
Fussy Kids - Healthy after-school snacks
"Fussy eaters" is a term I remember hearing a lot about when my daughter was young and her friends came round. It's hard when your children simply refuse to eat, and it is often common for parents to cook more than one meal for a family dinner. In my own experience, of my daughter and friends and family's children that getting the children to be hands-on when cooking is crucial. My daughter Belle would always help cook with me in the kitchen, also sitting down to eat together

The power of SPINACH!
So, whats the fuss about? Have you noticed (along with our dear friend avocado) it's in loads of recipes from breakfast, lunch, and dinner! So whats the fuss? Yes, yes, we all know that its good for us... but do we really know why? (Apart from it being green obviously.) Ok, here goes ...It's Low in fat and even lower in cholesterol. Our little cheap to buy friend Spinach, is also high in niacin and zinc, as well as protein, fibre, vitamins A, C, E and K, thiamin, vitamin B6,

Turmeric chicken, with bean salad and roasted Romanesco broccoli and veg (its so tasty & easy yo
This was a quick and easy dinner, on a Thursday when we were all tired and really hungry. I wanted to cook something healthy, hearty. So at lunch after meeting a friend for coffee, I went to my local greengrocers Ricci's for inspiration. They had a beautiful romanesco broccoli, and cavolo nero. I started to form a plan in my head and put them in my basket along with some tinned mixed beans, butternut squash and carrots. Off next to the butchers to buy 6 chicken thighs, and 6

Turmeric chicken, with bean salad and roasted Romanesco broccoli and veg (its so tasty & easy!)
This was a quick and easy dinner, on a Thursday when we were all tired and really hungry. I wanted to cook something healthy, hearty. So at lunch after meeting a friend for coffee, I went to my local greengrocers Ricci's for inspiration. They had a beautiful romanesco broccoli, and cavolo nero. I started to form a plan in my head and put them in my basket along with some tinned mixed beans, butternut squash and carrots. Off next to the butchers to buy 6 chicken thighs, and 6

Simple feta salad lunch
This is a great Quick,easy, and healthy lunchtime food. Sometimes we are all running about with busy chores in our house and it’s important to me too have a few quick and easy recipes for lunch, that are healthy too. Ingredients 100g cous cous 1/2 block feta 2 chopped cooked beetroot 1 red pepper 1 onion 1 yellow pepper 2 carrots 2 avacardo 2 tomatos 1 tsp paprika 1tsp cumin red chilli's (to decorate) 1/2 tsp cayanne salt and pepper 1/2 veg stock cube crumbled Method Firstly