Shortcrust pastry is an awesome pastry – extremely simple to make and equally at home with sweet and savoury fillings. Made well, it is light and crisp and delicious. But it usually contains gluten… …so use this super-quick, super-easy gluten-free shortcrust instead! Generally, the difficult thing about making pastry is making sure you don’t overwork the gluten. Which … Continue reading
Coconut-ty, chocolate-y and oat-y all at the same time, these beauties are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, and bursting with shredded coconut and dark chocolate chips. Rather like a Bounty bar crossed with a macaroon in biscuit form! Perfect with your morning cuppa (they are breakfast compliant because of the oats, … Continue reading
To say coconut water is having a bit of a moment is an understatement. Rihanna, in her retro pineapple bikini, is splashed across every other billboard as the fun and flirty face of Vita Coco, and it is being relentlessly branded as the health drink du jour. Even our work canteen has now started stocking … Continue reading
Something my dad has passed on to me is my undying love of hummus. I eat a lot of it. Really a lot. And I’ve tried them all. My favourite? Homemade hummus comes out on top every time. And there’s really no need for embellishment – five ingredients and a blender is all you need! … Continue reading
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
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