Family Fork

This is the Trojan horse of curries!  The comforting and familiar cod and sweet potato, acting as a stealthy conduit for the introduction to Indian inspired flavours.  Lots of children, toddlers and babies feel pretty confident with white fish and sweet root vegetables, and so form a great basis for breaking new ground with new […]

I am slightly obsessed with salty snacks, they were my end-of-the-school-day food as a child, and I continued to find comfort in them long after I left formal education.  These foods aren’t as a general rule, healthy, and as such they have become relegated to occasional treat foods.  It is was, however, Saturday, and I […]

So many recipes on Family Fork take healthy ingredients and different flavours, and (aim) to make them appealing and available to the whole family.  This recipe, conversely, takes a childhood favourite, baked beans, out of the tin and into super nutrition territory.   It’s also the easiest recipe I think I have ever put together. […]

Last week I extolled the virtues of encouraging kids to eat raw green vegetables by cutting courgettes to resemble the ever amusing spaghetti shape.  So I pushed it, and tried the kid on shredded (then very lightly steamed) sweetheart cabbage,  the response was ‘peegetti!’, ‘yes, of course, it’s green spaghetti!’, she loved it.  Next stop […]

Last night as I lay in bed trying to sleep, I could hear whistling, it was either the dog or my husband breathing.  I was annoyed; it wasn’t keeping me awake, I was in fact jealous of the breathing- I have a cold.  I feel like germs have been stomping all over my lungs and […]

We have just de-decorated, chopped up the Christmas tree and cleaned our home back to normal.  The twinkling lights, bright decorations and rich smelling fir tree all seemed to ignite and satisfy our senses in early December, and immerse us in festive feeling.  In the light of a new year and it’s aspirations and plans […]

When I was younger, the idea of a family sitting around the table and tucking into a plate of lentils, was probably accompanied by the notion that they strummed a rainbow painted guitar, knitted their own underwear from reeds and practised naked family yoga.   However, things move on, and while I haven’t yet made […]

The beginning of the week calls for us all to drag ourselves out of fun weekends and back to weekday life.  Chores, to-do lists, and back to work/school (both if you are a teacher..bummer) ensure that we all have enough on our plates to find ourselves rushed through the day with not much planned for […]

The indulgence of a creamy pasta dish is something I always enjoy, but it generally conflicts with my low wheat, and low dairy diet.   So when I fancy creamy oozy carbs, but still want to feel virtuous and dairy/wheat free, I look to the Far East for inspiration.   Using nuts (in this case […]

I love kale and I love that it now has its own national day! It sits among other wonderful super ingredients like spinach, carrots and beetroot….perhaps next week, all hail, it’s national Beetroot Day! I can’t see it happening personally, but nevertheless I’m pleased it’s getting some recognition.  In honour of the jewel hued cruciferous […]