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  • Cauliflower & Potato Soup

    Cauliflower & Potato Soup

    So creamy you won’t notice it’s vegan and it's also gluten (grain) free. Perfect for a fasting day meal being low on the calorie count but still quite filling.

  • Sweet Potato & Garlic Soup

    Sweet Potato & Garlic Soup

    Garlic lovers rejoice! This soup is an amazing blend of flavours - big on that balanced savoury taste. Very easy to make, super nutritious, and if you want to keep it vegan and low calorie you can!

  • FOOD Week 2024

    FOOD Week 2024

    FOOD Week 2024 starts on April 5th 2024! We have a number of activities planned for this years celebration of local food. Join us for a fermentation workshop or a private tasting.

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    FOOD Week 2023

    FOOD Week 2023 starts on March 24th 2023! We have a number of activities planned for this years celebration of local food. Join us for a fermentation workshop or a private tasting. 

  • FOOD Week 2022

    FOOD Week 2022 is coming! Join us for a fermentation workshop or a private tasting.  If you are interested in a tasting of our products we can accommodate groups of up to 8 people in our project room. 

  • FOOD Week 2021

    FOOD Week 2021 is coming! This year we have 2 exclusive events: Fermenting, Fasting and Feasting. Friday, 9 April 2021

  • Cherries

    Spiced Port Cherries

    It's cherry season! A 10 minute drive from our house lands us at a local cherry orchard where we were able to raid the trees for $5/kg lapins cherries. These dark sweet fruit are perfect to make into sauces and preserves.

  • fermentation methods

    Events Update

    Save the Date! Finally our FOOD week event can go ahead.... better late than never! Fermenting, Feasting and Fasting will be held on November 6th 2020, 1 pm - 3 pm.

  • FOOD Week 2020

    Join the Orange gut gurus (Dr Josephine Braid and Dr Bianca Newcombe) for an interactive workshop on fermentation techniques, the microbiome and inner health.

  • Probiotic Power Smoothie

    So creamy you won’t notice it’s vegan and it's also gluten (grain) free. Perfect for a fasting day meal being low on the calorie count but still quite filling.

  • Veggie-Bacon-Egg Pie

    Veggie-Bacon-Egg Pie

    What can you do with our Capsicum Relish (other than eat it from the jar!!!)? We use this in so many ways, it's a great lower sugar alternative to store bought sauces. We use it on pizza, parmigiana, sandwiches, breakfast rolls and with steak at a bbq!

  • Time Restricted Eating

    Time Restricted Eating

    Time restricted eating involves only consuming food for a certain number of hours per day; usually less than 12 hours. This means that if you eat your last bite at 8 pm you do not eat anything again until 8 am.

  • Lentil Soup

    Red Lentil & Vegetable Soup

    Another highly nutritious soup you can incorporate into your fasting / diet plan, this soup is one of my favourites, and ticks all the boxes on a cold day... satisfying, warm and delicious.

  • Fermented Drinks - Product Information

    Fermented Drinks – Product Information

    Fermented drinks are provided as a live culture. They must be kept cold (refrigerated). The bottle should be kept closed to stop air from interacting with the cultures.

  • Thai Pumpkin Soup Recipe

    Thai Pumpkin Soup Recipe

    This is one of my favourite recipes, and it's suitable to have while you are on your 5 day fast! 1 x 250 ml cup is a serve for fasting purposes and that will do you for your lunch or dinner.

  • Low Calorie Meals

    Low Calorie Meals

    Continuing on the low calorie plan? If this is your first time doing the 5 day fast and you are hoping to alleviate symptoms you may have suffered for many many years,

  • 100 Calorie Snacks

    100 Calorie Snacks

    That's what a 100 calorie snack looks like. When you are just starting out on this way of eating, the snacks are kept very simple and are actually intended to contain a high amount of natural fat.

  • Morning Routine - The foundation for success

    Morning Routine – The foundation for success

    That's what a 100 calorie snack looks like. When you are just starting out on this way of eating, the snacks are kept very simple and are actually intended to contain a high amount of natural fat.

