Almond Thumbprint Cookies with Blueberry Chia Jam

Kids will love making these fun treats as the centre of the cookies are shaped using their thumbs and then filled with a naturally sweet yet healthy blueberry jam. They also make a great snack to bridge ...

Boost Your Mood with Protein Food!

Good Mood Food Certain foods encourage your body and brain to produce the neurotransmitters and hormones that help you to feel happy, calm, positive and encourage restful sleep. Normal and healthy levels...

Quinoa Veggie Bowl with Basil and Toasted Seeds

Meals don't come much more colourful, healthy and delicious than this combination of fresh veggies, fluffy quinoa and toasted seeds :) I usually stock up on dry quinoa and use it to make big batches of ...

Five Reasons to Eat Plenty of Protein

What is Protein? It was the Dutch chemist, Gerard Mulder, in 1839, that first discovered the nitrogen-containing compound protein. The word 'protein' even originates from the greek word proteios, meaning "of...

Coconut Kiss Protein Balls

Every time I look at these Coconut Kiss Protein Balls, I think of donuts. Is that weird?! I must have donuts on the brain this week, because my husband bought a box of donuts from the massively popular Aungier...

Spiced Carrot Hummus

I'm a big fan of homemade dips. Hummus, guacamole and freshly-made salsa are three firm favourites, plus eaten with veggie sticks makes them a brilliant way to get more raw vegetables into your diet. There are ...

Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Mugcake

Ever heard of a protein mugcake? If not, you might be about to become just as obsessed as I am with these one-minute wonders! Firstly, I must apologise for their rather rustic appearance. They do look very h...

Frozen Blueberry Protein Shake

If you have been following a few of the recipes on this site or have read my book, you may have spotted that I'm a huge fan of smoothies! I love that you can literally create any flavour combination you ...