Around June last year I decided it was time to change things a bit in my ‘fitness regime’. After years of wasting time with pointless zumba classes or putting effort into the likes of spinning and body pump, I got myself a personal trainer to see whether I could loose a couple of kilos that seemed stuck on me for good. After meeting a couple of enthusiastic sales people, I came across the deceptively gentle Peter Pazdro who almost reduced…
Baking bananas The weather has been so awful recently, dragging a cold winter into an extremely dreary early spring, weekends are spent baking warming and earthy cakes and meals, rather than fruity shakes and ice creams. So when I received a basket of early Scottish strawberries and Good Natured bananas, I made a healthy smoothie for my intake of vitamins. Good Natured fruits and vegetables are pesticide and residue free which makes them a great choice for those conscious about…
Last week I received a generous box of beautiful limes from Brazilian Limes. I love citrus in general, and limes in particular. They make me think of summer, holidays, cocktails and fun. Given we are at the moment in the coldest of winter and the nights are long and dark, cocktails aren’t really in my mind. Instead, I thought of adapting a recipe that uses lemon and give it a go with these sweet, juicy limes. As I read on…
This week I was kindly sent a large box of Medjool dates to taste and test before Christmas. Until a few years ago, dates did nothing for me. I used to find them oversweet, dry and just not very nice. It all changed when I went to Morocco two years ago and tried some local, really juicy and plump medjool and decided I actually love dates. Mostly grown around North Africa and Middle East (but some species, like medjool, are…
A wonderful, winter warmer: buckwheat gnocchi with spinach and cheese