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 …

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 …

I’m reading Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life by Thich Nhat Hanh and Dr. Lilian Cheung (affiliate link). It splices together nutrition and Buddhism Hanh a well-known Buddhist Monk and Cheung a Harvard-trained nutritionist look at the layers of overeating both from a scientific perspective and from a philosophical one. As I’m reading this book all I can think of is, why didn’t someone do this sooner?

A little while ago we challenged you to keep an eye on your fruit and veg intake and try to make it 9 servings a day (gold star, a whole week). How did you do?
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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 …

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 …

Our challenge last week was to eat one vegetarian meal, or for the adventurous, a whole week of being vegetarian. I really enjoyed eating vegetarian for a whole week, but found it more of …

For the last few months, I’ve been heavily reducing the amount of meat in my diet. Having been brought up on great home-grown meat from our family farm, I never really considered the quality or ethics involved in the production of what was on my plate. As I read and learn more, however, I find myself leaning towards a more vegetarian diet and going veggie for a week is proving to be an interesting venture. I chatted about my thoughts to my vegetarian friend Emma, and got her take on the choice to cut out meat completely.

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 …