  • Water Kefir - A Probiotic Powerhouse

    Water Kefir – A Probiotic Powerhouse

    Are you wanting to try making your own water kefir at home? I will bring a limited number of jars containing a cup full of these precious babies to the Orange Farmers Market this Saturday.

  • 5 Days Finished

    5 Days Finished!

    Today I feel like my life force has been returned to me. After finishing the 5 days I have been able to stop all my hay-fever medications, I can make a pain-free fist (the swelling in my fingers is disappearing) and I just feel revitalized.

  • Days 4 & 5

    Days 4 & 5

    The real fat burn starts today... On the fourth morning I weigh 3.3 kg less and my waist has decreased by 5 cm!... Why? How? Seriously?!?!?

  • Get Started... Days 1-3

    Get Started… Days 1-3

    The first 3 days are the hardest to get through. The menu plan is the same for the first 3 days. By the end of these 3 days your body will start eliminating any naughty disfunctional cells

  • Preparation List for Fast

    Preparation List for Fast

    Below is the shopping list for the first 5 days of the fast. You will need to have kitchen scales available to use... weighing things out is quite important to ensure you don't consume more calories from certain types of foods

  • Welcome to Bianca's Kitchen at The Orange Fermentary

    Welcome to Bianca’s Kitchen at The Orange Fermentary

    At the request of many of my customers I have set-up this blog page. Initially it will be used to provide information on a 5 day low calorie vegetarian fast. This is the regime that I have used on myself to alleviate the symptoms of my own auto-immune condition and chronic inflammation.

Recipes Food Week Fasting Events Fermenting

popular recipes

  • Cauliflower & Potato Soup

Cauliflower & Potato Soup

So creamy you won’t notice it’s vegan and it's also gluten (grain) free. Perfect for a fasting day meal being low on the calorie count but still quite filling.

  • Sweet Potato & Garlic Soup

Sweet Potato & Garlic Soup

Garlic lovers rejoice! This soup is an amazing blend of flavours - big on that balanced savoury taste. Very easy to make, super nutritious, and if you want to keep it vegan and low calorie you can!

  • Cherries

Spiced Port Cherries

It's cherry season! A 10 minute drive from our house lands us at a local cherry orchard where we were able to raid the trees for $5/kg lapins cherries. These dark sweet fruit are perfect to make into sauces and preserves.

Probiotic Power Smoothie

So creamy you won’t notice it’s vegan and it's also gluten (grain) free. Perfect for a fasting day meal being low on the calorie count but still quite filling.

  • Veggie-Bacon-Egg Pie

Veggie-Bacon-Egg Pie

What can you do with our Capsicum Relish (other than eat it from the jar!!!)? We use this in so many ways, it's a great lower sugar alternative to store bought sauces. We use it on pizza, parmigiana, sandwiches, breakfast rolls and with steak at a bbq!

  • Lentil Soup

Red Lentil & Vegetable Soup

Another highly nutritious soup you can incorporate into your fasting / diet plan, this soup is one of my favourites, and ticks all the boxes on a cold day... satisfying, warm and delicious.

  • Thai Pumpkin Soup Recipe

Thai Pumpkin Soup Recipe

This is one of my favourite recipes, and it's suitable to have while you are on your 5 day fast! 1 x 250 ml cup is a serve for fasting purposes and that will do you for your lunch or dinner.

  • Low Calorie Meals

Low Calorie Meals

Continuing on the low calorie plan? If this is your first time doing the 5 day fast and you are hoping to alleviate symptoms you may have suffered for many many years,

  • 100 Calorie Snacks

100 Calorie Snacks

That's what a 100 calorie snack looks like. When you are just starting out on this way of eating, the snacks are kept very simple and are actually intended to contain a high amount of natural fat.

  • Water Kefir - A Probiotic Powerhouse

Water Kefir – A Probiotic Powerhouse

Are you wanting to try making your own water kefir at home? I will bring a limited number of jars containing a cup full of these precious babies to the Orange Farmers Market this Saturday.