a friend’s house for dinner.
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