

World Cancer Day
Today is World Cancer Day 2015 and with the tag line ‘Not Beyond Us’ I am encouraged by the positive message this sends out. Cancer is a...


Kirsty's Banana Buckwheat Bread
I have always been a keen baker but my focus nowadays is much more on healthier alternatives to the standard refined flour and sugar that...


New Year, New Resolutions
This is sometimes quite a depressing time of year. Christmas is over, the weather is cold and the worst months of winter stretch...


Beat the Winter Blues
This can be a tough time of year for lots of us. The weather is getting cold, people are succumbing to colds and flu and to top it all we...


Tonight’s recipe-North African Squash and Chickpea Stew
As some of you will know, I set myself a challenge to cook one recipe a week using my extensive cookbook collection. Tonight I chose a...


A fresh take on Healthy Eating Guidelines
Just about every government in the world has a published set of healthy eating guidelines. In the UK one of the most well-known form is...


Recipe Dilemmas
I have a confession to make, I am a recipe book addict. It’s impossible to resist a new recipe book, particularly for a food lover. The...


National Chocolate Week
Most of us love chocolate. People go to it for comfort when they’re feeling down or stressed, as a treat or just for a quick sugar boost....