It’s Bank holiday Monday, pouring with rain and we have made the united decision to stay in doors. Fortunately, the whole weekend hasn’t been quite so dank- on Saturday we pulled on our trainers and walked to Petersham across Richmond Park. It’s a stunning walk with wild deer,…

It’s nearly the end of the week, so I thought that you all deserved a treat…. a chocolaty one. Two of my favourite things are mint and chocolate and when combined together they are simply irresistible. So I thought I would share my own mint chocolate…

For me this is the perfect teaser / starter for a dinner party; packed with goodness and bursting with rich intense flavour but remaining light enough to leave you ready and raring for a main and dessert. Gazpacho is best made a couple of days…

The simplest ingredients for one of the most delicious dishes. This dish is so quick and easy, with ingredients that you could pick up from any local supermarket. There’s not a complex carb in sight and it will make little or no impact on your blood…

So the weather has finally turned on us, the balmy summer days and hot sticky evenings seem a distant memory! It’s been “UK style” monsoon conditions for the last couple of days now. My usual forty minute journey to and from work took one and…

If you are like me and can’t resist licking the raw carrot cake mixture clean from the bowl then this recipe is for you! I make a lot of nut based porridges so decided to try to make my own nut-free porridge with two of…

You will have to forgive me as I have been out of blogging action for the last 14 days because we’ve been moving house and have had no internet. Thankfully its all gone smoothly and we’re already feeling very settled and excited about the next chapter.…

It’s our final couple of days in the flat now before we move house so we’re amidst a chaos of boxes and clutter. I’ve been trying to use up a lot of what we have in the fridge along with some cupboard staples and thought…

Recently a few readers have asked me where I buy the steak we eat from and how I prepare, cook and season it. So I thought I’d share a few of my top tips for guaranteeing a perfect steak experience. CHOOSING THE STEAK Steak for…

These muffins were a successful trial as an accompaniment to a soup I made. I was inspired to make them after a very close friend hosted a dinner party and served “savoury cupcakes” as a starter. They went down so well that I thought I…

This is a quick, cheap and easy Paleo dish that takes under 40 minutes to make and can be eaten straight away, tubbed up and popped in the fridge or stored in the freezer for a later date. A great starter for a dinner party, lunch at work or…

Comfort without the stodge are the fist 4 words which spring to mind when describing this dish. Really quick, really easy and one that your bank card will thank you for. This is one of my favourite dishes and one that I make frequently for friends…