Cooking, Travel & Eating Out on a Grain-Free, Gluten-Free & Refined Sugar-Free Diet
I love Fish Pie! It’s one of those ultimate comfort foods but is usually off-limits for me as the sauce tends to be made with flour and the topping is usually mashed potato – two items that I can’t eat! I created this Grainfree Fish …
When we were researching our honeymoon trip to Zanzibar, one place kept coming up time and time again. Whether it was through research on the net, reading other people’s blogs or speaking to people who had visited Zanzibar, one thing was clear! We had to …
Normally when I make a weeknight supper, I try and do something that I can pull together in 30 mins. It means I can then walk home/go to the gym etc and we don’t end up eating too late. This morning, however, I had some …
It’s no secret how much Dan and I love our wines and we have a particular passion for English wines, as an emerging industry, right on our doorstep. Don’t get me wrong, we love all wine and have spent many a happy day whiling away …
I always thought that watercress was a spring green but turns out that it’s actually an autumnal plant. Trying to eat a bit more seasonally I decided to make a very autumnal Vegan Watercress & Pea Soup with this delicious plant. Watercress is one of …
Sometimes, when you’re on holiday a glass of wine just won’t cut it. You want a cocktail! Something thirst-quenching and refreshing and preferably pretty looking! But all of them have some kind of liqueur in them and due to the medical diet that I follow, …
Sometimes you just need something yummy with your afternoon cup of tea. These Almond Flour Thumbprint Cookies really hit the spot when you’re craving a sweet treat but they have no refined sugar in them! Just make sure to use a sugarfree strawberry jam! They’re …
I had to do a bit of research when writing this post as I wasn’t really sure what to call this dish. I’ve heard it called both chicken Peri Peri and chicken Piri Piri, but which one is correct? Both, it would seem depending on …
Pan Fried Padron Peppers – one of the easiest dishes to make and the perfect appetiser to serve with drinks or as a side to some tapas! These salty, smoky, tasty treats are honestly so easy to make, it’s almost embarrassing to call this a …
Growing up as a kid it was pretty clear to everyone what my mum’s favourite chocolate bar was. It was definitely a bounty bar. She just loves the combination of coconut and chocolate and when they made an ice-cream version it was like all her …
When the temperature goes over 30 degrees (like it has every day this week) the last thing I feel like doing is switching on the oven. I also don’t usually fancy eating anything hot either, but I still want something really tasty for dinner. Tonight, …
I’m not a huge fan of desserts or sweet things – I’d rather have a cheese plate at the end of a meal, but if I’m going to order a dessert it would be cheesecake 100% of the time. Knowing this, my lovely mother decided …