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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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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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