Cooking, Travel & Eating Out on a Grain-Free, Gluten-Free & Refined Sugar-Free Diet
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 …
This weekend we were heading to the Lake District for the Windermere Wedding of our friends Jonathan and Kate. Usually when we’re heading up to The Lakes we drive, but on our last trip we got stuck in horrendous traffic. It took us 8-9 hours …
Some nights I need a little inspiration for what to cook for dinner. On these nights I tend to trawl Pinterest as my go-to site for recipe ideas. I knew I wanted something healthy and I saw a recipe for paprika crusted chicken nuggets. I couldn’t …
To read more about my Italy Trip see blog posts A Day in Talamone, A Weekend In Siena, Brunello Wine Tasting in Montalcino Our final stop on our tour of Tuscany was the beachside town of Viareggio, just outside of Pisa. We chose Viareggio as …
Fermented foods are all the rage these days. Great for your gut, they promote the growth of healthy bacteria and a healthy gut is a happy one! Kimchi is the new guy on the block when it comes to fermented foods so I decided to …
I used to absolutely love mashed potato, it’s the ultimate comfort food, filling and buttery and warming and creamy. Unfortunately these days, potatoes don’t comfort me so much as upset my stomach so I’ve had to find an alternative, and this is one of …
To read more about this trip visit my posts on Talamone, Viareggio and Montalcino! After a day in Talamone we headed for a weekend in Siena, our base for the next few days – as it was the venue for my friend’s wedding. We drove an hour and …
To read more see A Day in Talamone, A Weekend in Siena and a Trip to Viareggio Well, we couldn’t very well go to Tuscany and not go on a wine tasting day could we? Dan and I have a special love for Brunello (it’s the …
To read more see A Weekend in Siena, Brunello Tasting in Montalcino and A Trip to Viareggio A weekend in Siena in Italy was on the cards for Dan and I, as we’d been invited to the wedding of a friend. Deciding to extend the trip …
Last night we decided to have a BBQ outside and burgers were on the menu. Dan normally makes his Super Simple Spicy Burgers but today we decided to up the ante and go for something a bit different. Melting Middle Mozzarella Caprese Burgers were what …
My last lunch in Paradise but where better to spend it than at beautiful 2Passos. I love this beach bar and included it in my Top Restaurants in the Algarve Round-Up. The food is always outstanding here and although I was sad to be flying home …
Today, I found some amazing yellow cherry tomatoes while I was out shopping for something for dinner. I definitely wanted to make a salad with them so I racked my brains to come up with something tasty and light pair them with. A few weeks …