Soup and Treats for Stress

Today I have two recipes to share with you whilst I take a break from party preparations for this evening’s birthday party for my mum (she’s hit the big 50; although she’s still in denial about it).  I have finally graduated from soft foods to more normal foods but before I did that I made [...]

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A Simple Salad for a Day of Drizzle

It’s Friday!
(Although Friday’s mean very little to me at the moment because my timetable is all over the place- very much like my mood this week).
It feels truly wintery- grey, overcast days are looming in, bringing with them the beginning of the winter chills.  The sun seems to have disappeared for the most part, taking [...]

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An easy lunch, raw (almost)

I woke up this morning with the most voracious appetite.  This probably had something to do with my having a quick, and poor excuse for a, dinner before attending a 90 minute yoga class last night (as a brief aside: I’m loving yoga!  Seriously good).  So, despite having breakfast between 9:30-10:00 this morning, by 12:00 [...]

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Simple Roasted Rat & Millet

Ingredients
1 large courgette, sliced and cut into moons
1 red pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped
1 sweet potato, peeled and cut into small chunks
2 tomatoes, chopped into chunks
1 tin of good quality tinned tomatoes
2tsp cajun spice blend
2tbsp olive oil
150g millet, rinsed
1 red onion, finely diced
500ml vegetable stock (a well flavoured one makes a big difference)
2 [...]

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Summer Stew for Soothing a Cold

Can you believe it is summer and I have a cold.  It started scowling at me last Thursday and since then has been lurking around before revealing itself fully over the last day or two.  I cannot stop sneezing nor can my nose stop running.  Fortunately, I am studying at home with no plans of [...]

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