Cooking, Travel & Eating Out on a Grain-Free, Gluten-Free & Refined Sugar-Free Diet
Tonight I had my friend Matilda staying with me from Sweden, and last time she was over I saw her eyeing up my spiraliser! Deciding to have a girl’s night in tonight, we settled on cooking a meal together and opening a bottle of wine …
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 …
I was having a few friends over for dinner tonight and my friend Josephine was bringing over a traditional Swedish dinner of herring and caviar to start followed by Salmon and Potato Salad as a main course. Knowing that I wouldn’t be able to eat …
Dinner tonight was going to be chicken skewers done on our new BBQ, but the Great British Summer had other ideas! Not the nicest of evenings so I had a quick re-think and settled on chicken fajitas (done in lettuce wraps for me – tortillas for …
These have become a sort of obsession of mine recently. Every other photo on Instagram (follow me at emmaeatsandexplores) seems to be of some beautifully presented concoction topped with chia or cacao nibs or sliced fruit and they really are, works of art. Deciding to …
This month it was my turn to be treated to date night and Dan had planned a surprise evening for me – I prefer not to know where we’re going until the last minute, whereas he likes to pick where he goes! I guess he …
Tonight I fancied a salad, and having pears to use up I wanted one that would incorporate them. Normally I’d turn to my old fail-safe: Pear, Blue Cheese and Walnut salad, but tonight I decided to try something different. I love the combination of salty …
90 mins of Power Yoga left me aching in a good way and wanting to do some more exercise. We had plans to meet Dan’s family tonight in Hampstead for dinner, so we decided to walk there as all in all it would probably be …
This morning’s breakfast came about because I wanted to use a piece of my Grain Free Bread! I looked through the fridge and decided to make a chorizo scramble to top the bread with. A bit more exciting and tasty than traditional scrambled eggs, but …
Tonight I decided to give the new-to-me method of massaging kale a go. Loving other people’s food blogs and keeping up with the foodie world, it’s something I’ve seen talked about a lot recently but never had a go at myself. My go-to method of …
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 …
You can read about other Great Northern Experiences at Great Northern Dinner, Great Northern Wine tasting & Food Pairing Evening, Great Northern Beer Festival Tonight I’d been summoned to the Great Northern Pub for a wine-tasting session for the new menu and dinner afterwards. The …