I spent years, decades even, fighting my feelings. I have always been an emotional person, even as a child. I feel my feelings so deeply that they literally take over my entire body at times. This was always difficult to deal with and I distinctly remember trying to articulate this as a teenager, to no […]
What image springs to mind when you think of the word ‘junk’? Trash, clutter, rubbish, worthless, poor quality perhaps?? Using this term for certain foods, therefore, makes the assumption that they are ‘bad’. It attaches moral values to food so that when we eat so-called ‘junk’, we feel immoral. We feel guilt and shame. We […]
INGREDIENTS 60g self-raising flour 30g chocolate whey isolate (or cocoa powder and 30g sugar) 250g ricotta 2 eggs 150ml milk 1 tsp olive oil METHOD Mix together the flour, whey isolate or cocoa powder and sugar and place to one side. In a jug, combine the ricotta, eggs and milk. Add the flour mixture to […]
Yesterday I attended some mental health awareness training. It was generally a really good session that taught me quite a few things about anxiety and depression. But it also brought a couple of things home to me that I feel compelled to raise awareness about. Towards the end of the training, the presentation inevitably turned […]
My boys and I love bread so we decided to make these really quick and simple flatbreads to accompany our Keema curry recently. We hope you love them also. They are actually really versatile and make great pizza bases or are great with kebabs too. And the best thing is, the kids can do most […]
Change, do you embrace it or resist it? I have to admit that there have been many times in my life when I have been resistant to change. But the fact is that if you do not create change, it will create you. I realised this a while ago. I realised that change is inevitable […]
Who loves a good curry? We definitely do in this house, especially a Keema! The best thing about a Keema is that it is so versatile. So, we had this with rice, poppadoms, and roast veggies first time round. The following night we had it with cumin roasted potatoes then a few days later (when […]
When I was growing up, food was life. I come from an Italian family and the words that still ring in my ears from my late Nonno are ‘Mangia, Mangia, Mangia…’ (eat, eat, eat). So imagine their horror when in my late teens, diet culture took hold and I could no longer eat, eat, eat. […]
Something quite wonderful happened to me today. The past couple of weeks have been tough. Lockdown 3 with 2 young boys when trying to build a business is taking it’s toll. There has been little time for me and whilst I am working every hour God sends, I haven’t been seeing much return on investment. […]
I always explain to clients that we do not merely eat to fuel our bodies, we eat to satisfy ourselves emotionally also. All normal eaters (or non-dieters) aim to feel PLEASURE and PHYSICAL satisfaction whenever they eat. Physical Satisfaction Physical satisfaction means meeting your biological needs, it means consuming the right amount of calories and […]