Chickpeas are nothing less than fabulous. They are full of fibre, most of which is insoluble meaning that these little nuggets help keep guts clean and healthy, and tummies flat. They are protein powerhouses, great as an alternative to meat, and children tend to love them as they are mildly flavoured and take on the […]
I eat a lot of eggs, in all sorts of ways but getting a properly poached egg has eluded me for so long. I have tried little silicone poaching devices, swirling the water, adding vinegar and most successfully but very unpredictable, heating the eggs in the pan with their shell on, before dropping them […]
The traditional melanzana alla parmigiana is a favourite Italian dish of mine, we usually have it as a side. It can however be a little time consuming midweek to make that alongside a protein, or additional dish, so for a midweek version of the lovely aubergine based beauty, I have stuffed a simple Spring lamb […]
Spanakopita, the Greek spinach and feta filo encased pie, has to be one of my favourite dishes. We eat it alone, with BBQ food, cold from the fridge or as part of Mediterranean feast. However the crispy buttery filo pastry crust makes it more of an food indulgence and less easy to whip up in […]
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 […]
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 […]
I like snow, I like rain, I like sun and I even like those grey mornings that promise drizzle. I like all weathers, and in the last two weeks in the UK we have seen summer eek out its final days in warm afternoons that require us to strip off our Autumn knitwear, then, before […]
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