It may be June, but today felt like the middle of winter! Trust London to keep us on our toes with the weather… Plus, my kids kindly like to keep me up at night and I’m feeling like I need a lot of self-care. So tonight, after putting the kids to bed, I had a…
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Carrot, Cauliflower & Apricot Baby Blend
Another wonderfully palatable and nutritious baby blend for weaning onto solids… Ingredients (to make enough to freeze in small portion sizes in a food cube tray) 2 carrots Half a cauliflower Handful dried apricots (unsweetened) Method Peel and chop carrots and cut the cauliflower into florets. Place into steamer with the apricots and steam until…
Sweet Potato & Pumpkin Seed Breakfast Biscuits
It’s hard finding things to eat for breakfast when you don’t eat gluten or dairy (or refined sugar), and tend to keep it plant-based. My dear friend Denise, yoga instructor and essential oils guru, gave me the idea for these and I put my own little spin on her wonderful original recipe, and it’s given…
Chai Spiced Granola
I’m such a granola fanatic. Can’t stop making it – all sorts of flavours! You can see all my granola recipes here. The most popular one is the probably the classic maple and pecan, but I’m hoping this Chai Spiced Granola makes it up there on your lists too, it’s just delicious! I love chai…
Guest Blog: How Do I Know if I am Vitamin-Deficient?
A lovely chap called Josh Wardini recently got in touch with me. Josh is Editorial Contributor and Community Manager at Webmastersjury and he kindly sent me the document his organisation had created regarding the optimum amount of vitamins and minerals for humans and I was instantly bowled over by it. One succinct, easy-to-read, easy-to-understand document…
Ultimate Healthy Hot Chocolate
For me there is nothing, and I mean NOTHING, more satisfying than a hot chocolate in the winter. Even more so when I’m on my period. I believe that part of the reason we crave comfort foods and cosiness when we’re on our periods is because it is a way for us to care for…