Tag: Specific Carbohydrate Diet

Hot Cross Bun Muffins

Hot Cross Bun Muffins

Easter is nearly here and nothing screams Easter more than Hot Cross Buns.  That sweet, cinnamon and fruit flavour reminds me of Easter afternoons in front of the fire and I love a toasted Hot Cross Bun with lashings of melted butter.  I knew I 

Lentil, Bacon & Thyme Soup

Lentil, Bacon & Thyme Soup

If you’re in need of a winter warmer this Lentil, Bacon & Thyme Soup is the perfect comfort food recipe.  It’s thick, protein-heavy and such a great dish for lunchtime as it will keep you full all the way until dinner.  I make a double 

Grainfree Hazelnut Flour Pancakes – SCD

Grainfree Hazelnut Flour Pancakes – SCD

It’s Shrove Tuesday soon and it wouldn’t be Pancake Day without Pancakes for dessert!  Every Pancake Day my mum used to make us lemon and sugar-filled crepes (I think my record might even have been 6! once) but these days my diet has changed and 

Valentine’s Day Menu – A Romantic Dinner for Two

Valentine’s Day Menu – A Romantic Dinner for Two

How about a special Valentine’s Day Menu that’s completely Grain-Free, Gluten-Free and Refined Sugar-Free but still incredibly tasty?  Think such a thing doesn’t exist?  Read on to find out how you can create a meal that’s delicious and healthy and super impressive… We’re spending Valentine’s 

Pomegranate Bellini

Pomegranate Bellini

I love a Champagne Cocktail and a Kir Royale or a Bellini are a couple of my favourites.  This Pomegranate Bellini is an inventive take on the usual Peach Bellini using Pomegranate Molasses instead of Peach Puree.  Perfect for winter or summer alike it’s sure 

Individual Grainfree Apple & Cinnamon Crumbles

Individual Grainfree Apple & Cinnamon Crumbles

I don’t normally make desserts as neither Dan nor I have a sweet tooth, but when we have guests over I make the extra effort – and if I’m making a dessert, I might as well make one that I can eat, right?  This time 

Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks

Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks

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 

Vodka Watermelon Cooler

Vodka Watermelon Cooler

This post was published on my SugarFree Cocktails Round-Up Anyone who knows me knows without a shadow of a doubt that my favourite movie is ‘Dirty Dancing!’  With that in my mind, ‘I carried a watermelon’ home this evening intending to make this Vodka Watermelon 

SCD Cauliflower Pizza

SCD Cauliflower Pizza

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 

Warm, Tropical Pineapple Carpaccio with Honey & Ginger Sauce

Warm, Tropical Pineapple Carpaccio with Honey & Ginger Sauce

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 

Refined Sugar-Free Mezcal Margarita

Refined Sugar-Free Mezcal Margarita

I love a Margarita but traditionally they’re filled with so much sugar that there’s NO WAY I could enjoy them before.  Most cocktails are usually off-limits for me so I have to get inventive with my own refined sugar-free versions! With Cinco de Mayo coming 

Grainfree, SCD Cauliflower Cheese

Grainfree, SCD Cauliflower Cheese

This is one of those dishes that I’ve been craving for ages and has now become a reality thanks to the invention of my flour and milk-free Bechamel Sauce.  SCD Cauliflower Cheese is of those foods that most people have as a side dish but