Recipe | Baked Falafel
Since I went vegan just after Christmas, I’ve avoided opting for meat substitutes for the most part – mainly sticking to veggies and wholegrains for dinner meals. When the girls were...
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A family meal plan for May
The monthly meal plan I made last month was a huge success. Having a whole month mapped out ahead, instead of just a week made a big difference. It’s one less job...
Spring cleaning our diet
I’ll be the first to admit that the last six months there have been a few too many chocolate bars, and more nights where oven chips featured than I’d care...
Bhindi Recipes: Okra Dishes In Indian Style
Okra in India is well known as “Bhindi” (Hindi translation); it is also known to people here as ‘Lady Finger’ and is grown extensively in India. It is versatile in...
Recipe | Vegan Cauliflower Pizza Base
Pizza. So good right? It’s one thing I’ve occasionally missed since going vegan and giving up bread. Not massively, but once in a while I crave that tasty, comfort of...
Recipe | Toasted Coconut Porridge with Blueberry Chia Seed Jam
Porridge is pretty much all I eat for breakfast, for at least 9 months of the year. I’m a creature of habit, and I love something warm and filling in...
Recipe | Easy Yoghurt Cake
It’s no secret my kids love to bake, and love to experiment with new recipes. Now Beastie is bigger he loves to get involved and help out too. Kiki is...
A family meal plan for a month
I’ve shared MEAL PLANS on here before, though not for a while. Meal planning has slipped these last few months, I’ve not had the brain power to think more than...
Recipe | Foraged Wild Garlic Pesto and Hummus
When we went for our walk to the woods last week, we took advantage of the chance to pick some early spring greens. The woods were full of Wild Garlic...
Healthy breakfasts with Alpro
Personally, breakfast is the most important meal of the day – I need a good, healthy breakfast to kick start my system in a morning, ready for the hectic, jam-packed...
Cooking with your kids
I LOVE baking with my kids {and I love even more having kids who are now big enough to bake all by themselves!!}. Ever since Lola was a tot, I’d...
Recipe | Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
One of the best things about having kids, is having kids who can bake you cake right?! Now the girls are big enough to bake by themselves, we always have...
Autumn Meal Ideas
It’s October and officially Autumn. There’s a definite chill in the air, the lawn is damp in the mornings and my sandals have been packed away until next year {sob}....
The buyer’s guide to Olive Oil
I don’t know about you, but when I go grocery shopping, I always end up standing a little bewildered by the Olive Oil, trying to pick which one I should...
Lime & Corriander Veggie Kebabs
Summer months are for BBQing and eating al fresco, salads and homemade burgers, fresh fruit and kebabs. Summer is usually a time when we live at a slightly slower pace,...