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I’ve been getting better at prepping food for the week at the weekends. Snacks and lunches were often made under pressure from hungry children as I tried my best to get healthy food in front of them as quickly as possible for minimal whingeing time. But it was often highly stressful. I’m trying to prep…
Sometimes going sugar free or trying to cut back on your sugar intake can feel totally overwhelming, especially once you start to realise just how much hidden sugar there is in your food. To help make the initial steps a bit easier, I have compiled a list of some of the simplest sugar free swaps…
Shortbread? Always sweet, right? Wrong. Turns out, a savoury version is not just every bit as nice, it’s better. Waaay better. Soft, crumbly, creamy and oh-so-more-ish. I’m warning you now. It’s hard to stop eating these. They are just so good! And it gets better… …they are made with only 3 ingredients (plus salt, and…
Who doesn’t like fudge? If you answered “me”, I’m not sure we can be friends. Ok, kidding. But seriously, fudge is sweet, soft, squidgy (hmm, that doesn’t sound that appetising somehow), and succulent (ok, running out of words beginning with ‘s’ now…). Peanut butter fudge is a particular weakness of mine. Standard sugary shop-bought fudge…
I love the quality and freshness of peak season citrus fruits in January. My sugar free lemon curd, tart and meringue pie have been very popular here, but there is one citrus fruit I am even more excited about: blood oranges. We used to occasionally get blood orange juice for breakfast when I was growing…
Carrots are a gem, really. They are available year round, easy to use in any number of recipes, and cheap as chips (or even skinny carrot fries). They are naturally sweet and easy to get hold of. They are one of the cheaper vegetables to buy organically and one of the vegetables few children object to. It’s…