HoneyBees will be at Mary's Market this coming Saturday (in the Freemans Bay Community Hall) so come along with your little one - we'll have face painting, balloon buzzy bees, and the chance to win fabulous prizes, including an amazing $1000 eco hamper! Look forward to seeing you there, hopefully the Auckland weather will turn it on....   :-)
www.marysmarket.co.nz

We're very excited to have booked a stand at the Baby Show this year - its on at the ASB Showgrounds in Auckland between the 22nd to 24th August. Put NZ's number one parenting event into your calendar now! 

Katie was busy baking some delicious mini Lemon Chia Seed Muffins this morning at HoneyBees - and of course we all had to make sure they tasted just right......!   :-)
We'll have lots of these here to sample during our Open Week.

The recipe for these yummy gluten free treats is here:
http://slimpalate.com/lemon-chia-seed-muffins-paleo-grain-free-gluten-free/

Lemon icing
2 tablespoons honey 
2 tablespoons coconut oil melted
zest from 1/2 lemon
juice from 1/2 lemon
pinch of salt

Mix together all ingredients, and refrigerate a few hours before decorating. 

Try these super healthy options as a treat or dessert for your kids - quick and easy to make, and they taste so good they won't last long!

Dairy free banana ice cream
For a dairy-free ice cream that children love: Peel then freeze 3 bananas. Chop into a blender with 1/2 - 1 can of coconut cream and puree till thick like frozen yoghurt. This will not freeze well so needs to be eaten right away.

High protein nutty fruit crumble
You will not believe how delicious this smells and tastes: In a blender add 1 handful of each - brazil nuts, almonds, walnuts and coconut, plus cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and nutmeg to taste. Blend till fine. Add butter (or olive oil) and honey or some Stevia (natural sweetener). Blend into crumble consistency. Press over lightly cooked fruit of your choice (include some berries) and bake at 180C until brown on top.