Eat Yourself Fit on Ireland AM: What I Wore

For my Eat Yourself Fit cookery segment on Ireland AM this morning, I opted for a pretty simple red skirt and little strappy top, as I wore a cooking apron most of the time and the bright lights in studios are ...

Nutty Banana Bread

Happy Friday everyone!! If there's one thing I've discovered from writing this blog, it's that banana bread is extremely popular. I've been tagged countless times on Instagram by readers who have made my Ch...

Peaches ‘n’ Cream Summer Shake

I'm enjoying a full-on love affair with peaches this summer. Admittedly, I do tend to cheat a bit and buy them ripe rather than ripen them at home... I don't seem have the patience to wait for them to ripen on...

Cacao Berry Protein Smoothie

Smoothies feature in my diet daily. I love the huge boost of energy they give me without being difficult to digest, and you can really pack them with all the goodness your body needs to power you throu...

My Day On A Plate: Rose of Tralee Elysha Brennan

In my Herald nutrition column this week, I asked reigning Rose of Tralee, Elysha Brennan, what's on her plate.... Fridge weekly shop: Whole wheat pasta, Whole wheat bread, Breast of chicken, Bananas...

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bliss Balls

Bliss by name and most definitely bliss by nature... I literally face-planted into these about 0.5 seconds after a took the final photo. What? Peanut butter and chocolate is a classic combo, and these bl...

Rainbow Lunch Bowl

We're always advised to eat a rainbow of colourful fruit and veggies each day, to avail of all their wonderful antioxidants and key nutrients. One of my favourite lunches to throw together is a Rainbow Bowl, an...

My Day On A Plate: Kevin McGahern

For my Herald nutrition column this week, I asked comedian Kevin McGahern what's on his plate.... List contents of fridge/weekly food shop: God I don't know. I don't have much of a system. Some weekl...

Raspberry Cream Slices

Mmmm raspberry cream slices. Even those words sound so delicious and summery.  With these baby pink beauts, I wanted to evoke some of my fave flavours of summer, and raspberries are right up there at t...

Loaded Sweet Potatoes

Healthy, wholesome, hearty, colourful and simple.... They're definitely the words I would use to describe this super satisfying meal of baked sweet potatoes loaded with chickpeas and mixed veg! I love the...