Journal Musings

I wait all year for my week of skiing. I’m not a very daring skier, and often find it quite stressful, but the clear mountain air,...

I recently stumbled upon a bargain. Not a new pair of shoes or a coat. I mean an real bargain, an edible one. No, not...

I’ve done recipes for chocolate courgette cake and beetroot cake, in the past, and even this one made it into a blog a couple of years...

A little bit of naughtiness for you. Cake every now and then doesn’t do you any harm. Dark chocolate and courgettes seem to be good...

So much to learn, so much to discover. Why on earth had I never tried over night oats? (Also known as Bircher). My life has changed! No...

This seems to be the ‘in thing’ for brunch in most restaurants at the moment, and I love it! It’s not difficult to put together at home...

This is the season for soup making. Every TV cook has a selection of great new recipes for amazingly nourishing soups, so inspiration is...

It wasn’t until I started skiing in Austria that I discovered the joys of raw fermented sauerkraut. Every day with the second course...

For once I am organised for Christmas. Well, as far as the Christmas cake making goes anyway. I’m sure with social media and especially...

I was converted to muesli after a ski holiday to Austria earlier in the year. You could just add all the extra bits you liked and grind a...

Such a choice of cereal on holiday Having spent a week in Austria I have been inspired by the simple but also complex breakfast that is...

I’m always interested in anything natural that can help health and wellbeing, and last year I discovered the powerful ways of the...

It’s that time of year again. Everyone planning their New Year Detox even before the New Near has actually arrived. We all overindulged...

Those of you who follow me on Twitter and Facebook, will know that I am an avid juicer, but not for a pure detox, more for a daily...

Raw Chocolate is becoming very popular because it is totally dairy free, and also free from refined sugar. It just contains a syrup like...

So, some of you have done a full detox, some have just cleared out the cheese and chocolate mountain from Christmas and others are still,...

The previous post on about juicing verses a ‘bullet’ (or a blender), has created a lot of interest on Face Book and Twitter. It made me...

So many questions, so many options! I seem to be constantly asked about which juicer to buy and why don’t I have a Nutribullet? So much...

Can there be a Healthy-ish Cake? The allotment veg has been a disaster this year. If you sowed too early everything dried up. Sowed...