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
Scrumping Scrumptious Apple Cake Read More »
Here is one of our quick, easy, healthy and tasty recipes. Perfect for lunch or as an accompaniment to a main course, what’s not to love?
Healthy Coleslaw made by a toddler, baby and dietitian. Read More »
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
Spiced Vegetable Moroccan Soup Read More »
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
Sausage and Roasted Tomato Bake Read More »
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
No Bake Breastfeeding/Breakfast Bars (wheatfree, glutenfree, dairyfree). Read More »
We knocked these up recently as I felt we needed a little comfort food. I asked my little one what she wanted for dinner and she asked for Moussaka. We settled on meatballs, mainly as they were easier for a tired mummy to make and also as I thought she may enjoy helping me, turns
Turkey Meatballs fit for Lady and the Tramp. Read More »
Baking and cooking with my toddler is a very regular occurrence, it’s one activity that I find teaches her lots, keeps us both amused and we get to eat the results. So here is out latest recipe, in the final stages of pregnancy I had a bit of morning sickness creeping back in, so these
Gluten Free Ginger Biscuits Recipe, baking with the toddler. Read More »
Rattatouille. There is something about it that just tickles my taste buds and makes me feel all warm inside. We usually grow a glut of courgettes in our garden so this becomes one of our courgette loving dishes and because it freezes well I always make a large batch. I know there are hundreds of
Rattatouille Recipe, my type of comfort food. Read More »
I’m half Sri-Lankan so it will come as no suprise that I come from a family who love curry. Fortunately so does my husband. I also love cooking curry, there is something amazing about the aromas, the merging of the colours and the mingling of all the spices into the final complex flavour. So when
Sri-Lankan Style Turkey Curry. Read More »
I’ll admit it, we bake with bananas a lot. They help reduce the amount of fat and sugar needed in baking and we often end up with a few over-ripe ones. Now no-one in our house eats over-ripe bananas, baking with them makes sure they aren’t wasted. If I don’t have time to bake then
Healthy, Gluten Free, Wheat Free Banana, Yoghurt Muffins. Read More »
