Jammin’

I’m trying to cut back on the sweet stuff at the moment (yeah, yeah, I’ve fallen into the ‘sugar is the root of all evil’ camp) which is all well and good but what’s a girl to put on her toast? I found this ridiculously easy (and healthy) recipe for jam from Madeleine Shaw. She […]

The trouble with tofu…

How would you describe tofu? Tasteless? Bland? Like most people, I’ve always had a bit of an aversion to tofu. I mean, who gets excited by a cold slab of soya, also known rather unsexily as bean curd? Tofu is a bit like quinoa (yes, I am that walking vegan cliché) because it’s completely devoid […]

Souper Sunday

Sunday: the day of rest and/or a hangover. If you’ve overdone it this weekend, you need soup. A bowl of soup (like a cup of tea) can fix most things and is perfect for getting your five-a-day in one meal. Making it is also very therapeutic (I like to stick on a Woman’s Hour podcast […]