New Year Food Resolutions

At this time of year I like to make my New Year food resolutions. These are things I want to change about my diet to improve it for the better. Like all New Year resolutions some g
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Why One Chocolate Is Never Enough

I wrote a section for my latest book Easy Tasty Healthy about the addictive properties of sugar and how once we start eating it we have difficulty stopping and I watched this in ac
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Apricot and Ginger Frangipane Pie

Make sure the fruits you use are not over-ripe or they will disintegrate. The crystallised ginger does contain a little sugar, so you can omit or use freeze-dried fruit instead. This pudding is best s
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Tidying Up the Plot

18th Nov 2016. There has been lots of tidying up to do on the allotment clearing the ground where crops have been to remove not just the spent crops but also the weeds that have gr
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Keeping Christmas Healthy

Christmas and New Year can be the ruination of any healthy eating plans especially if you are trying to be gluten, dairy or sugar free. I started cutting out these foods in the 198
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Chocolate and Walnut Truffles

I love these truffles and the fact that I can have a treat knowing that I’m eating ingredients that are good for me. I usually freeze them once made so they will keep, but you can eat them almost as s
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Artisan Crispbreads

Finding tasty and healthy gluten-free crackers isn’t easy and they are expensive. These rustic crispbreads not only look and taste good, but they are so easy to make and very moreish. They are really
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