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It’s nearly New Years Eve and this is a healthy but delicious little dip to serve at your party. The recipe is so simple and easy. It will take you no time at all to prepare, leaving you more time …

There’s nothing quite like a nice cup of tea (or coffee if you are not from the UK) and a biscuit (or cookie). These Brazilian Chocolate Orange Biscuits are no exception. They are great with a tea or coffee and …

Recently it has been brought to my attention that in my last blog called ‘Time for a Mineral Check’, I may have made it seem like I was giving up calcium forever. Firstly, I would like to apologise to you …

Nowadays I only have chocolate occasionally and in a brownie is the one place I enjoy it the most. Thankfully I have managed to knock my dark chocolate addiction on the head. Before I decided to give up sugar, I used to eat …

Mince pies are not the healthiest food at Christmas time. However, these vegan mince pies are yummy and as long as you don’t have too many could have a few health benefits. The medjool dates in the pastry are a …

Christmas Cake as we know and love it today came from two Christian feast days, the twelfth night and Easter. The rich sixteenth century families would make their Christmas puddings for the day and they would often use some of …

We love a Roast Chicken Dinner in this house but I like to make it easy on myself. So with this meal, I  try to keep it as simple as possible. As I no longer eat gluten I leave out …

My family loves a crumble and I really enjoy making them. Now if I’m cooking a roast and we want crumble for dessert I have found a new way to cut corners. (Yes, I cut corners and no, I don’t …

Spicy Fruit Compote is a great go-to food to have in the fridge if you want to jazz up a plain yogurt, muesli or your porridge in the morning. I normally serve this to my hubby in a glass jar …

At the weekend, I had a lot of leftover vegetables and a couple of chicken breasts in my fridge. Normally, I have a week’s menu planned from Monday to Sunday but last Sunday I decided to try a new dish …