Want a quick and easy way to add super healthy ingredients to your diet? Get soup-making now with this winning winter warmer! If you've made soup you'll know how easy it is to make right - yet for some reason I never seem to make it as often as I should. This recipe is my … Continue reading Spicy Parsnip and Turmeric Soup
Category: Recipes
Beetroot Houmous
I am a big houmous fan but never seem to get around to making it myself. Until this recipe. Easy to make, vegan, tasty and wow just look at the colour! Beetroots are one of those foods that you either love or hate and I have a friend who really hates them! Fortunately I love … Continue reading Beetroot Houmous
Easy to make falafal
I'd been wanting to have a go at making falafal for ages but thought it was tricky to make. I came across this recipe and couldn't believe how simple it is. On top that, it's virtually fat free and vegan too! Falafal makes a great snack for keeping in the fridge for a nibble or … Continue reading Easy to make falafal
How to make elderflower and lemon gin
If you love fruity gin, then you're going to love this tipple. With gin's popularity showing no signs of abating there's so much choice around, but it's great fun experimenting with your own flavours. Having been a bit of a late-comer to gin, since I discovered a liking to the G&T, I have enjoyed infusing … Continue reading How to make elderflower and lemon gin
How to make cauliflower rice
It might be low in carbs but is cauliflower rice big on flavour? Read on … you’re in for a surprise. I’ve been keen to try using cauliflower in different ways for a while. The humble cauliflower has had a bit of a personality transformation in recent times, such as cauliflower rice, cauliflower pizza bases, … Continue reading How to make cauliflower rice
How to make your veg a bit more exciting
Bored of the same old veg to help get you to your 5-a-day? Here's a few ways to give your veg a bit of a twist.
5 ways to go crazy for courgettes
Over the last couple of years I've developed a bit of a craving for courgettes and it seems like I am not the only one as this once unloved veg has become such a healthy eaters favourite that in January 2017 in the UK, a shortage of courgettes led to a courgette-crisis! But how do … Continue reading 5 ways to go crazy for courgettes
How to make delicious, pasta-free lasagne
Do you love lasagne, but avoid it because of the carb-loaded pasta? Well here's a great healthy lasagne that uses sheets of butternut squash instead of pasta sheets and it tastes fantastic! My family love lasagne, so its a special treat whenever I make one. But as someone trying to reduce carbs then traditional lasagne … Continue reading How to make delicious, pasta-free lasagne
Sweet Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
These tomatoes are so easy to make, yet the roasting will transform them into the sweet little gems making them perfect for snacking on or using in other dishes. I first tried this recipe after trying these at a friend's house. Since then I've cooked them a few times, most recently using them as nibbles … Continue reading Sweet Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
How to make a healthy salad that really fills you up
I've never been that much of a salad fan, always feeling that by opting for a salad I would be missing out. But I've had a few great salads recently and have found them really filling and simply delicious. Here's my version of one of those salads .... This salad is really easy to make … Continue reading How to make a healthy salad that really fills you up