Cooking, Travel & Eating Out on a Grain-Free, Gluten-Free & Refined Sugar-Free Diet
A classic, warming, slow-cooked French Dish today – Coq Au Vin (or at least my version of it, as apparently traditional Coq Au Vin adds chicken blood to the sauce – but I didn’t find that idea very appetising! Start by melting the butter (or …
After a heavy red-meat type of weekend with Slow Roast Beef Brisket and my Paleo Lasagne, we’d decided on chicken tonight as a lighter option for dinner and I wanted something fairly healthy without too much fat. I find that if you use herbs right then …
Tonight I had my mum staying over with me and after a very meat-heavy week with Slow Cooked Brisket, Beef Bourguignon and Lamb Shoulder on the menu I decided to cook a nice healthy fish dish – I also wanted something easy and quick so …
It never happens that we have a Saturday night to ourselves but we had one free this weekend and I was very excited to spend it indoors. A night in front of the fire was in order so, to amplify the cosy feeling, I decided …
Is there anything better than a warm, hearty stew, when the weather is cold outside – and this is the most famous of them all, the classic French dish of Boeuf Bourguignon (beef casserole with added red wine and a fancy french name!) with a …
Inspired by my Roasted Figs with Goats Cheese Appetiser that I made the other week, I decided to turn it into a main course and make the figs the star of a salad for my dinner that night. I decided to change it up and …
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 …
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 …
Getting time with my family is one of my favourite things about Portugal, and tonight was a chance to catch up with my cousin Charlotte and her partner Ross who live out here year-round. We were spending the evening at one of their (and my) …
Dan will be the first to admit he’s no chef (although he’s keen to learn!) but I believe that everyone has at least one special dish in them and this is his…beef burgers that he makes from scratch and grills on the BBQ. Always a …
To read more check out my posts on Cadaques and hiking in Cap de Creus National Park. Tonight in Cadaques, Dan & I decided to go out on our own as all the others were eating in, so true to form, we picked the local …