Grain Free, Gluten Free, Low Carb, Keto Choccy Chia Brownies

Reading Time: 3 minutes Disclaimer: The main reason for writing this post is to serve as a discreet reminder to my wife that my birthday is looming and that Choccy Chia Brownies would perhaps be a lovely surprise. Let’s tell it like it is. Junk food is junk food. It doesn’t matter if it is hand reared, organic, biodynamic,Continue reading “Grain Free, Gluten Free, Low Carb, Keto Choccy Chia Brownies”

Wild Garlic Pesto Recipe

Reading Time: 5 minutes Wild Garlic, or Bear Garlic and Ramsoms as it is also known, is one of springtime’s superstars. You generally can smell it before you see it. That wonderful, pungent aroma seeping through deciduous woodlands, promises a sensory bombardment of enticing odours and spicy taste sensations. Sending up new shoots from early March and flowering fromContinue reading “Wild Garlic Pesto Recipe”

Glenn’s Chocolate, Coconut and Chia Seed Protein Balls

Reading Time: 5 minutes I’d love to be able to say that the overriding motivation for writing today’s recipe had nothing to do with the childish need to make innuendos about my balls. But this would be a filthy lie. WARNING!: If you haven’t already realised, Glenn has the mind and humour of an 8 year old. The compulsionContinue reading “Glenn’s Chocolate, Coconut and Chia Seed Protein Balls”

Winter Egg Coffee – Sounds Weird, Tastes Great

Reading Time: 5 minutes Ever since watching Rocky Balboa down half a dozen raw eggs seconds after waking, I knew that those little ovoid beauties were a power food fit for champions. I’m not advocating that Rocky should be seen as a role model for all that is healthy, but for my prepubescent mind, he was in the realmsContinue reading “Winter Egg Coffee – Sounds Weird, Tastes Great”

Wild Garlic Pesto Recipe

Reading Time: 5 minutes Wild Garlic, or Bear Garlic and Ramsoms as it is also known, is one of springtime’s superstars. You generally can smell it before you see it. That wonderful, pungent aroma seeping through deciduous woodlands, promises a sensory bombardment of enticing odours and spicy taste sensations. Sending up new shoots from early March and flowering fromContinue reading “Wild Garlic Pesto Recipe”

Keema Recipe – A quick and cheap one-pot meal exploding with flavour

Reading Time: 4 minutes This is one for the meat eaters amongst you, although this could be adapted as a vegetarian dish (I like to substitute Aduki beans for mince). For people wanting to include good quality, good provenance meat into their diet, availability and cost can be an inhibiting factor. Minced meat can be a great affordable option.Continue reading “Keema Recipe – A quick and cheap one-pot meal exploding with flavour”

Bigos – Polish Hunter’s Stew Recipe

Reading Time: 4 minutes This one is for the meat eaters. Here in Ireland and Britain, and possibly much of the rest of the world, when people think of Polish cuisine they could be guilty of imagining a stereotypical meal of meat and cabbage. There is much more to Polish food culture than this. However… Bigos is a dishContinue reading “Bigos – Polish Hunter’s Stew Recipe”

Grain Free, Gluten Free, Low Carb, Keto Choccy Chia Brownies

Reading Time: 3 minutes Disclaimer: The main reason for writing this post is to serve as a discreet reminder to my wife that my birthday is looming and that Choccy Chia Brownies would perhaps be a lovely surprise. Let’s tell it like it is. Junk food is junk food. It doesn’t matter if it is hand reared, organic, biodynamic,Continue reading “Grain Free, Gluten Free, Low Carb, Keto Choccy Chia Brownies”