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Recipe: Date and Chocolate Mint Cake with Coconut Cream
Who doesn't love a good chocolate cake?! I have a complete fondness for chocolate so when I started cutting the bad stuff from my diet, I...


Recipe: Mini Blueberry Cheesecakes
I thought it is high time I posted some dessert recipes to show it is possible to have tasty and indulgent treats while sticking to a...


Lentil and Summer Vegetable Salad
With the arrival of the sunshine this weekend, I was inspired to make my lentil and summer vegetable salad. This is a really tasty dish...


Superfoods I am loving right now!
The word superfood is used all the time now and I have to say I am a big fan of true superfoods. The use of the word gets alot of...


Recipe: Spicy Chickpea Stew
My obsession with north African and middle eastern flavours contines. This chickpea stew is so easy to make and you can change up the...


Advice: Maple Syrup Explained
​ Sugar is enemy number one these days and the really tricky thing about sugar is that it is seriously addictive, making giving it up all...


Recipe: Guacamole
Since raving about avocados in my St. Patrick's Day video blog, some of you have asked me how to make guacamole. As I said in the video,...


Video: Happy St Patrick's Day
Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone. St. Patrick's Day is all about celebrating St. Patrick and all things Irish and green. So I thought...


Recipe: Homemade Granola Bars
A few people have asked me to do some posts on healthy snacks for when they are on the go and options for healthy alternatives to scones...


Nutritional Yeast Explained
You might have noticed that nutritional yeast features in my list of cupboard essentials and in a lot of my recipes. When I first heard...


Recipe: Moroccan Style Quinoa with a Tomato Sauce
I love North African style dishes. They are aromatic, full of exotic flavours and bursting with herbs and spices. Think aubergines,...


Recipe: Tomato Pasta with Basil Oil – A Taste of Italy!!
With the beautiful sunshine this weekend, I felt inspired to bring you a little flavour of Italy with this recipe for a simple tomato...


Plant based eating - Cupboard essentials
When moving towards a plant based diet, a little re-thinking of your usual cupboard essentials is required. It goes without saying that...


Recipe: Energy balls
It seems the whole world is going energy ball crazy and I love it. They are the perfect sweet hit to accompany an afternoon cup of...


Review: Sister Sadie, Dublin
I recently spent a weekend in Dublin and stayed with a very good friend who lives in Portobello. So I was spoiled for choice with nearby...


On the go? Here's how to eat healthy
A big test to maintaining a healthy diet is when we lose control over when and where we can eat. At home, we can control your cupboard...


Review: The Cracked Nut, Dublin
I have heard so much about the Cracked Nut over the last couple of months and finally tried it out this weekend. The Cracked Nut is...


Recipe: Vegan Melanzane
Melanzane parmigiana is one of my all time favourite dishes. It is an authentic Italian dish made up of layers of aubergine, parmesan...


Organic - An investment in your health
Fruit and vegetables are associated with being healthy, wholesome, fresh, tasty and nutritious. I chose to eat them because I love the...


Recipe: Homemade Hummus
Hummus is a favourite of mine. It is so versatile and perfect with salads, spread on crackers or healthy bread, served with roast...
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