This is a type of "hidden" sauce, hiding a carrot and some dried apricots in a classic tomato & onion pasta sauce. You can't taste the dried apricots but they sweeten the sauce (and far better to use these than white sugar like I used to...) plus they are high in iron...

Chickpeas/garbanzos roasted in garam masala. This was adapted from Sarah Wilson's book "I Quit Sugar" which is one of my current favourites - healthy recipes free of refined sugar and relatively simple to make. Ok, so she recommends to activate/sprout your chickpeas o...

This might look a bit O.T.T for one mummy's breakfast but life is too short for toast & butter every day, plus the kids went crazy for the raspberry layer, so everyone is happy! Chia seeds are full of omega-3 (more than salmon in fact) and are supposedly helpful in wei...

This was the subject of the May newsletter... 5 salads you can eat at home for lunch, alone or with your tai tai friends, else pack for the office. Light and summery, they each contain a different source of protein: meat, fish, pulses, cheese and nuts. 4 are meat free,...

Here is a quick lunchtime dip/spread for mummy or sandwich filler for the kids' packed lunches.  It's very adaptable and you could substitute the fava beans for edamame/soybeans. I blitzed an avocado in the blender with lemon juice, broad beans (fava beans are the same...