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Eat in the heat #9 Two kinds of flapjack: child friendly/ hippie healthy

February 2, 2016

I've been experimenting with flapjacks (or museli bars?)in the kitchen for some time now. I'm always trying out a new healthy recipe that I've found on pinterest or online. I love them every time. But the children? They're a much fussier bunch...

For them, a flapjacksho...

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Eat in the heat #8 Wholewheat chocolate chip pancakes

November 19, 2015

Even when you're living in the Caribbean, even when' it's hot and humid and you feel like you should be eating plates of fresh fruit, sometimes all you really want for breakfast is a stack of fluffy pancakes. And these wholewheat chocolate chip ones went down a treat....

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Eat in the heat #7 The best mango milkshake. Ever.

September 24, 2015

Mango milkshake mania has hit our house. Yes, it seems that the blender is always on whizzing up this ever popular drink. Ice cold, creamy, thick and delicious, it's no wonder that my son asks for it the minute he gets in from school. He doesn't realise that it's super...

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Eat in the heat #6 Saturday morning bread

May 26, 2015

The perfect, lazybread recipe. Seriously. So delicious. No kneading or working involved. Crusty on the outside, chewy in the middle. I've been playing around with flours and trying different combinations. The recipe below makes the perfect loaf - looks and tastes like...

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Eat in the heat #5 Summer minestrone with kale pesto

April 12, 2015

Summer has arrived in Barbados and it's gone from being hot with a breezeto hot and humid. It's the kind of weather that reminds me of balmy summer holidayson the Adriatic coast ofItaly where we'd sit at the local Trattoria drinking red wine andeating deliciousbowls of...

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Eat in the heat: #4 Only goodness banana choc chip cookies

March 18, 2015

These are a staple snack in our house where it seems that everyone is always hungry. They tick all the boxes for me. They're ridiculously quick and easy to make,containonly a few very healthy (and local) ingredients and arenut free - which makes them school lunch-box f...

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Eat in the heat: #3 Fish tacos with homemade tortillas, pickled cabbage and salsa

February 20, 2015

One of my favourite family style meals, these fish tacos areincredibly tasty, easy to makeand fun for the children to put together at the table. Theyalso makethe best oflocal ingredients that are tasty, fresh, easy to get hold of and very affordable.

The fish that I us...

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Eat in the heat: #2 Cinnamon doughnuts

February 14, 2015

Oscar turned six today. And this is what I made him for breakfast. Moist in the middle and a whole lot healthier than shop bought, deep fried doughnuts, these were a real hit with the kids (and adults). All you need is a doughnut pan (and the ingredients listed below).

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Eat in the heat: #1 Fresh lemonade and pan toasted nuts

January 31, 2015

This is the start of a new series about the food that Icook and eat in the Caribbean. Because food is different here. Not hugely different, but different enough. Firstly, there is no online food ordering, no home delivery, no click and collect. For an Ocado.com addict...

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Desert/Island Mum #1

September 2, 2016

This motherhood #5 A decade of parenthood: so what have I learned so far?

July 18, 2016

Eat in the heat #12 Easy seeded spelt breakfast bread with dates and walnuts

July 10, 2016

A long weekend in Grenada | Island tour to the Diamond chocolate factory and Annandale waterfall

July 2, 2016

A long weekend in Grenada | Fun at Mount Cinnamon resort and beach club

June 28, 2016

Caribbean musings #10 Lost and found: adventures in driving around the island of Barbados

June 10, 2016

Eat in the heat #11: THE BEST five minute, gluten free pizza, EVER

May 27, 2016

Island holiday #3 The perfect summer dress

May 19, 2016

From the archives: Caribbean day trip #2 The view from North Point

May 11, 2016

This motherhood #4 Do children always grow where they're planted?

May 2, 2016

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