It's finally here! And I'm so excited to share this news with everyone. After so much hard work and late nights cooking, baking, doing dishes, burning things, tasting things, lugging around camera equipment and... eating, eating, eating... it's finally time to unveil the cookbook. It has truly been a labour of love – and of passion (that's why we call it "sexy") – and it's a really good thing I have all this crazy super-natural energy to burn (that comes from quitting sugar). Now, it's over to you to try these recipes for yourselves. I'm so proud of this little... Continue reading

Can I just say, some of the last minute inclusions in The Sexy Sugar Free Vegan Project eBook are blowing my mind! Naturopath and nutritionist, Meg Thompson from My Wholefood Romance has literally changed my life with this one... I've actually never tried this magical little super berry before! The colour is so amazing. I can only imagine what those antioxidants are doing to my cells right now (yes, I did just eat some for dessert!). You'll find this recipe in the eBook, which is available now – woohoo! Guess what? The Sexy Sugar Free Vegan Project eBook is finally... Continue reading

So I made a bit of a mess in the kitchen last night... but one taste of these Red Velvet and Coconut Cream Brownies kinda made it all worthwhile! This is just one of the many incredible new recipes you'll find in The Sexy Sugar Free Vegan Project cookbook. It's almost finished! Only 3 more recipes to shoot... an awesome salad, a breakfast mousse (that's right, chocolate for breakfast!) and some ridiculously 'cheesey' pot pies. Arggghh I'm so excited! Guess what? The Sexy Sugar Free Vegan Project eBook is finally here! Yippee! And it's available for immediate download, so you... Continue reading

Hello sexies! Guess what I did for my birthday yesterday?? That's right! I tested and photographed this recipe for my upcoming eBook The Sexy Sugar Free Vegan Project. I'm such a workaholic, huh? Well, it was a pretty tasty way to spend my birthday morning, so I consider it a treat! Not only did the smell of baking make my whole house smell amazing (kinda like a gingerbread house, I just wanted to eat the walls!), it was so good straight out of the oven... I totally almost burnt myself trying to devour it. A classic case of pleasure and... Continue reading

So you all know I've been working hard on completing The Sexy Sugar Free Vegan Project cookbook, but what you don't know yet is that I'll be inviting a few guest recipe writers to join in the project. How exciting! I'm calling on all my favourite Vegan chefs and foodies out there to take up the challenge... a Vegan recipe sans sugar (that includes dates, maple syrup and agave etc!). The best recipes will be published in the upcoming The Sexy Sugar Free Vegan Project cookbook, as well as the authors' bios and links to their business pages. So, what... Continue reading

Hi Toffee readers! It has been so much fun getting to be this issue's cover girl, and I was so excited when Nancy asked me to share some more goodness for you here on the blog! After 5+ years of being self-employed, hopping from jewelry maker to design blogger to... Continue reading

Looking for some cute last minute gift wrap for your beloved? Here's some cute printable wrapping paper from our Freebies archives, there's four lovey-dovey patterns to choose from, which you can use to wrap gifts, make cards and gift tags, or for scrapbooking and craft. Simply click here to download... Continue reading

Okay, so I admit I've let my blogging slip a little since January. I'm sorry guys! I've been so busy working on my other little project, Toffee magazine, and putting together The Sexy Sugar Free Vegan Project cookbook, that I've neglected to keep you updated on the January Detox. Well, I've now lost 4 kilograms since New Year's Eve through clean eating and hard training! I've gone at it Paleo style! My whole body shape has changed and I've got off-the-richter-scale energy levels! You can tell by all those exclamation marks, huh? Now, with the arrival of Valentine's Day, and... Continue reading

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We threw a little Australia Day party last weekend and thought it was the perfect time to explore our back issues for fun printables. I guess you can tell by the photos that we certainly did have a lot of fun with these cute photo booth props from issue three.... Continue reading

What could be better on Valentine's Day than to surprise your beloved with a tea break... Toffee style? So this year, our Valentin'e's Day gift to you, our beloved readers, is this free tea set printable. Simply Click here to download the file, print, cut and paste. You're sure to... Continue reading

We've been having way too much fun with the latest batch of printables inside toffee magazine, can you tell? It was impossible to resist taking a zillion photos in this cute little 'Popcorn Party' photoshoot today. Especially when the pretty sprinkles on the cupcakes matched the toppers so perfectly. Plus,... Continue reading

Hello lovelies! Just popping in with some quick news from the Toffee magazine office! You see, of all the patterns we've designed over the last four issues (that's over 40 different patterns!) we've got a few favourites. Sure, we've been wrapping our birthday presents and covering our school books and... Continue reading

Just popping by to say hello and a Happy New Year to all our fans! Here at Toffee magazine, we love all our readers and contributors, and we'd like to say thank you for reading, sharing and supporting our little magazine in 2012. As a special gift for the new... Continue reading

Happy New Year everyone! Well, what can I say? It's the first day back and you know what I'm thinking? I L-O-V-E my job! As a health coach, my job is to make myself as happy, healthy and beautiful as possible... and then show YOU how to do the same! How cool is that? And, that's not all... since I'm a blogger, I get to be creative too! Writing, cooking, taking photographs, designing... seriously, what more could a girl ask for? Yup, I'm on a pretty big high right now. I was amazed that so many of you joined me... Continue reading

Congratulations! You made it to the end of The Sexy Sugar Free Vegan Project! How do you feel? Are you ready to take on Christmas with your newly liberated tastebuds? Have you experienced a boost in super natural energy? Can you feel your inner sugar monster loosening it's grip? I sure hope so! Whether you've tried just one recipe over the past 3 weeks or you've used the ideas I've presented here to completely transform your diet – today we celebrate! I thought long and hard about which recipe to post today. Finally, I decided that nothing says Christmas quite... Continue reading

When I was a sugar addict, muffins were my weakness. Whenever I was feeling stressed or emotional, I'd try to cheer myself up with one of those nutritional ticking time bombs of sugar, butter and flour. Of course, I'd never find happiness at the bottom of a coffee shop muffin, only guilt, self-disgust and a tummy ache... and more sugar cravings in a few hours. What's a girl to do? Fast forward a few months to The Sexy Sugar Free Vegan Project, and here I am, jumping for joy that my first ever attempt at sugar free vegan baking was... Continue reading