Special Diets

Christmas Flapjack (wheatfree, dairy free)

Christmas, often a time of rich food, sweet treats and excess. Now with a toddler around and my love of healthy eating I decided to revamp our usual flapjack recipe. My husband is a huge mince pie fan and this rather inspired me to use the mincemeat in a different way.  What I love about

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Apple Crisps, perfect for a slow autumn day.

We recently acquired a whole heap of apples, I am just one of those people who cannot say no to free food, especially when it is fresh fruit/vegetables. So this weekend I’m working my way througb trying out a few apple recipes, there may be a bit of apple overload on my bog. Apologies. It’s

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Carrot, Lentil and Coconut Soup

This is one of those soups you can knock up in a hurry from store cupboard ingredients, plus a few carrots. We nearly always have a few carrots floating around in the veggie rack that need using up. Lentil are low glycaemic index which means they can help to keep your blood sugars stable, your

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Scrumping Scrumptious Apple Cake

This week hubby went scrumping in our friends parents garden, which is officially not scrumping as he had their permission, but I like the word so I’m using it. Here he is in action.   Didn’t he do well…..here’s a snapshot of the bounty I was brought home – 2 types of delicious apples, pears

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Spiced Vegetable Moroccan Soup

The weather has turned distinctly chilly, so we’ve turned to soups for our lunches. I love soups as they really are easy to make, they can be an easy way to get vegetables and great nurtitious food into the family and they heat up the insides. This soup was a bit of an experiment, it

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Sausage and Roasted Tomato Bake

This week my Archchi came to visit. This is my  Sri-lankan grandmother, fondly known to the whole family as Archchi (granny in Singhala). She lives in London and has the greenest fingers of anyone I know. Years ago she had 2 allotments, now its just her garden that produces mainly vegetables, lots of vegetables. From

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No Bake Breastfeeding/Breakfast Bars (wheatfree, glutenfree, dairyfree).

Having just given birth to my gorgeous baby boy  I’m in need of quick, easy, healthy snacks that I can eat whilst breastfeeding. Here is my latest favourite  version of a flapjacky bar. It’s also a great option as a breakfast bar and a good snack for the whole family. Breakfast biscuits, bars and eat

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