VEGETARIAN FAMILY FOOD - MY MISSION TO GET MY KIDS TO EAT MORE FRUIT AND VEG
Arthur Hooper’s restaurant in Borough Market is a lively, bustling place which specialises in European style small plates. It has a good vegetarian selection, particularly if you are a cheese lover and makes excellent use of fresh, seasonal vegetables. There’s something about Borough Market on a summer’s evening. Although the market stalls have closed for…
Veggie Very Much is a brand new vegetarian cookbook by veggie blogger Mirjam Leslie-Pringle. Read on for my review, a recipe for potage de vigilia and the chance to win a copy for yourself. Does my kitchen shelf need another vegetarian cookbook? Probably not (definitely not would say my husband). But I do love a…
This raspberry, almond and coconut bliss ball recipe is so easy to make. They only need five ingredients and take just five minutes to make. My kids absolutely love them and feel like they’re getting a real treat. I’m happy too because I know they’re full of healthy, natural ingredients. Bliss balls, energy bites, raw truffles…
A simple summer recipe that is a great way to use fresh veggies, this easy summer vegetable pilau with carrots, broad beans and peas makes the most of seasonal British produce. It doesn’t use a lot of spices or require any complicated cooking techniques and I’ve made it that way on purpose. But for it…
If you’re looking for a child-friendly restaurant near the Science Museum or Natural History Museum in South Kensington then I highly recommend that you check out Le Comptoir Libanais. When you’re eating out with your kids do you prefer a place with a children’s menu or one where they can just choose from the main…
Who wouldn’t be tempted by a meringue tower like this – a stack of colourful meringue kisses, piled high and held together with whipped cream, fruity coulis and delicious berries? Last week I spent the evening with the Meringue Girls in East London learning how to do just this. The evening was hosted by Berry…
These healthy chocolate orange ice lollies were a HUGE hit with my kids. All three of them absolutely devoured them, didn’t notice that they weren’t ordinary ice lollies, couldn’t detect the sweet potato and asked me to make more. With just four ingredients, a healthy portion of hidden vegetables and no added sugar what’s not…
Have you ever had a macaron? They are gorgeous little French biscuits (although I’m not sure that the word biscuits does them justice!) traditionally made with ground almonds, sugar and egg whites. They are often brightly coloured and beautifully decorated. London-based company Mon Dessert aims to make it easy for everyone to learn to make…
These healthy rhubarb bars are easy to make and delicious. They’re vegan and free from added refined sugar and as well as having a portion of vegetables they’re also packed full of goodness from dates, nuts and chia seeds. Rhubarb is one of my favourite summer vegetables. Yes – it is a vegetable, even though…
Double podding, or double shelling, broad beans is the process by which you remove the tough outer skins, exposing the beautifully tender bright green beans. If you think you don’t like broad beans you’ve probably only had the slightly chewy, greyish un-podded beans and you should definitely give this a try. In fact I would…
