With beautiful golden beaches lined with palm trees, tea plantations nestled on misty mountain tops, bustling traffic packed cities, tuk-tuks, elephants, bananas and coconuts. Sri Lanka has so much to offer. We visited the cultural triangle between Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Dambulla, it has a profusion of wildlife, exotic plants and World Heritage Sites. The palace…
Healthy
Spiced Lemon Chicken Wraps
I can’t describe myself as a vegetarian but by and large I steer away from meat when I think about what to prepare for our supper. Every now and then however I go through periods of eating meat more regularly. One of our family favourites is roast chicken, free range from my local farm, it’s…
Swedish Seeded Limpa Bread
There is quite a revolution happening in British kitchens, no longer are we satisfied with supermarket pre-packed sliced, we want to master a home baked loaf. Now if you follow my blog you’ll know that I am a sourdough addict, occasionally though I find I just haven’t enough time to bake my sourdough. This is…
Blissful Lemon Energy Bites
I’m often asked what I like to snack on, believe it or not I don’t have an exceptionally sweet tooth (I know this is hard to believe as I make an inordinate amount of cakes but they are not for me!) but I do crave a little something in the afternoon when I’m reaching for the…
Roasted Cauliflower and Butternut Squash Salad
Cauliflower used to be boring, well not anymore! Its reputation couldn’t be more different today, as more and more health conscious people adopt a gluten free, low carb, plant based diet, a growing number of us are replacing flour, rice and other simple carbs with vegetables. Cauliflower, in particular because of its mild flavour and…
Healthy Green Vegetable Frittata
The festive season is firmly behind us, my sons have returned to their homes and I have been left with some, (not much) leftovers in my fridge. I don’t know about you but I hate to throw any food away, I have to do something with the odds and ends in my fridge. I catered…
Thai Spiced Chicken Soup
Chicken soup is often a staple when you’re fighting a cold or flu but did you know that homemade chicken soup actually has health benefits too? Cuddling up with a bowl of hot chicken soup is the best cure for colds in the winter months, according to researchers. A study found that chicken soup could…
Spiced Oat & Quinoa Porridge with Honeyed Apples
If you think porridge is boring, think again. The iconic breakfast classic is hotter than ever. Our social media feeds are full of oaty bowls, each more enticing than the other and blogs are brimming with delicious recipes. There are even cookbooks dedicated to it! In my opinion nothing beats a bowl of creamy oats…
Smoked Mackerel Salad with Miso Dressing
If you asked me what my perfect lunch would be I would say without doubt salad! Spring, summer and autumn. This lunch offering has a great balance of flavours, with a miso dressing, yielding a rich umami flavour. Salty, sweet, bitter, and sour—these are the four types of taste we recognise. Is that really all…
Smoky Aubergine Moutabel with Yogurt Flatbreads
I have spoken at length about my Swedish heritage on my mother’s side but I haven’t yet mentioned that my father was born in Egypt to Maltese parents, I know, I’m an eclectic mix of cultures and nationalities. Many Italians lived in Cairo at that time so this influenced the way they cooked. Both my…
