It’s going to be a scorcher this weekend so everybody should immediately: 1) fill their fridge with mildly alcoholic beverages; 2) invite themselves to a BBQ; and 3) go and buy a watermelon. And if you do all these things, you might just be that awesome person who brought chilled beers and a … Continue reading
Move over houmous, this vibrant dip is where it’s at – it’s tasty and fragrant and the cardamom and coriander add an exotic zestiness to the sweetness of the beetroot. The ‘catch’: It’s good for you too…as well as vitamins and minerals, beetroot is packed full of antioxidants, anti-inflammatory chemicals and can help your body … Continue reading
In my attempt to improve my health, my juicer and blender are getting a fair bit of action at the moment! So here’s another one… And this one is heart-healthy, skin-healthy and generally a bit magic. Not only is it low in fat, high in fibre and dairy-free, it contains whopping amounts of antioxidants which … Continue reading
We had a bit of a strawberry ‘glut’ the other day of 10 whole strawberries. It might not sound like much but if you only have two plants in a teeny window box, 10 strawberries ripening on the same day feels like you’ve hit the strawberry jackpot! A friend of mine commented yesterday on a … Continue reading
I bought a juicer. I know it’s faddy and I feel like a wannabe-celeb-detox-hipster but I’ve struggled with health problems for almost two years and it’s time I took matters into my own hands! I’ve heard and read countless glowing reviews of juicing and, given that conventional medicine has only got me back to about … Continue reading
As I passed my local (and ridiculously awesome) greengrocer the other day, a bunch of juicy tomatoes started winking at me. We understood each other instantly and so I made this soup for the Spain v Holland World Cup match. It didn’t seem to help Spain very much but we had a jolly good time anyway. Salmorejo is … Continue reading
Sometimes (rarely) eating pizza doesn’t seem quite appropriate. For me, in the midday sun is one of those times. I want something a little less heavy. Something with brighter flavours and a bit more veg. But really, I still want pizza… I bring you my summer ‘pizza’ tart. The reassuring tomato-mozzarella combo remains but the … Continue reading
Living in central London without a garden to call my own, I’ve gone a bit miniature-herb-garden-crazy of late and have started cultivating bits and bobs on my windowsills. Some may even see this as preferable to a garden – a friend recently lamented that the resident fox in her area keeps digging up the tarragon…#firstworldproblems … Continue reading
About a year ago, a start-up US magazine called Nanny Magazine approached me and asked if I would like to contribute some recipes to their maiden print issue. They were looking for recipes that were both heart-healthy, child-friendly and simple to create. It still astonishes me how blogs can connect people from across the globe … Continue reading
Q: What’s better than cauliflower cheese, mac’n’cheese and pretty much most other things? A: Cauliflower mac and cheese rolled into one, topped with crunchy breadcrumbs and drizzled with truffle oil. IT’S MAC’N’CHEESE ON STEROIDS. Yes, there is one of your 5-a-day snuck in here but I’m not going to lie to you lovely people – … Continue reading
pip & little blue 