Over the weekend I went to an event related to my work from a previous life. I met up with dozens of friends, associates and ex-colleagues, many of whom I hadn’t seen for almost a …

Diane tried out a new market with local and planet friendly claims this week with mixed success. While she’s found a great new place for meat she’s still looking for a mecca of healthy fruits and vegetables. We thought we’d pass the experiment along to you. Try shopping somewhere that offers a range of local, sustainable or organic food and see how you do.

I was excited when I saw the signs go up announcing the opening of a new produce market just 5 mins walk from my house. I have never been completely happy with the food-buying options …

My husband and I took a summer trip to New York City. In Union Square we stopped for lunched and dined al fresco overlooking the Farmer’s Market. I don’t remember what I had, but my husband had this dish. It was amazing. I couldn’t wait to try it at home and I’ve served it twice now at dinner parties, always a hit! A great summer dish.

One of the best things about living in the UK is the proximity to France. We always say we’ll go there often (seriously – it’s just over 2 hours by train London-Paris) but somehow it …

It’s very easy to fall into the trap of thinking that a vitamin supplement is your safety net from not getting enough fruit and veg. In fact, with the billions spent on advertising by pharmaceutical …

Happy holiday weekend everyone! It’s not very sunshine-y here sadly, but we still made it to a bbq with friends last night. I’d promised to bring bread, but ran out of time to bake so …

Over the last few decades, carbohydrates have had a really bad rap. Low-carb and no-carb diets have flourished and in recent years we are hearing even more about how carbs are ‘making us fat’. But …

Fresh homemade pasta has the most incredible texture and flavour, partly because it’s completely fresh, and partly I suspect because we can choose top quality ingredients to make it from. The texture is hard to …

It can be a real challenge for you to get your ’9 a day’, that is, 5 servings of veg and 4 of fruit in a day. Even better, but of course an even greater …