You never know who you are going to meet next… About a year ago, under a pouring rain, I took my very sleep deprived self to an event in Nova Victoria. I sat at a table with quite a lot of people (bloggers, journalists and so on). It was a very pleasant evening. I chatted at length to a lady who had two kids and freaked me into thinking it was a good idea never to give any form of…
Satisfying, healthy, raw date brownie recipe
Delicious, easy to make, refined sugar free bara brith. Kids and grown ups will love it
“The Fragrances of the earth, the taste of the sea” Anchovies are a staple of Italian coastal cuisine. Whether salted, marinated, fresh or in olive oil, they are a versatile ingredient and a beautifully tasty fish, used in a multitude of recipes. A comprehensive and very interesting article recently written by my sister (allow me to blow my own family’s trumpet!) highlights how much they are part of our heritage, and the difference between ‘alici’ and ‘acciughe’ and how far…
An unusual recipe and not one for eating… A few years ago, after a trip to Borneo, I started boycotting palm oil in food and cosmetics and generally in anything it is found because seeing the destruction of what used to be rain forest for miles and miles and seeing these beautiful and poor orangutans in the rehabilitation centre at Sepilok was simply shocking. Shortly after, I started making my own soap too, first easy melt and pour things which…