Blog and Recipes

Confidence Comes With Progress
How your biggest self-improvement goals come about by using easy, tiny, simple...
Choux Rouge a la Flamande
Serves 8 as a side dish. Prep time 45 minutes. Cooking time 60 minutes....
Prevent Pain and Inflammation – My 3 Top Tips!
We all want to live pain free but for some of us with chronic illness this is...
Spicy Roast Cauliflower with Toasted Seed Dressing
The equipment you will need is below, and the prep time is 10 minutes and the...
Top 10 Tips for Winter Wellbeing
Are you like me? You get near to the end of a week of feeling under the...
Creamy Cauliflower Soup
This recipe is dairy and gluten-free, and I have also included a vegan option....
Energise Your Life: The Vital Role of Blood Sugar Balance in Preventing and Managing Diabetes
Do you find yourself getting irritable and moody when hunger strikes? Does...
Leeks, Kale and Peas
Kale is celebrated as a superfood due to its remarkable nutritional profile...
Back to Life Back to Reality
Are you feeling like me? A bit out of sorts. September brings a new phase both...
Roasted Butternut Squash with Seeds & Dressing
This mouthwatering recipe features perfectly roasted butternut squash, crunchy...
My food story, processed and fresh
There’s been a lot of talk about processed foods recently, saying they’re not...
Beetroot and Apple Salad with Mint and Cucumber
Ingredients 2 medium purple beetroots 1 medium eating apple, I used a Braeburn...
My diabetes story
As many of you know already I am not a diabetic, so what am I doing helping...
Quinoa and Fennel Salad
Serves 4-6, Preparation and cooking time 20-25 minutes Ingredients 2 medium...
Why is our gut health so important?
So many people come to me with either diarrhoea or constipation and they think...
How to navigate your journey to better health
Everything that has come my way in the last week or so has been about...
Roast Chickpeas with 4 Flavour Combos
A simple tasty, warm crunch roast chickpea recipe for any day of the week! You...
Pea and Mint Soup
This recipe will make 12 portions so you can batch cook for lunches throughout...
What happens when your body can’t manage your sugar habits?
I want to tell you about a young woman I saw recently who wasn’t feeling quite...
Cannellini Bean Hummus
Cannellini beans are wonderfully nutritious. They're fat-free and an excellent...
Revising your sugar habits
As I write this I am sitting at my desk on a Monday morning. I had a really...
Bean stew with roasted cabbage and sweet potato
Vegan and vegetarian, dairy and gluten-free Serves 4 40-45 minutes cooking...
Salmon With Mushrooms And Rainbow Chard
Ingredients One bunch of rainbow chard One pack of mushrooms white or chestnut...
How to make New Year’s Resolutions that last
New Year's Resolutions that last are built on habits. But what is a New Year's...
Chilli and Lime Almonds
Almonds are high in antioxidants, vitamin E, protein, and fibre. As nuts...
Eating and acting more mindfully this Christmas
Over the coming weeks, as we hit peak Christmas, there will be a great deal of...
Stewed Apple with Greek Yoghurt
Who would have thought that a simple stewed apple could be such a powerhouse...
Healthy Digestion
This month I want to talk about healthy digestion or the health of your...
Squash, carrot and kale soup
This may sound a little fiddly however I suggest you use a whole squash and...
The real story behind insulin sensitivity and Type 2 Diabetes
This blog is for everyone who wants more energy and fewer extra pounds as they...