Ah, comfort food. Creamy, cosy, completely delicious. I enjoy this time of year for bowls full of nourishing meals and puddings, and I love coming up with low sugar, real food versions of classic comfort foods like lasagne or hot chocolate. Bread & butter pudding has been a staple of British comfort food for a long…
Cranberries. I’m not sure there is any food, except for perhaps turkey, that is quite as associated with Thanksgiving and Christmas. My sugar free cranberry sauce is still one of the best winter recipes I’ve made, and I was determined to try and find a few more delicious ways to use fresh cranberries this year….
This.is.it. If you are trying to convince someone, anyone – family, friends, neighbours, the lady at the cafe, the man on the bus – that a low sugar lifestyle does not mean deprivation and doesn’t mean no more fun or yummy tasting food, this is the cake to make for them. Seriously, do it. I’d be willing…
Ah, pumpkin pie. Not just a Thanksgiving treat. Trust me, it’s too good to only have on one day! Sarah Wilson’s fructose free pumpkin pie in the original I Quit Sugar book was one of the things that converted me to the idea that perhaps giving up sugar wouldn’t be so horrendous after all (as…
When I hear comfort food, I think lasagne. Not that I spend much time hearing voices in my head talking about food… ok, maybe all the time a little… There is something soothing, pleasantly unsurprising and effortlessly nostalgic about a classic beef lasagne. It’s easy to feed to children and adults alike, and although it takes…
Orange soups are the best. Hands down. I enjoy a good green soup (especially if it involves broccoli and stilton or pea and ham). I think a fresh red sugar free tomato soup is delightful. But orange soups. YUM. My squash and apple soup is still a firm favourite in our house, and I’m looking…
