I hate tinned tuna. One of my first memories in life, particularly around food, is of eating tinned tuna for the first time. I was about four and my childminder …
I've just had a massive clear out of cookbooks full of things I can't eat these days or adapt. Twitter helpfully suggested the site We Buy Books which was as …
I've been doing some vegan cooking recently for other people and immediately I was intrigued to see how much I could tweak traditional dishes into vegan ones. Thanks to the …
When I invite people round for dinner I always seem to cook huge lumps of meat like some kind of caveman type so I thought I'd try something meat free …
If you think that vegan fodmap friendly roasted vegetable suet crust pie is a long title, imagine how long it took me to come with a vegan fodmap friendly meal …
I think my ultimate comfort food is mince. I used to ask for mince and potatoes (with peas) for my birthday tea pretty much every year and I once made …
Don't coconut drops sound just delightful? Like something that falls from the sky at Willy Wonka's factory and might be made by teeny tiny sugar dipped elves? Well, actually they …
The places that those pesky fodmaps can hide is never ending. If there is isn't wheat in one thing, there's lactose in another and honey in the next. Ironically the …
...Mainly to fodmaps, but increasingly to people making snippy little comments and writing comment pieces in national newspapers about 'faux' food intolerances because they aren't allergies. These kind of articles are …
A recent health glitch involving the gallbladder I had removed when I was 18 means I've been stuck in the house recuperating for the last week or so. In between …
Walking through Brixton Market is a riot of fresh fruit and vegetables of all colours. Some are familiar, but sometimes your eye is caught by something you don't recognise, which …
When I was a kid, my family mainly took family holidays in Italy. In the sun and beautiful countryside of southern Tuscany, we ate wonderful food and relaxed away from …
I love love love candied peel. I used to run to the baking cupboard and cram spoonfuls of it in my mouth when my mum wasn't looking. It was my …
An impromptu breakfast at Wild Caper in Brixton has led me to a new summer obsession. Nestled in between the toasted sourdough, homemade jams and ricotta was a small dish …
I've been living in England for the last ten years, and yet I still wouldn't consider myself at all English. The Veda-loving Norn Irish in me remains predominant and I …
