These healthy, delicious oaty bars have to make you smile, packed full of fruit, seeds and with only 1 tbsp oil and 1 tbsp honey in the whole recipe, these really are a healthy alternative to a sugar laden flapjack. They are gluten free (as long as the oats are gluten free of course), wheat […]
When in Spain…Eat Paella.
With parents living in Spain I’ve eaten a fair bit of paella and I must admit it’s yummy but often very rich and just a bit too much for our tummies. I’m also wheat intolerant and let’s just say that the area of Spain my parents live in is NOT good for special diets. We […]
The Homemade Bread Trial
After about 12 years my trusty old breadmaker recently gave up on me, well to be more precise, I gave up on it. It was making all kinds of odd noises and only baked bread properly with a tea towel over the top of it, my wheat free bread wasn’t working at all. So I’ve […]
Butternut Squash baked and stuffed with lentils
I love butternut squash, this recipe was inspired by a friend has made a similar dish for me for lunch on occasion and it’s alwasy stood out in my memory, so here is my take on it. Its a good way to get veggies into those who aren’t keen on them, the butternut goes sweet, […]
Obesity Epidemic, Priya in the local paper.
Picture the scene, it’s lunchtime, I’m around a friends house, we have 2 toddlers and 1 smaller one round the table munching away which if you know toddlers is not a very quiet time of day. My phone rings as it’s the local paper, the Daily Echo wanting to interview me about Childhood Obesity. In […]
Masala Dosa Delight.
I’m half Sri-lankan and that half of me tends to have a large influence in my cooking styles. Luckily my husband is a huge fan of this type of cooking and the toddler is quite keen too. In fact we took her to Sri-Lanka and she suprised me by eating nearly everything I ate, spices […]
5 Minute Mackerel Pate
Oily fish. We all know that it is good for us, but certainly in our house it can be a struggle to get it into the weeks meal plans. My husband isn’t keen on fish and for some reason during pregnancy I seem to go off the oily fish. However I was determined to find […]
Imam Bayildi (Baked Aubergine Heaven) Gluten and Dairy free.
I love aubergines. Which is an odd thing because as a child I hated them, how tastes and times change. This recipe is a particular favourite of mine, not just because it is fragrantly spiced, softly spreadable and tinglingly tasty….but also because of the style of eating. I am one of those types who likes […]
Homemade Pizza vlog made with my Toddler
We all love a bit of pizza, in our house we make our own pizza – why? Well…. 1)I’m wheat intolerant, 2) It’s just healthier, 3) It’s so easy in our bread machine, 4) We can choose our favourite toppings. 5) My toddler loves cooking and this is one recipe she can almost do all […]
Singapore Noodles, the healthy way.
I lived in Hong Kong for a few years as a child, it was an amazing experience and certainly led to me being able to try all kinds of different foods, regional specialities and learn important skills like how to use chopsticks. My food memories include eating huge prawns on a junk (boat) for my […]