Broccoli and Chicken Soup If there is one vegetable you should eat and get your kids to eat, it’s broccoli. It is so packed full of vitamins, minerals, and fibre, its health benefits are numerous. This broccoli and chicken soup is the perfect winter warming food to have for your lunch, to eat on the…
Healthier Katsu Chicken I bought some Katsu chicken off a food truck recently, which inspired me to make my own version. I particularly like this version because it is healthier than the more traditional recipe and suitable to eat as a family, my kids loved it. I haven’t eaten a lot of Japanese cuisine. The only…
Better Than a Cup of Coffee ‘Toasted Coconut Coffee Smoothie’ I love this silky creamy smoothie, it tastes a bit like rum and raisin ice cream to me, which is rather odd considering there is not an ounce of rum and raisin in it. But it has a lovely subtle light flavour, with only a…
Home Made Easy Peezy Pizza Okay, so pizzas don’t go on my list of healthy meals, but I do like to indulge in the odd pizza, especially as we are having our Italian weekend coming up here in Jersey. Hopefully, I will pick up some great cooking tips when I visit, especially since celebrity…
Brain Boosting Strawberry Banana Cheesecake. It’s hard to believe that something that can taste this good can actually be good for your brain? The main reason is because the essential fats that are in the cheesecake. There is none of the usual cream with loads of added sugar in this cheesecake, and it’s not…
Chocolate Banana Cake Most kids love cakes, and mine are no exception. Some people often think that because of what I do my kids don’t eat the things other kids eat. The truth is most of the time they eat really healthy, but they have occasional times when we go out and I let…
I recently discovered that pancakes may actually have been eaten by Otzi the Ice Man. I was fascinated learning about Otzi. Who if you don’t know was the Neolithic man they found buried in 1991 the Italian Alps and was uncovered when some of the ice melted? Researchers were able to determine a wealth…
Homemade Fruit and Nut Dark Chocolates If you would like some healthy chocolates this Valentines day why not try making these easy homemade fruit and nut chocolates yourself. You can experiment with different dried fruits of your liking, and even add a liqueur if you wish. I love prunes, especially the moist ones, and they…
Healthy Breakfast Choices I had a great time on the weekend at the breakfast event at the Ommaroo Hotel, in Havre De Pas,https://www.ommaroo.com it was lovely to see so many people trying different breakfast foods. People were really open to trying new things and were even converted to foods that they would not have eaten…
Butternut Squash, Sweet Potato and Coconut Soup Butternut Squash can in fact make you feel happy. It contains something called ‘Betain’ which our brains use to form the natural anti depressant SAM-e. As strange as it might seem, I have only started using butternut squash in recent months. I had one in my cupboard that…