My Recipes
Courgettes, Leeks and Pea Soup.
Courgette are in season now, and although I mainly make courgettis with them as a lighter alternative to pasta, blending courgettes in soups is a refreshing idea. This is one is one of my favourite’s soups involving this versatile vegetable. Roasting the...
Summer drinks
Summer parties are often filled with sweet, alcoholic drinks that can lead to weight gain and unbalance your blood sugar levels. If you are trying to avoid sugar and alcohol, it’s not always easy to know what to drink instead without feeling deprived. Here...
How to make the perfect cauliflower rice
If you are trying to cut down on refined carbs and need a tasty alternative or if you just want to introduce more healthy vegetables, cauliflower rice is a great choice. You just need a food processor to blitz the florets into rice-like pieces that can...
Quinoa with kale and purple sprouting broccoli.
March is the start of the purple sprouting broccoli season. Almost all cruciferous foods are known for their important health benefits, and purple sprouting broccoli contains the phytochemical sulforaphane, thought to help prevent cancer and which may...
Kale Chips!
You might have tried the kale chips in health food shops. Well, if you fancy trying to make your own version, this recipe is for you. You will need: 75g cashew nuts (ideally soaked for 2 hours) 1 shallot, chopped 2tbsp nutritional yeast flakes ½ tsp garlic...
Celeriac ribbons tossed with chard, garlic and pumpkin seeds
I love celeriac and this one is one of my favourite recipes, courtesy of BBC Good Food. The original recipe has butter too, but I think it works just as well with only olive oil. It’s easy and quick to make! Ingredients: (serves two) 1 small celeriac,...
5 Top Tips For Weight Loss in Your 40's
This guide will help you to take the first steps in finding your happy weight in your 40's and beyond
