FOOD TRENDS FOR 2017
It’s the time of the year when the industry releases its predictions for food trends in the following year. These predictions sound extremely interesting on the food front because you’re not only...
View ArticleGREEK NEW YEAR TRADITIONS
Every country has colourful ways of ringing in the New Year – in Spain you eat 12 grapes at the stroke of midnight, in The Philippines you wear polka dots and collect round objects that symbolise money...
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Purple Food?
You know how they say eat a rainbow? This article in The Telegraph suggests that we’re soon going to be shopping for and filling our places with purple-coloured food. This piece of research comes from...
View ArticleKITCHEN ORGANISATION
When it comes to being more efficient, the best thing to do is to learn from the professionals and how they do it. Many of us love cooking at home, but we don’t always have a lot of time to dedicate to...
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BENEFITS OF BUTTERNUT SQUASH
In our previous article, we shared a simple way to make a great meal out of the humble butternut squash. But now, let’s take a look at what benefits this wholesome veggie brings you. This article...
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ROASTING VEGETABLES
One of the easiest things to make is a tray full of roast vegetables. Always a favourite as a side dish, you can do a million things with leftovers – they can go into your salads, add an extra layer of...
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HEALTHY FOOD SHOPPING
We write a whole load of posts on eating healthy, but it’s about time we covered the all-important step that goes before that: shopping for healthy food. Would you agree that being that little bit...
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WILD GARLIC PESTO
When a friend from the office gifted us a bunch of freshly-foraged wild garlic, we were pretty excited to have this amazing ingredient to make our humble dinner shine. All we were going for was a...
View ArticleUSING EDIBLE FLOWERS IN FOOD
A great way to jazz up your plates this spring is to use edible flowers as decoration for your salads or your mains. If you can get organic flowers that’s great. In general you need to make sure that...
View ArticleALL ABOUT SALT
Today’s post is dedicated to that all-important and yet humble seasoning – salt. It’s not only flavoured our food and kept our bodies going for millenia, salt was once used as salary (that’s where the...
View ArticleGET YOUR VITAMIN C
You’ve heard the messages about increasing your vitamin intake, but did you know how easy it is to incorporate Vitamin C into your diet? Let’s first take a look at the benefits. How does this nutrient...
View ArticleHAYFEVER REMEDIES
If you’re a sufferer, you are probably dreading the turning of spring into summer. Just when the weather gets good enough to wear brighter clothes and enjoy the outdoors, you are once again find...
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CHICKEN WITH LEMON, RICE & POTATOES
The Bank Holiday was a great opportunity for us to get some rest. It’s been a busy year and a month full of meetings. So it was an opportunity to have some down time with family, while relaxing and not...
View ArticleRHUBARB
The top fruit in season, or in fact, the only fruit in season in this part of the world is the surprisingly versatile rhubarb. Usually grown forced (in a space devoid of light) or outdoors, it...
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Rye Honey Cake!
When you want a sweet treat in the summer, you usually tend to go more for fruits rather than cream cakes. But sometimes when you do crave baked goods, it’s good to have in your repertoire some simple...
View ArticleChicken With Rosemary And Cherry Tomato
You know when you really need to get a lot of work done at the weekend, you feel conflicted because you partly want to enjoy yourself but you remember your priorities. It’s on those days that we are...
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Kalamon Olive Tapenade
We’re getting multicultural by doing a Greek twist on this much-loved French, sharp-tasting paste that’s great with bread. But we have to say that we liked how it works with Kalamon olives! This food...
View Article5 Great Drinks to Start the Day Instead of Coffee You Need to Know
Undeniably, coffee makes a fantastic drink. Most of us find our mornings as incomplete if they are not supplemented with a cup of coffee. Coffee is not only associated with a reduced risk of cancer,...
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