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5 Healthy Festive Snacks To Avoid Christmas Weight Gain

Chocolate crispy Christmas puddings

With Christmas just six weeks away, I’m already worried about my waistline. Last year (and every other year for the past 5-6 years!) one of my New Year’s Resolutions was to lose weight. However, rather than stick to my goal, I’ve actually put on even more weight this year (the things I do in the […] Read more…

Recipe: Spicy Roasted Red Pepper Pasta

Spicy roasted red pepper pasta

Last week, I posted a recipe for tuna, pineapple and passion fruit salad, made using the Fiery Balsamic Pineapple sauce recently sent to me for review by Abergavenny-based sauce producers, Sorai, founded by Borneo-born Maria Stella.  This week, I’ve been experimenting with Sorai’s Flaming Grilled Pepper sauce to come up with another tasty concoction. Sorai’s […] Read more…

Recipe: tuna, pineapple and passion fruit salad

Tuna, pineapple and passionfruit salad

Recently, I was kindly sent a couple of sauces from Abergavenny-based sauce producers, Sorai, to experiment with. I met Sorai’s creator, Maria at the January Food Fair at the National Botanic Gardens of Wales in Carmarthenshire. Sorai’s straight-forward recipes influenced by the exotic flavours of Borneo, Malaysia. Maria makes all of the products herself and they’re […] Read more…

4 healthy comfort foods to help you shape up this spring

Lobster spaghetti at Carluccio's Cardiff

Comfort foods are an absolute must during the winter,  but once spring puts in an appearance, many of us turn our attention to the coming summer and those inevitable skimpy swimsuits. While no-one would blame you for switching to salads and smoothies to shape up for summer, there are some comfort foods that enable us […] Read more…

Recipe: Lamb, Leek And Mint Risotto

Lamb, leek and mint risotto

With Lent just around the corner on 1 March, you may be considering giving up a certain food for 40 days – chocolate, sugar, carbs… or whatever your guilty food pleasure may be. Why not give up food waste? According to charity consumer campaign, Love Food Hate Waste, the average UK citizen throws away around […] Read more…