Remember me saying earlier about balancing flavors and textures? Well this is a great example. You have the creaminess and savory taste of avocados, with the sweet and slightly acidic strawberries, on springy mixed leaves – perfect!
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Most of you here will know, I’m not vegan. Neither is anyone in my family. But I am on a mission to make healthy, homemade meals, and adding more fruit and veg to our diets is a sure fire way of being more healthy.
I recently accompanied a friend of mine to a vegan café. I’ll be honest, I wasn’t expecting much. Vegan just makes me think ‘healthy’ in the worst possible way; eating bland food that tastes healthy.
I couldn’t have been more wrong! This café served up gorgeous food which tasted amazing. That’s what... Read more +
I’m not vegan. Neither is anyone in my family. But when a friend made this for me, I actually preferred it to ‘normal’ Caesar salad.
When I found out it was vegan, I just had to know the recipe. Now, if ever I have a vegan guest, this is my go-to salad to impress!
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I wrote recently about how I prevent my kitchen knives from prematurely dulling.
But, truth be told, all blades do eventually dull, even with the utmost care. After all, your knives are not in your kitchen for ornamental reasons!
As some of you are aware, I’m on a mission to cook as many homemade meals as possible in a bid to get my ‘picky eater’ 11 year old daughter to be more adventurous with food.
So I now find myself using my... Read more +
I was introduced to farro, a type of ancient wheat, a few months ago, and I love how it gives such texture and ‘bite’ to a salad.
It’s also perfect for making a salad that just feels more substantial – I’ve even served this for an evening dinner, and it goes down a treat.
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