Using Marrow in a Dessert This Marrow Dessert recipe is quick and simple, and utterly delicious! Again, you can use the abundance of tender, young marrows in the garden, or replace with courgette if marrows aren’t available. I have added colour to this creamy dessert by including a small amount of butternut squash, but this […]
Summer Crops of Marrow As the summer continues, garden crops are beginning to be harvested. Courgettes and marrows are becoming elongated and plump, ready for the kitchen. You can use early marrows in exactly the same way as courgettes. If you can easily press your fingernail through the marrow skin, this indicates that it doesn’t […]
If you have used coconut flour in baking you will have found that it has the capacity to be rather dry. The cauliflower in this recipe for Coconut Cauliflower Bread introduces some added moisture to help overcome the problem of dryness. Keep it Easy! Most recipes for a Coconut Cauliflower Bread use cooked cauliflower rice. […]
Use More Veggies! Continually on my quest to add more vegetables into the diet, I was interested to find the local supermarket stocked tins of pureed pumpkin, with nothing added. Obviously, using freshly cooked pumpkin is going to be nutritionally superior, but as a quick ‘back-up’ in the cupboard, pureed pumpkin can be helpful. When […]
The following article by Dr Mercola suggests that addressing agricultural practices may provide the way out of the devastating impacts of climate change… Mercola writes: The global impacts of global pollution are so terrifyingly vast and all-encompassing that fully comprehending the potential consequences can prove difficult for the human mind. If it continues unchecked, scientists […]
With UK temperatures set to soar this Bank Holiday Weekend, take care not to get sunburnt. However, if you want to protect your skin as well as blocking harmful sun rays, it may not be quite as simple as slathering on your favourite (or cheapest) sun lotion from the local supermarket. With the chemicals within […]
Here is a fantastic ‘bread’ roll recipe suitable for those who want to keep their carbohydrate intake low, and perfect for those on the ‘anti-Candida’ programme who need to avoid yeast. To see a video on making these rolls go here Ground Sunflower Seed There are a number of variations of this roll recipe on […]
This golden vegetable pate is a flavoursome soft pate which is packed with vitamins and antioxidants. Use it to top a low carbohydrate roll, or as a dressing for salad. The rich flavours of the roasted vegetables mean that you don’t need to add any herbs, spices or seasoning to enjoy this pate. Adapt it […]
These low carbohydrate coconut & seed rolls are a great option to the buns in my last blog if you haven’t got, or can’t use, psyllium husk. Replacing psyllium with coconut flour makes another versatile roll, although it is slightly more ‘cakey’ in texture. Quick and easy to make, these rolls keep well in the […]
Here is a fantastic ‘bread’ roll recipe suitable for those who want to keep their carbohydrate intake low, and perfect for those on the ‘anti-Candida’ programme who need to avoid yeast. Ground Sunflower Seed There are a number of variations of this roll recipe on the internet, but most use almond flour. Although this […]
