Quirky Cooking Chats

Welcome to Episode 22 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton: "Ask Me a Question" (Backyard gardening, gut health, hormones, natural skin and hair care, healthy eating & more!) This week Jo answers questions from her listeners, including: “Why is your garden a spiral shape?” “Soil preparation for gardens?” “What’s better for the gut, a short-cooked meat stock or a long-cooked brot...

Welcome to Episode 21 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton: "Cultured Ice Cream, with Wal Foster of Natural ice Cream Australia"    From his iconic, blue, ice-cream van in Brunswick Heads, chef Wal Foster of Natural Ice Cream Australia creates unique, small-batch cultured ice creams that incorporate native Australian flavours like wattleseed, mountain pepper, tamarind, ros...

Welcome to Episode 20 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton: "Preparing Ahead for Breakfasts 'On-the-Go'" (Part 2) Visit the Quirky Cooking website: www.quirkycooking.com.au Continuing on from the last podcast... How to boost your breakfast when your busy routine doesn’t allow time for a sit-down breakfast in the morning! Toast and cereal may be the easiest option, but they often cau...

Welcome to Episode 19 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton: "Preparing Ahead for Breakfasts 'On-the-Go'" (Part 1) Visit the Quirky Cooking website: www.quirkycooking.com.au We've all heard that “breakfast is the most important meal of the day", and it's true that nourishing your body with a wholesome meal each morning really does make a difference to the rest of your day! But what d...

Welcome to Episode 18 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton: "The Importance of Community & Friendships" In this episode, Jo interviews Marcus Pearce, author of the book "Your Exceptional Life". Marcus has an interesting story of living the smoking-drinking-partying life while being a TV sports commentator, then turning to strict veganism and no alcohol in his search for health,...

Welcome to Episode 17 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton: "Seasonal Cooking: Ruby Red Grapefruit Pie" {WATCH THIS VIDEO ON YOUTUBE:  https://youtu.be/kX1IuqTUAOA } Citrus is in abundance right now, so if you’re like me and have ruby red grapefruit piled up on your bench top, you should definitely try this pie! It’s arguably my favourite recipe in our Life-Changing Food cookbo...

Welcome to Episode 16 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton: "Cooking With Seasonal Produce - 2 Winter Meals You'll Love!" {Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/28q5Qqor1qg} Last week, Jo showed how to do a 'fridge audit' before planning meals for the week, to make sure you use up what you have on hand before going out and shopping for more! (See "Meal Planning to Use What...

Welcome to Episode 15 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton: "Meal Planning to Use What You Have (& Save Money)". {Watch this video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DARsGKLZ-rk} Get a peek into the veggie drawer in Jo's fridge, and find out how she plans her meals from the fresh produce she has on hand each week! Did you know that Australia is one of the worst countries in the world...

Welcome to Episode 14 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton: "Gut Health Red Flags" with Elyse Comerford. Learn about The Gut Health Formula 8 Week Program here: https://www.wellbellyhealth.com.au/the-gut-health-formula The first step towards healing is to work out the root causes of your symptoms. In this episode, nutritionist and gut health practitioner, Elyse Comerford , shares he...

Welcome to Episode 13 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton: "The Philosophy of Health & Wellness" with Damian Kristof. Visit the website: https://www.quirkycooking.com.au/ The philosophy of health and wellness may sound like a complicated topic, but this episode is full of practical advice and is absolute GOLD! Nutritionist, Naturopath and Chiropractor, Dr Damian Kristof (or "Da...

Welcome to Episode 12 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton: "Working Through Anxiety - Part 3 (with Jules Galloway)" Visit the website: https://www.quirkycooking.com.au/ Naturopath and functional health practitioner, Jules Galloway, joins Jo in this episode to talk about ways to work through anxiety from a practitioner perspective. Jules talks about: the increase in anxiety and depr...

Welcome to Episode 11 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton: "Working Through Anxiety - Part 2" {VOTE for Quirky Cooking in the ORIAS Awards: https://bit.ly/QCvoteforme} Anxiety is a normal part of life - we all go through it at one time or another and usually it hangs around for a while then moves on... But sometimes anxiety really digs its' heels in and refuses to leave, causing a...

Welcome to Episode 10 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton: "Working Through Anxiety - Part 1" {VOTE for Quirky Cooking in the ORIAS Awards: https://bit.ly/QCvoteforme } Anxiety is a normal part of life - we all go through it at one time or another and usually it hangs around for a while then moves on... But sometimes anxiety really digs its' heels in and refuses to leave, causing a...

Welcome to Episode 9 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton: "Fish Tacos with Spinach Wraps - Simple, Healing Food" Visit website: quirkycooking.com.au/simplehealingfood Watch this cooking video on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/eoFldeVeQhE   LET'S COOK! This week Jo demonstrates one of her favourite recipes from her new cookbook - Simple, Healing Food. Marinated fish, crispy sl...

Welcome to Episode 8 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton: "Ask Me a Question" (GAPS Mistakes, Cooking, Skincare, Gardening & More!) Visit website: https://www.quirkycooking.com.au/ Watch this video on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/1naCcaD_NCc   {HEALTH SUMMIT FOR FLOOD RELIEF: Please join us - 100% of sales go to charities supporting families recovering from the floods i...

Welcome to Episode 7 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton: Healthy Weight Loss (& Weight Gain) Visit website: https://www.quirkycooking.com.au/ Watch this video on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/HgqJJ5EBs20   {HEALTH SUMMIT FOR FLOOD RELIEF: Please join us - 100% of sales go to charities supporting families recovering from the floods in Northern Rivers, NSW: https://www.we...

Welcome to Episode 6 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton! Visit website: https://www.quirkycooking.com.au/   Watch this video on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/Rgg0cbfyJX4   {HEALTH SUMMIT FOR FLOOD RELIEF} Please join us - 100% of sales go to charities supporting families recovering from the floods in Northern Rivers, NSW: https://www.wellbellyhealth.com.au/wellness-ren...

Welcome to Episode 5 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton! Visit website: https://www.quirkycooking.com.au/ Watch this video on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/mPISp34WJXs   Thinking about homeschooling, but not sure if you’ll cope? Wondering how other homeschooling parents organise their day and how to get started? Get a glimpse of what homeschooling ‘really’ looks like in thi...

Welcome to Episode 4 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton! Visit website: https://www.quirkycooking.com.au/     Watch this video on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/QVrvqsHM2xg   {Urgent! Help with flood relief in Qld and NSW: visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/flood-relief-cook-up or https://www.gofundme.com/en-au/discover/flood-fundraiser}   About this podcast:&nb...

Welcome to Episode 3 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton! Visit the Quirky Cooking website : www.quirkycooking.com.au   Watch this video on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/KCWe8c98JJM   About this podcast: In our frantically busy society, it's easy to get caught up in the "busyness equals success" trap. In this podcast, David Westbrook shares his insights on how to stop g...

Welcome to Episode 2 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton! Visit the website: https://www.quirkycooking.com.au/ Watch this video on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/GWSZdNPimOg   About this podcast: "Awareness and knowing ‘the reason why’ is the first step to behaviour change!" In this podcast, Jo talks about how you can reach your health goals by building skills and knowledge i...

Welcome to Episode 1 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2) , with Jo Whitton - founder of the popular health and recipe platform, Quirky Cooking . Watch this video on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/pe2GV8IIWo0   Jo loves sharing her down-to-earth approach to healthy eating and living using, stories and practical examples to demonstrate how to apply principles of good health in simple, practical...