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Recipe: Skinny Carbonara from {Everyday Super Food by Jamie Oliver}

Recipe: Skinny Carbonara from {Everyday Super Food by Jamie Oliver}

Today sees the publication of Jamie Oliver’s brand new cookbook Everyday Super Food and I’ve been busy trying out some…

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Wholewheat Fettuccine with Kale by Amy Chaplin

Wholewheat Fettuccine with Kale by Amy Chaplin

Yesterday I shared a book review of At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen, a new recipe book by New…

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French-Style Irish Beef Salad by Bord Bia

French-Style Irish Beef Salad by Bord Bia

When the Irish Food Board sent me this recipe to try recently, I couldn’t wait to make it, pack it…

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A Polish-Inspired Beetroot Salad with Apples, Radish and Dill

A Polish-Inspired Beetroot Salad with Apples, Radish and Dill

A Polish-inspired beetroot summer salad with apples, radish and dill I was interested to read this week about the four…

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Recipe: Spring Green Smoothie, New York and Goal Setting

Recipe: Spring Green Smoothie, New York and Goal Setting

Hello Spring Green Smoothie… Spring has finally sprung here in the UK and I am so glad, not least because…

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Clearspring Gluten Free Brown Rice Noodles with Spinach and Tomato

Clearspring Gluten Free Brown Rice Noodles with Spinach and Tomato

It’s always nice to find ways of making our favourite recipes a little healthier and this is especially true of…

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Beetroot and Kale Soup | Kale and Almond Crumble | Jumpstart2015

Beetroot and Kale Soup with a Kale and Almond Crumble – virtuous!  So, are you really, really fed up of…

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British Asparagus, spinach, beetroot and halloumi salad

British Asparagus, spinach, beetroot and halloumi salad

Hooray – foodies up and down the land are celebrating the start of British Asparagus season. It’s here for just…

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Five spring recipes in BBC Good Food Magazine

Five spring recipes in BBC Good Food Magazine

I’m back with more exciting news, this time of a feature in BBC Good Food Magazine, within the April edition…

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‘Fruitdrop’ Pear & Plum Banana Bread

‘Fruitdrop’ Pear & Plum Banana Bread

This week I’ve had a much-needed health kick whilst getting through a huge box of fruit delivered to me by…

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Breakfast Club: Quick Rhubarb Muffins

Breakfast Club: Quick Rhubarb Muffins

A quick post to say that this month, I’m joining in with Fuss Free Helen’s Breakfast Club hosted this month by (BiB’s…

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Recipe: Turkey and Leek Meatballs with Tomato Tagliatelle

Recipe: Turkey and Leek Meatballs with Tomato Tagliatelle

We love meatballs! If you make your own at home, you know exactly what’s gone into them and you can…

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Fish is the Dish: Whole Wheat Penne with Prawns

Fish is the Dish: Whole Wheat Penne with Prawns

It’s always a treat when staying near, or on the coast, to pop into a local fishmonger to pick up…

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Courgette or Zucchini Boats with Bolognese Sauce {Paleo Friendly}

Courgette or Zucchini Boats with Bolognese Sauce {Paleo Friendly}

One of the things that I enjoyed the most about my Paleo/Whole 30 challenge in January was the simplicity of…

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Guest Post: Cucina Ceri – Subbing Processed Carbs for Colourful Veg

Guest Post: Cucina Ceri – Subbing Processed Carbs for Colourful Veg

By Ceri Jones, of Cucina Ceri Readers of this blog will know that this January, Ren committed to the Whole30 regime, which draws…

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Review: ‘Well Fed’ and a Whole 30 Update

Review: ‘Well Fed’ and a Whole 30 Update

I can hardly believe it myself, but I am on Day 16 of my Paleo/Whole 30 Challenge, designed to re-set…

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Recipe: Butternut, Coconut and Hazelnut Soup

Recipe: Butternut, Coconut and Hazelnut Soup

Here in the UK, the sun is shining, the skies are blue and it’s the beginning of January. It’s a…

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Healthy Hot Chocolate Breakfast Smoothies

Healthy Hot Chocolate Breakfast Smoothies

My children love chocolate and they’d ask for a sprinkle of cocoa every day if they could. Luckily, we manage…

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Silvena Rowe’s Watermelon and Feta Salad with Za’atar Crumble

Silvena Rowe’s Watermelon and Feta Salad with Za’atar Crumble

Ottoman-inspired food. Not something that you might come across everyday, but what a treat. There is something quite magical about…

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Roasted Peppers with Quinoa and Capricorn Goats Cheese

Roasted Peppers with Quinoa and Capricorn Goats Cheese

There has been a little goat on Twitter making me chuckle. Her name is Ethel and she lives in Somerset….

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Fresh Buffalo Mozzarella and Tomato Salad

Fresh Buffalo Mozzarella and Tomato Salad

I think this is my favourite salad. It is so easy to throw together and any variation on it is…

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Recipe: Feta and Chive Omelette (and a Neoflam Pan Review)

Recipe: Feta and Chive Omelette (and a Neoflam Pan Review)

I have a slight obsession with chives and unfortunately for my husband who dislikes it, with dill. It stems from my…

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Japanese-Inspired Chicken Teriyaki Bento

Japanese-Inspired Chicken Teriyaki Bento

This month, I have been determined to take part in Dom’s ‘Random Recipes’ challenge over at Belleau Kitchen. Dom’s recipe challenge has…

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Fish is the Dish: Pan-Fried Coley (Wild Saithe) with Quick Cheesy Mash

Fish is the Dish: Pan-Fried Coley (Wild Saithe) with Quick Cheesy Mash

More fish! This time, coley, which I have to say is a new one for us at home. What can I…

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