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Growing up in Belgium, the approach to Christmas – particularly around the celebration of St Nicholas’ Day – contained a lot of biscuits. Speculoos cookies, to be precise. I love them. Oh-so-much. And I’m working on a good recipe for them for December 6th if I can. But I have been hiding another seasonal biscuit…
A true French croque monsieur is a thing of beauty. It takes an ordinary grilled cheese sandwich and turns it into a hearty, delicious, creamy meal. My family is French, and I cannot fault a yummy croque monsieur (or better yet, madame) except for one thing: it’s not exactly healthy. Sure, it makes a gorgeous…
Hands up who dreads Halloween? If you are a parent trying to keep your children’s (and your own!) sugar intake to the World Health Organisation recommended daily allowance, then Halloween can be a nightmare, in every sense of the word. It’s the most sugar-laden celebration of the year, and candy is worshipped then in a…
Have you ever tried orzo pasta? It’s a tiny one that looks like rice, but it’s silky and buttery and delicious, and I love it. I went to a gorgeous independent, ethical, local food shop recently. HiSBe (How it Should Be) is beautiful and full of fresh exciting produce and colours. I was most amazed…
I am a big believer in the idea that kids can be pretty adventurous with food if we let them. If we model it and encourage it, it can be really surprising how many kids are willing to keep an open mind and try new foods or cuisines. So it was a little surprising to me…
I LOVE lemon curd. In our house, I knew I needed to come up with sugar free versions of a few foods in particular when we came off sugar. The main one for my husband was ice cream, which, at risk of sounding arrogant, I nailed (although I personally prefer this version – shh!). But for…