Triple-Layer Coconut-Almond Squares

  My healthy Mars Bars are one of the most popular recipes on this site, and salted caramel slices feature in Eat Yourself Beautiful, but I was keen to produce a recipe that's similar, yet inco...

IFTAs 2015: Key Makeup Products

The IFTA Gala Television Awards took place this week in Dublin, and it's definitely one of the biggest nights of the year for Irish entertainment. It also attracts some of the most glam ladies (and gents!) in s...

Chia-Cranberry Energy Bread

Happy Friday! Anyone else giddy about the bank holiday in Ireland?! I’m off to Galway for my book signing in Dubray Books tomorrow, and then back to Dublin for a fancy dress birthday bash. Hopefull...

Nutella Pancakes with Maple Cream

I mean, Nutella pancakes. If you're on the lookout for a rich and indulgent brekkie or brunch this weekend, then look no further! Having whipped up a jar of healthy Nutella a few days ago, I decided...

Five Ways To Boost Your Metabolism

Oh to be 18 again and able to eat what I want without giving it a second thought! It's an unfortunate fact of life that, for most of us, our metabolism slows down as the years tick by.  There's ple...

When Glossybox Met NARS

I spent the most gloriously girly morning today at The Dean Hotel Dublin, drooling over the contents of the brand new limited edition GLOSSYBOX for NARS... Quite apart from the delish brekkie featuri...

Healthy Nutella

Hands up who likes Nutella?! I haven't met many people who could honestly say they don't! My earliest memories of the chocholic's dream spread, go right back to the age of 9 or 10, when I spent a couple ...

Plants v Animals

One of the questions I get asked about nutrition all the time, is what nutrients I potentially miss out on by eating a plant-based diet. I always explain the importance of taking vitamin B12 on a plant-based...

The Side Plank

Side planking is one of my favourite ways to tone my obliques, and I do it a few times a week in both Bodybyrne and Pilates Plus Dublin.  Your obliques are the muscles down the sides of your wa...