Cooking, Travel & Eating Out on a Grain-Free, Gluten-Free & Refined Sugar-Free Diet
Chowder is a thick soup, usually made with milk or cream that originates from New England in America. Cullen Skink is the Scottish version but wherever it’s from, it’s always comforting and delicious. Most smoked haddock chowder is usually made with potatoes, but as I …
The humble poached egg has a reputation for being the hardest kind of egg to cook. It’s also my favourite way to eat eggs (I love a gooey yolk that oozes out all over my Sunday brunch), so I had to work out a pretty …
Sunday Brunch is an institution in our house! Whether it’s a fancy restaurant with friends for a Champagne Brunch or a relaxed brunch at home, we always try to make it a bit special. It’s not just the meal to replace breakfast and lunch, it …
Sunday always calls for brunch in our house and one of my favourites is Eggs Benedict. There’s something about the Hollandaise Sauce that makes it feel really decadent and it’s even better when you make your own from scratch (avoiding all the thickeners and additives …
Last weekend, back in Essex, my mum and I decided to have brunch at Fred & Doug’s on Epping High Street. It’s just celebrated its first anniversary and I couldn’t believe that I hadn’t been in to try it out yet! Owned by cousins James …
Craving some greens and a fairly high protein meal after a workout at the gym tonight I settled on a Seared Tuna Nicoise Salad, complete with a gooey poached egg and topped with my homemade Rocket Pesto. To start with I steamed the asparagus (only …
Knowing how much of a fan Matilda is of the avocado Aussie Brunch (we travelled together in Australia earlier this year – and ate many brunches!) I picked Granger & Co for a Saturday Brunch Treat. I’d heard great things about the restaurant but never …
Last night I wanted something light and fresh but still filling and full of good fats and protein to fuel me after my BODYPUMP class. I settled on a Salmon Salad Nicoise – or my version of one – topped with a gooey poached egg …
Saturday was Girls Day Out! A day at Henley Regatta with Josephine, JiaJia and Mandy. I hadn’t been before and the weather looked like it would hold, so a day out in the country, by the river sounded like a great idea. I met Josephine …
After a morning playing Lawn Bowls and lunch at the Skylark Cafe on Wandsworth Common, we decided to take Mats and Matilda to the Great Northern in St Albans for dinner as they hadn’t been there since the pub first opened. Making it a bit of …
It was the morning after my birthday party at Cork & Bottle and Archer St, so what to do on a hungover Saturday Morning that’s outdoorsy but definitely not too energetic….Lawn Bowls! We decided to take our Swedish guests to Wandsworth Common today for two …