With the sun shining it is important to try and get some safe exposure to top up your Vitamin D levels however it is also very important to look after your skin and protect it from ultraviolet light. So I’m sharing Dr Deanna Minich’s “Top Plant Foods for Skin Health”. It is good to know […]
A Breakfast Juice/Smoothie sitting outside in the fresh morning air, what a lovely way to start the day!!! Juices are a great way of getting lots of nutrients into you. Whilst normally I actually prefer to eat my food rather than drink it, sometimes it is nice to have a delicious juice. They are especially […]
After having spent hours in the garden weeding, I am feeling very pleased with myself now it is looking well groomed and ready to go for all the new seedlings growing in the poly tunnel. The new herbs I planted a few weeks ago are thriving and the older ones are in full […]
As it is exam time, I am charged with cooking the kids favourite meals. Mexican flavours are always top of the list. So I made a big pot of Bean Chilli and used it to make a Vegetarian Burrito Bowl, which went down very well indeed. The Bean Chilli was served with Brown Rice, Tomato […]
I made this bread yesterday and had it for breakfast this morning and it was yummy. It has a nutty flavour and is very satisfying. It is wheat, gluten, sugar, egg and grain free!!! It is high in Protein and Fibre. Buckwheat is high in Manganese and the phytonutrient Quercetin. Chia Sees are a good […]
The last two recipes from the “Moroccan Feast”. I used Argan Oil (cooking quality not beauty product oil) which I bought in Marrakech – it has a delicious toasty flavour but you could use Extra Virgin Olive Oil if you cannot get it or just would rather not try!!!!! ROASTED PEPPER SALAD These are […]
I served this Couscous and Chickpea dish with the Moroccan Feast for my Son’s Birthday. I used a recipe from the cookbook Honey & Co, Food From the Middle East. This is a lovely cookbook and I have used it a lot, as I love the flavours of food from this region. I increased the […]
When we were in Marrakech over Easter we went to a cooking class where we learnt to make this Tagine. It was really delicious, so I decided to make it for the birthday celebration for 14 people. I made it in the morning, let it sit to incorporate all the flavours and then heated it […]
My son was home from London so we celebrated his 23rd birthday by having a big extended family birthday Moroccan Feast. All Recipes to follow but first, the Birthday Cake !!! I based it on a recipe from the cookbook Moro but adjusted the Syrup slightly from the original recipe. The cake was delicious […]
Using up the last of the BBQ chicken for the next nights dinner. So far, we had last nights dinner, today’s lunch and now tonights dinner. I love cooking like this, making extra in the beginning means it is so easy to make other meals quickly and easily. The last meal using the BBQ chicken […]
