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 […]
Weight Loss, Healthy Meals, Fizzy Drinks, Sugar and Getting Active: Priya on BBC Radio Solent
January is the time everyone makes New Years Resolutions. A lot of those are centered around weight loss and being healthier. So I was delighted to go into BBC Radio Solent office and chat about these very topics. I love chatting about food, giving out top tips and so talking on the radio is perfect […]
Eating Well in Pregnancy
Eating Well in Pregnancy. Pregnancy is an important time to be focusing on your health and on eating well so both mum and baby get all they need to grow. However pre-pregnancy is as important, you want your body to be in tip top form and able to provide the baby with all it needs, […]
Aubergine Bake for an Aubergine Addict.
It’s no secret that I LOVE a good bargain, last week I picked up Aubergines for 10p, yes you read that right. I’d been saving them and ruminating in my mind about what I should do with them and then got inspired by a chef friend. So here is my aubergine bake. Ingredients (serves 4): […]
Baby Breakfasts Ebook.
It’s all to easy to get stuck in a rut with breakfasts, we do it as adults, and when you are a parent you suddenly have to feed a little tummy and your own. It can feel like a big responsiblity – it is. So how about getting the advice from a top dietitian and […]
Quick, Simple, Fresh and Tasty Mushroom Pasta Sauce
So what do you do when you look in the fridge and see a large punnet of mushrooms that are about to go past their best? You make this! It’s a quick, easy and tasty dish that you can rustle up with ease and with the knowledge it’s healthy too. Plus it’s Wheat free, Gluten […]
Gluten free carrot cake, a healthy version.
I must admit I don’t have that much of a sweet tooth. It’s savoury things that get my tastebuds tingling. However with a glut of carrots eyeing me up from the vegetable rack and a frustrating day, I decided it was time to hit the kitchen and get my “bake on”. Cooking for me is […]
Roasted Beetroot Pasta, It’s Pink!
This weekend we went to the farmers market and I just couldn’t help but buy a bunch of large, large beetroot. They have sat looking at me from the veg rack for a few days and today I knew I needed to use them. But how? I knew roasting them would be ideal because of […]
Meal Planning: make life simpler, smarter and sustainable.
Every now and again I get myself into a bit of a stressful state, life feels like it’s overtaking me, I have lists of things to do, nothing feels like it’s getting done and suddenly I realise I’ve no idea what we’re eating for dinner and am running low on food. DISASTER. You know that […]
Sri-Lanka Cookery: Mallum a form of greens
I’m half Sri-Lankan so loving Sri-Lankan food is a given…and the greens that my grandmother (Archchi) cooks are an all round favourite of mine. So I was very excited to be able to learn how to make this variation which uses a leaf called Mallum. I’d not heard of it before but it’s known in […]