All of a sudden the days are feeling longer, the sun is a providing a little more heat, you start noticing locally grown asparagus popping up in stores and you start happily blowing kisses to any random passerby on the street. In other words you are starting to catch the excitement of spring and –
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Coffee!…have you been sent into a reverie dreaming of rich frothy crema, heady dark smells of over 1000 aroma compounds and the bitter yet complex flavour of earthy acids, nutty noses and sanguine citrus’? Or has the whole topic of your daily caffeine hit left you overwhelmed and worried about the effects on your health? Coffee can very
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Another raw recipe for you all! I just can’t get enough of them at the moment. Not only because I happen to have a pantry full of ‘raw’ ingredients, but also because they are so easy to make and taste sooo delicious (and healthy). This vegan raw chocolate brownie certainly takes the cake! I had some of
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So maybe the kids have been bugging you all day for a sweetie treat or your taste buds have been screaming out for something a little bit special after your midday lunch or evening meal? Obviously you have used the “eat some fruit” option that your mother always told you to do when the matter
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This is the recipe for a fantastically delicious, flavoursome and wholesome vichyssoise (potato and leek soup) with all of the rich creaminess, and without the downsides of using cream (as you shall soon see). This recipe also has a few other tweaks to take it from a simple salt-of-the-earth soup to mind blowing dish. Soup
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Fats and oils have been given a bad rap over the years. This is unsurprising given the worldwide obesity epidemic and high rates of heart disease. It’s true that some fats can have devastating effects on health. But they are also one of the most nutritional food groups and it may surprise you to know
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The humble beetroot has many benefits – including increasing stamina more than short term exercise can! It is packed full of nutrients and is delicious in a variety of ways – both as a savory or sweet ingredient. Learn why beetroot is an ingredient to relish…or for that matter, roast, grate, ferment, fry, boil or
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