How do we make healthy choices when ordering, especially when brunch is basically breakfast and lunch at the same time? Thankfully, it’s easier than you think. Going out for brunch, or breakfast, is big business. Before the pandemic, data produced by Open Table showed that bookings for brunch were up 65% over a two-year period. […] Read more…
Summer is here, restrictions are lifting and its finally time to gather our friends and fire up the BBQ! Lockdown has already been hard on our waistlines. So, how do we survive summer BBQ season without doing more damage? The good news is, it’s easy. Grilling your food in general is a healthy method of […] Read more…
Colder days means warming comfort food, and this cosy dish of red lentils, mushrooms and spinach, with a hint of chilli, fills that need perfectly while keeping it on the healthy side… It’s been a while since my last post, and the weather has definitely changed! These significantly chillier days definitely bring a need for […] Read more…
A lovely fresh, light potato salad, with smoky pancetta, roasted red peppers and a zingy lime dressing, perfect summer food…. Everyone loves a potato salad, don’t they?? Being an Irishman, its one of my hubby’s favourite things. Not just in salad form, potato of any kind really! This is a healthier recipe than the usual […] Read more…
This is a super simple summer salad of Chickpeas roasted with Parmesan and garlic, then combined with creamy avocado and salty feta cheese… Summer salad season is in full swing, and I am in my element. There are so many delicious salad combinations, it would be so easy to have a different one every day. […] Read more…
These moist muffins are the pure taste of summer! Tropical coconut base studded with the sweetest summer raspberries … My kids haven’t had a homemade sweet treat for a while; so today I whipped up a batch of these amazing tropical inspired muffins. Raspberries are so good at the moment; they were an obvious choice […] Read more…
This recipe is for a deliciously fragrant Thai Green Curry, made with a super quick and easy homemade Thai curry paste… I would be the first person to admit to using shop bought curry pastes on occasion, but making your own really is very easy. Thai curry pastes are full of beautifully fragrant ingredients, and […] Read more…
Creamy coconut milk, sweet strawberries and frozen bananas combined with oats to make this amazingly nutritious breakfast, ready to eat as soon as you wake up in the morning… This is a variation, or dare I say improvement, on the previous overnight oats recipe on my blog. These oats have a natural sweetness thanks to […] Read more…
This is such a filling salad, with the sweetness of roasted butternut squash, earthy lentils, peppery rocket and smooth, salty feta cheese…. During the summer I often eat salads for my main meal, and as such need to make sure they’re filling. Otherwise I’ll be heading for the snacks and ultimately undoing all my good work! […] Read more…
Sweet mango and creamy avocado salad dressed with zingy lime, also topped with delicately fragrant poached chicken. This is perfect sunshine food…. Despite the fact that summer seems to have deserted us and winter has returned, I take great pleasure in sharing this beautifully flavoursome mango and avocado salad with you! Seriously what is this weather […] Read more…