Teaching Hypnobirthing at my home on Sydney’s North Shore has many benefits. Classes are comfortable in my large lounge area, couples learn about becoming a family in a family home and I cook delicious food for the whole class.

I am often asked for the recipes so I am sharing them here, making it easy to add a link for this page to the post class email.

All of these recipes freeze well, have been favourites for my family for many years and it’s my pleasure to share them with other people as they become a families too.

Pumpkin Soup

Everyone thinks they make great pumpkin soup…. And so do I ;) I usually serve this soup with sourdough on Day 1 of the course.

This recipe is so easy and always a crowd pleaser, I hope you love it!

pumpkin soup in a white cup on a blue table with chopped pumpkin and bread. Served at childbirth classes in Sydney taught by a doula

INGREDIENTS

1 onion

Oil to fry the onions (olive oil or butter)

1 potato, peeled & chopped

2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled & chopped

1kg pumpkin, chopped

600ml veggie stock

DIRECTIONS

Fry chopped onion in oil until transparent

Add all other ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes

Allow to cool until a safe temperature to blend

Add salt & pepper to taste

Serve or store as desired

Lentil Bolognese

Packed with fibre and veggies, this easy and yummy bolognese is devoured in my house - even by my carnivore sons! I usually make a double batch and freeze portions for another day.

This is usually lunch on Day 2.

Lentil bolognese and pasta in a white and grey bowl on a blue background with chopped tomatoes and spinach next to the bowl. Served at a childbirth class in Sydney taught by a doula

INGREDIENTS

1 onion, diced

1 celery stalk, finely chopped

3 garlic cloves, diced

2 sprigs of flat leaf parsley leaves (or an equivalent amount of dried parsley)

1 tbsp dried thyme

3tsp dried oregano

2 pinches dried chilli flakes (optional)

40g olive oil

250g cherry tomatoes

400g canned tomatoes

400g canned lentils, rinsed & drained

190g sun dried tomato pesto

Salt to taste

DIRECTIONS

Add ingredients up to oil to a pan and sauté for 3 mins

Add all other ingredients and simmer for 20 minutes

Serve with pasta of choice

Lara Bar

3 ingredients, delicious and a super easy way to get your dates in later in your pregnancy. I’ve made this slice for my family for the past 12 years so it might just end up being a favourite childhood treat for your little one, just like it has been for mine!

This is often our afternoon snack on Day 2 - the more ‘content heavy’ day so I like to keep people’s blood sugar up - haha

A ceramic bowl containing whole dates on some brown fabric with wheat next to it. Date slice served at childbirth hypnobirthing classes in Sydney taught by a doula

INGREDIENTS

1 cup almonds

2 cups chopped dates

180g dark chocolate - cooking or not, whatever is on sale ;)

DIRECTIONS

You need a good bender to make this slice

Blitz the nuts until well chopped

Add the dates and the dark chocolate and blitz all together in the blender

Pour mixture into a pan lined with baking paper and press VERY VERY firmly to form the slice

Refrigerate for at least 3 hours and chop into pieces

I hope you enjoy these recipes, they are from my family to yours - if you’ve come to my childbirth classes then you’ll know how good they are.

Much Love, Sam x