Cacao Hazelnut Bliss Balls on Ireland AM

I had a brilliant morning on Ireland AM today, whipping up a batch of the Cacao Hazelnut Bliss Balls from Eat Yourself Beautiful! As it's just a short five-minute slot, I wanted to do a really simple and...

The Glycaemic Index

Ever heard of the Glycaemic Index? The Glycemic Index (GI) measures the effect of a certain type of food on your blood sugar level. It's become quite a popular concept over the past number of years, as certa...

Spice Up Your Life With Ginger

Ginger is an amazing spice, and often a little bit underrated and underused in Western cooking. Used frequently in Asian and Indian cuisine, it has been employed for centuries for its medicinal properties. I...

Raspberry Vanilla Smoothie Bowl

Happy Saturday! Hope you all had a great week! Anyone started their Christmas shopping yet?  My week was super busy, between a photo shoot, TV appearances in Dublin and Cork, a personal appea...

Spiced Goji Superfood Bars

Flaxseed. It doesn’t sound like the most glamorous or exciting type of food, does it? But these tiny seeds are powerhouses of nutrition, and including them in your diet regularly can really benefit your body an...

Zesty Carrot Cake Protein Bars

I have always had a bit of thing for carrot cake. I used to think it was that gloriously creamy, sweet icing, which I used to lick off the cake before getting to the sponge. But since I try to avoid such su...

Avocado Toast

Happy Friday (the 13th)! I hope you have all had a great week and have some nice plan made for the weekend? I’m looking forward to a quiet weekend down in Wexford with my Grandmother :) I usually try to h...

Almond Butter Fudge and Chocolate Cups

These decadent beauties are a marriage of my maple melts and my 4-3-2-1 chocolates in one delicious, chocolatey treat! They're possibly one of my absolute fave sweet treats as they're so full of fla...

E is for Edamame Hummus

I love absolutely Japanese food, and always order a bowl of steamed edamame (soybeans) with a pinch of chilli and salt, when I’m at a favourite Japanese restaurant like Yamamori. It makes such a tasty and filli...

Alkaline Eating

You may have already heard a little bit about the concept of the alkaline diet, made popular in recent years by a number of high-profile celebrities. It can make a huge difference to your health and beauty t...