family life & travels
There are so many benefits to eating food that is in season, for your health, as well as for your wallet. Another, and rather quite pleasant, side-effect of eating what is in season, is that you get a wider variety of foods in your diet. Those foods can broaden your tastes (good for all of
With the cooler temperatures here, there is nothing better than some classic comfort food. And for me, comfort food is anything containing carbs, like pasta and rice dishes. The good news with rice dishes is that there is plenty of protein in there too (and my children love rice much more than that love pasta).
Going to an omnivore’s barbecue can be quite awkward for a vegan as most foods that are cooked on the outside grill are all sorts of different meats. As a vegan, you will know that barbecues do not have to serve up those types of meals. There are plenty of meat alternatives that you can cook
National Vegetarian Week starts today, and runs all week, as you might imagine. But even if you’re not veggie, reducing your meat intake can be good for you, the environment, and your wallet. I haven’t eaten meat since February, and haven’t looked back. So here is a quick an easy one pan dish to give
I think we can safely say that spring is safely here – thank goodness! I certainly have an affinity to springtime, being the season that I was born in. So for me, nothing is better than eating seasonal foods and having a light salad when the sun is shining. It might be a little early
For years, governments have been imploring their citizens to eat less meat. But when people are asked to eat a little less meat they start panicking and asking questions like “where will I get my protein?” Fear not. Protein doesn’t just come from meat. It’s widely distributed throughout the entire plant kingdom too, meaning that as
To me, one of the signature foods of this Easter season is hot cross buns. This is different take on the classic recipe to try out this Easter. You can adapt the recipe to suit how much time you have too – I know we are all busy people! You can put some of the
I love to cook and I love food. There is no surprise there. What I also love is healthy food and food that doesn’t take too long to cook. Some days I have extra time to make something fancy. Most of the time, though, I am short on time and don’t want to resort to
As anyone who knows me knows, I am always on the look out for healthy snacks, especially snacks that work my children can enjoy too. One of my favourite things, as it is usually easier to grab and go than fruit that needs to be chopped up to eat, is dried fruit. The only issue
