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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
It sometimes seems that I am on a never ending mission to reduce the amount of heavy starchy carbs that I eat, they encourage my blood sugar leves to misbehave and often make less room for more nutrient dense vegetables. Having a toddler in the house, however, means that we need balanced meals, varied […]
It’s almost the new year, and I can already hear the salad tongs clapping and the juicers powering up with detoxing and cleaning up in mind, so before we all look to the virtuous and healthy, I want to take a single post to celebrate the season of abundance, eating with abandon and delicious food! […]
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 […]
Wow, in the UK, and I’m sure all over the developed world baby and toddler food is a big business! Purees vs baby led weaning, pouches of fruit and yogurt, special recipes to ‘hide’ vegetables and smother tastes in something sweet (think a popular child food chef, and her fish in orange juice recipe…interesting eh?). […]
It’s September, leaves start turning golden, thoughts turn to the start of school, new pencils, uniforms bought too big, and inevitably also lunch box options, that your kids will eat and the school won’t feel the need to police for fear of you sending them in with a Tupperware full of hydrogenated fats and as […]
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