Chocolate
Why You Should Not Ever, Never Eat Conventional Chocolate Can you imagine my horror when I heard that chocolate is the food most highly sprayed with noxious agro-chemicals? Yuk! You’re kidding, right? I’m a woman. I love chocolate. I didn’t … Continue reading…
Healthy bread making
We don’t buy bread anymore. That’s because we live in Tuscany. I love Tuscany. But I’m really not keen on white, conventional, unsalted, pretty much flavourless bread. So, we make all of our own breads – yeasted wholemeal spelt and … Continue reading…
Bruschetta with delicious summer tomatoes
The cicadas started singing yesterday, which heralds long, hot summer days. Our vegetable garden is just starting to kick out tomatoes. My dad, Ed, and my sister, Lauren, were just here for two weeks. The few times we went out … Continue reading…
Healthy Types of Pasta
I live in Tuscany. I should have a lot to say about pasta. We eat it sometimes, but certainly not as often as Italians do. They love it, but they don’t eat a whopping big bowl of it like I … Continue reading…
Sardine fish cakes
My kids love sardines, but if yours don’t, this is an excellent way to serve them. Shaped like little fish, these don’t really taste of fish, but are very tasty. My kids love them and love to help make them, … Continue reading…
Healthy brownies
Densely chocolate and lightly sweet, these sweet potato brownies are a healthy twist on the American classic. Although the brown rice syrup won’t get you agitated, the chocolate will, so go easy on these! Recipe from ‘Me, you and the … Continue reading…
Swiss style muesli
I love soaking grains with yogurt because it makes your food very creamy. It also makes muesli more digestible and makes important minerals such as iron, magnesium, calcium and zinc more available to your body than they would be if … Continue reading…
Healthy sweet nut bar
The idea for this comes from a nut pie my brother David used to bring home from Chinatown in Boston. This bar doesn’t really resemble that recipe, but oh is it good! It’s a great snack – full of protein … Continue reading…
Could rice be the spice of life?
Historically, rice has been associated with prosperity and fertility, which is why it was thrown at weddings. It is such an important staple today that about half the world’s people eat rice every day. There are about 40,000 varieties, so … Continue reading…
Rice & aduki beans
When I don’t have a plan for the next day’s dinner, I usually put rice and beans on to soak with plans to make this simple, satisfying, tasty meal that we all enjoy. I prefer to cook my own beans … Continue reading…
