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Oh yes, the orange veg is back! You knew I couldn’t stay away for long! Squash or sweet potatoes are in our house pretty much the whole way through autumn (fall) and winter so they are a staple in my cold weather recipes. Their sweetness is much beloved in a low sugar household. Butternut squash…
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…
Sometimes it feels like this time of year is just a string of relentless sugar-laden parties and over-exuberant marketing to children. Don’t get me wrong, I love this time of year. And the tips I gathered for my Party Survival Course for Low Sugar Families certainly help make this a far less stressful season. But…
Salads. One of the hardest things to feed to children. Or so we are told. But I think there is a simple reason for this: we rarely think outside the “green leaves with some dressing” box. Now don’t get me wrong, I love a simple dressed green salad. We have it alongside most meals, and…
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….
Candy can be a tough thing to say no to at this time of year. And I have no problem with occasionally saying yes as a rare treat. But the truth is, if I can give my kids something they will consider a treat as much as (or potentially even more than) shop-bought processed candy…