At the beginning of the year my husband and I made a conscious decision to stop eating as much meat. Since giving up sugar, I have began looking at all the food we eat. I now believe that as a …
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Chocolate! Yummy Mint Choccies!
Chocolate! Now this is one of my favourite subjects. I love chocolate, I could not only eat it but if I was allowed I would probably bathe in it too. (Hee, hee!) Admittedly, I don’t eat as much as I …
Slow cooked butternut squash pasta!
Last week I wanted a dinner that was different to our usual tomato sauce and pasta night. So I tried a little experiment with a butternut squash and amazingly everyone in this family enjoyed it. My husband said he really …
Veggie Burgers
Since giving up sugar I’m no longer buying any frozen foods apart from the occasional pack of vegetables, fruit or fish. I have to admit I used to love a frozen veggie burger because they were a super quick and …
Salmon, cheese and veggie omelette
Salmon, cheese and veggie omelette is a great dish that is full of flavour. It’s a quick, easy and relatively cheap meal to feed the whole family on. My son, I’m really pleased to say, loves fish and normally he eats …
Chickpea Flour Flatbreads
Since discovering that I was gluten intolerant, chickpea flour, or besan flour to use it’s official name, has become a brilliant alternative to bread. Normally I use it as a replacement for bread if I make a soup. Recently I’ve …
Spelt Flour Flatbreads
These spelt flour flatbreads are really yummy, well when I was eating gluten, they were delicious. As always they are really simple and easy to make and take no time at all. My husband and son just love eating them …
Tomato and Basil Soup
There is nothing more comforting than a warm bowl of soup on a cold, wet day. I never used to like canned tomato soup so I was a little apprehensive when I thought about making my own soup. I’m pleased …
Jamie Jacks (Chocolate Flapjacks)
Part of this recipe I have taken from Jamie Oliver. A few weeks ago I watched Mr Oliver on the internet making Granola Dust which is absolutely yummy with some yogurt and homemade fruit compote. It is so simple and …
Mint Choc Chip Mousse or Ice Cream
Mint Choc Chip anything was not really my favourite growing up as a child. The mint always tasted a bit artificial to me. In a previous recipe, I had made a mint choc chip smoothie which I loved from the …
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