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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…
My children have taken to yelling “CHOCOLATE” at random intervals without prior notice, usually when other people are around. It appears they take after their mother in their mild full blown chocolate addiction. This newfound exuberance about cocoa is one I don’t discourage. I feel it keeps me grounded. Sometimes I think I can get…
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…
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…
Yum. Oh sorry, I mean YUM. YUM.YUM.YUM. Ok, you get the idea. There is something so totally-not-healthy-in-any-way and majorly guilt-inducing in a completely delicious kind of way about BBQ pulled pork sandwiches. I almost didn’t touch them, because it doesn’t feel like the kind of thing that should be allowed to be made more healthy. Like…
Aah, BBQ sauce. A family favourite. And for good reason. It’s delicious, smoky, packed with amazing deep flavours, and perfect for smothering pulled pork with. Sadly, however, it is also very high in sugar. Like, seriously high. In fact, it is usually at least a third sugar. Ouch. Fortunately, I am here to tell you…