May 2019

A yummy twist on a classic winter warmer.Ingredients:1/3 cup MVH Autumn Gold Honey 1/3 cup olive oil or coconut oil (melted) 3 large bananas, mashed  ½ tsp. vanilla paste 2 large free range eggs P.inch of salt 1 tsp baking soda 100gm dark chocolate (70%), roughly chopped ¾ cup coconut thread ¾ cup ground almonds   ½ cup gluten free flour ½ cup frozen raspberriesMethod:Preheat oven to 170°C and line a loaf tin with baking paper. In a medium size bowl, whisk together the oil, honey and vanilla until emulsified. Add the eggs and whisk again to combine. Stir through the mashed banana then add the baking soda and salt. Stir again. Now carefully fold through the chocolate, coconut thread, ground almonds and flour. Do not over mix. Pour the batter

Mānuka Honey is known and loved in New Zealand and internationally for its antibacterial properties and the benefits it has for our health. However, Mānuka’s cousin, Kānuka, is making headway as a topical treatment for a variety of skin conditions that flare up over the winter months.Mānuka is a great topical treatment for wound dressings and burns. But studies show that Kānuka’s unique antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties makes it an effective treatment for skin conditions such as eczema, rosacea, acne, and in recent studies, coldsores.Kānuka flowers.Kānuka honey comes from a native New Zealand tree, similar to Mānuka, and has high levels of hydrogen peroxide, that naturally creates these antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties.The hydro