Cooking, Travel & Eating Out on a Grain-Free, Gluten-Free & Refined Sugar-Free Diet
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 …
I’ve made blinis with coconut flour before and while I can’t discern much of a coconutty flavour in them, others can. I decided to try to create the recipe in a similar way using chickpea (garbanzo bean) flour. Chickpea flour worked so well in my …
Ask anyone on a Grainfree or Paleo diet what is the one thing they miss the most, and the answer is always…Pizza! It’s probably my favourite food in the world, or maybe it’s bread, or maybe its nachos… Anyway, now there’s no reason to miss …
When the weather isn’t playing ball, sometimes the only way to inject some sunshine into your day is with your food. A taste of the tropics is always a good way to start your morning so bring a bit of the Caribbean to your kitchen …
Meatballs must be the ultimate in comfort food – ‘Just like mamma used to make!’ I love them, but usually, when you eat them in a restaurant, they use breadcrumbs to bind them. The breadcrumbs help the meatballs to hold together during cooking but unfortunately, …