A while back, I completed an online quiz that measured how healthy your eating habits are. I don’t remember where I found it (I do remember I scored 9/10!) but one of the questions still …

Shortbread is one of my go-to recipes if I want to take something to share at a party, or I want an edible gift for someone. The recipe is really simple, I always have the …

This week we’re challenging you to bake your own bread. Not only does it smell and taste fabulous, home-baked bread can be better for you than shop bought as well.
Supermarket bread can have loads of …

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 …

Quinoa has recently been ‘discovered’ as a new superfood, but actually it has been a staple of South American communities for thousands of years. The seeds of the goosefoot plant, Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) has a …

Yesterday I had a friend over and we made tortellini together for this week’s Home-Made Pasta Challenge. Neither of us had ever done it before, but google is your friend in situations like this and …

This week’s challenge asks you to get your hands floury and try something perhaps you’ve never done before – home made fresh pasta. Cooking together is a great family activity, so get the kids involved …

Asparagus is in season right now in northern temperate zones, and it’s a fab way to get a few portions of veg into your day! This risotto is very easy to make, and is chock-full …

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 …

I made this sauce the other night to go with my first attempt at making gnocchi. The gnocchi was a dismal and resounding gluey failure mess (oops!) but the sauce turned out great and we …