I was working in a little seaside cafe the other day when lunchtime rolled around and I realised I had forgotten to bring anything with me, not to mention it was chucking it down with rain outside (oh the joys of Britain in July) and the thought of a sandwich on the beach suddenly sounded…
Oh, those moments. You know the ones. Where every kid around you has an ice cream in their hand. And you see it coming. You know your watching child is about to turn around and say: “Can I have an ice cream? Everybody has one!” And honestly? If this is the first summer’s day this has…
You may have noticed we’ve been a little light on recipes on Raising Sugar Free Kids the last few weeks. My beautiful sister got married a few weeks ago, and in my eagerness to do well as a bridesmaid and the official wedding cake baker and decorator, I totally forgot I had even brought a…
I have always thought I had a pretty healthy diet. And, compared to many young people around me, I probably did. But when I quit sugar, I had some pretty serious withdrawal symptoms, and I started to realise just how much my supposedly “healthy” diet had been crammed full of sugar. I would start my…
I’ve just got back from a glorious week in Italy. My parents purchased a small house out there almost 10 years ago and have been doing it up bit by bit ever since. It is beautifully isolated with a spectacular view and particularly perfect weather at this time of year. Just being in that house and…
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…
