Recipes

Chickpea and Sesame Cakes with Spicy Mango Salsa

Chunky chickpeas add a hearty bite to these wholesome savoury cakes and I love the juicy, fresh flavours of the spicy mango salsa alongside them. Chickpeas are a low-fat source of fibre and protein, to fill...

Butternut Squash and Curried Cauliflower Soup

Summer may be still in full swing, but that hasn't stopped me thinking about my favourite autumn flavours and textures. It's hard to beat getting cosy with warming grub when it's getting chilly and dark outside...

My Day on a Plate: Soprano Sandra Oman

Soprano Sandra Oman performs in Opera in the Open the popular lunchtime series of free concerts taking place at the Amphitheatre, Woodquay, D2 from 1-2pm this August. Catch Rita by Gaetano Donizeti on...

Loaded Sweet Potato Nachos

Nachos! They’re usually more of a treat food for most people, as they aren’t exactly waistline friendly. This Eat Yourself Beautiful version of nachos, however, is highly nutritious for both skin and body....

Brain-Boosting Blueberry and Coconut Smoothie Bowl

This is one of my favourite go-to recipes when a sugar craving hits. The natural fruit sugars help to conquer craving while filling you up with nutrients for body and brain. But it contains all of the fibr...

Four of the Best Fat-Loss Foods

Trying to budge a couple of pounds for your summer hols or an upcoming wedding/party/event or simply trying to maintain a happy and healthy weight? It's no secret that good nutrition is even more crucial tha...

Toasted Pecan and Blueberry Bread

The beauty of this bread recipe is in its simplicity, as it uses a mixture of porridge oats ground into a flour with gluten-free self-raising flour and almond milk mixed with apple cider vinegar, as the dr...

Chunky Monkey Peanut Butter Ice-Cream

The bright sunshine, soaring temperatures and clear blue skies in Ireland over the past few days have most definitely made the perfect ice-cream weather.  But it's still possible to indulge in ...

Limonade

In the second of my guest recipes from The Virtuous Tart, author Susan Jane White shares her love for this nutrient-packed summer citrus cooler... Limes are the Sharon Corr of the citrus clan – the elega...