What to eat

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Chestnut, parsnip and orange soup

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Soup is the perfect food for this time of year; suitably healthy if you ate a few too many mince pies but comforting enough to pacify those of you stuck with snow blizzards or malingering colds. This recipe is for my new favourite, a soup made with roast parsnips, chestnuts and finished off with fresh orange juice and a dollop … Read the full post

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Why January the 1st is not the best day for your New Year resolution

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January the first is a rubbish time to make a resolution. Anybody who has a gym membership and uses it knows deep down that this is true. In two weeks time classes will be full to bursting and there will be fisticuffs over who was next in line for that stepper that has just become free. The regular gym … Read the full post

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Fig and plum porridge

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Everybody has their favourite way of making porridge. Purists will tell you that porridge has to be cooked long and slow to develop the correct consistency, stirred with the attention usually only reserved for a good risotto. There’s no way I’m standing around doing that first thing in the morning, so to the microwave it is. Mind you, there is … Read the full post

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Butternut squash, oat and ginger cake bites

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There’s one question that I need to get out of the way quickly before my lovely husband gets any ideas. Yes, these little cakes do have vegetable in them, but no, they don’t count as a portion of veg. I hope I haven’t upset anyone else with that revelation? A portion of veggies you see needs to be at … Read the full post

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