family life & travels
One of my all-time favourite cakes has to be for a lemon-drizzle cake. I remember my mum making up some from time to time, wrapping them up in foil and sending me back off to my University house with them. I was always popular with my housemates on those days. The tangy and sweet lemon
If you’re looking for a healthier alternative to a millionaire shortbread or a caramel slice, then here is a completely natural alternative. They are no bake (being raw and all), so they are quick and simple to make. Not to mention they are ridiculously tasty and incredibly moreish. But being whole foods, you can’t eat
With Shrove Tuesday (or pancake day) around the corner, I just had to share this recipe that I have been experimenting with lately. I know pancake day is all about using up the fat and dry ingredients that they traditionally had in at home. But pancakes don’t have to be all bad for you, right? I
After a little bit of an Indian summer last week, I think it might be safe to say that we are now fully into Autumn. Autumn always has me thinking of pumpkin spice, apple crumbles and plenty of lovely pies! So with a bit of a twist on some of those things, I have got
if you read the blog regularly, you will know that I am an a bit of a ‘journey’ to eliminate refined sugar from my life (sorry, cringe at using the word journey haha). As part of my PCOS diagnosis, I have been advised to steer clear from refined sugar and dairy, so for me that
I have got such a creamy and velvety smooth chocolate dessert to share with you today. As a general rule I try to have vegan desserts as we avoid dairy in our house. I like that they are filled with natural, raw goodness rather than anything artificial. I like to go by the rule of
I love using up bananas that we haven’t eaten ‘in time’ to make banana bread or banana muffins. They use regular store cupboard ingredients and everyone in the family likes them so they are always a winner for a slightly healthier dessert option or a breakfast on the go. I am trying to eat vegan,
After reading the book ‘Wheat Belly’ I have been reducing the amount of wheat that I eat. I haven’t gone fully gluten-free yet but avoid wheat where I can. There are a whole host of other grains out there that you can use as a substitute for what and I have been discovering all about them. Not
I like to cook from scratch but some days you are just in a rush and grab a pasta sauce from the shops. My kids love to eat pasta so it is a regular go-to meal. When you read the ingredients on a shop bought tomato sauce though, the majority are laden with sugar. Yes it
