Following on from the post about my mum going to the farmer’s market when she was in Suffolk, other than the summer squashes, she also bought me some lovely redcurrants. I have to say it’s not something I usually buy but they are so pretty and I had loads of apples (and was entertaining, as…
Archives for August 2016
PARENTHOOD: THE BATTLE WITHIN – THE THINGS I SAID I’D DO VS THE THINGS I ACTUALLY DID
I had an idea of the kind of parent I wanted to be long before getting pregnant. In fact, when it came to certain aspects of parenting, my mind was quite made up. I felt that my years of research about health and diet, and my subsequent remission from rheumatoid arthritis, had led me…
Vegan Lemon & Poppy Seed Muffins
I love muffins and cupcakes, but I try to stay away from the ones packed with refined sugar, gluten and dairy these days. My favourite was always lemon and poppy seed so I thought I’d try to make my own today. I’m loving using my Natvia natural sugar substitute and wanted to try it in…
Summer Berry Smoothie Bowl
The never-ending battle of making breakfasts interesting and fun yet healthy and nutritious for our little ones! Braxton loves smoothies and that is his breakfast most morning but in the summer we can cool it down even more with a delicious, creamy smoothie bowl. There are so many amazing berries available at the moment and…
Broccoli, Pea & Mixed Herb Baby Blend
Want to get more greens into your baby? This is a great one! The mint makes it really tasty too. Ingredients I broccoli head, cut into florets 1 cup frozen peas Handful fresh mint ½ tsp dried basil ½ tsp dried oregano Method Steam the broccoli. Once ready, remove the steamer part from on top…
Vanilla Berry Ice Lollies
If there is one thing I miss about dairy, it’s ice cream! Especially during hot summer days; there’s nothing better. So I decided to make my own. I’ve made smoothie lollies before and fruit lollies but I wanted something creamier, like good old-fashioned ice creams and I came up with this idea. It literally couldn’t…
Gioia – An Amazing Plant-Based Restaurant in Marbella
Braxton trying to steal my juice! We spent two weeks in Spain recently. We are fortunate enough that Daniel’s parents have a place in Estepona so it makes it really easy when travelling with a baby as we already have everything we need there. When we arrive the first thing we usually do is take…
Creamy Cauliflower Sweetcorn Baby Blend (& Some Info On Nutritional Yeast)
(Sorry for the bad picture on this one – busy mama alert!) Just because Braxton is dairy-free, doesn’t mean he misses out. The combination of cauliflower and sweetcorn is great, it goes really creamy. Add to that some nutritional yeast and it literally could not get any creamier if you were to add butter! The…
The Only Green Juice Recipe You’ll Ever Need
I probably mention them too much (and they don’t even pay me to!) but I just love Able & Cole for their weekly boxes. This week I ordered a juicing box on top of my usual box and pantry stuff. This juice is full of every nutrient you need to start your day and cleanse…
Non-Boring Runner Beans!
I just love when Abel & Cole send me a sweet little recipe idea in my weekly box. This week they sent over a bunch of runner beans (which I found really boring growing up!) with a bit of inspiration for them and they turned out beautifully and are no longer boring! A perfect accompaniment…