Finding coconut yoghurt, by this I mean the yoghurt made with coconut milk and not coconut flavoured dairy-milk yoghurt, has been a revolution for me. Suddenly I was able to enjoy overnight oats again – which I think are the most amazing way to have oats for breakfast. I could use it as a substitute…
Category: Breakfast
Irish Soda Bread
All of a sudden the house feels a little too cool and the heat gets put on to take away the chill, if only for an hour or two. The rain comes more often and unpredictably, despite repeated checks of the weather app on your phone. Before you know it, summer is over and we have…
Yoghurt Cake (Yogurt Cake)
What constitutes a yoghurt cake? Is it any cake which uses yoghurt? Or is there specific criteria we need to follow? I have heard of so many people who make yoghourt cake and they are all so different. There are literally hundreds of different recipes once you start looking. For me, I am focussing on…
Stewed Berries with Porridge
If I could have a cooked breakfast everyday, I think I would be most happy. Okay, lets be realistic, a breakfast of pastries and sweets would best – but not realistic. When the weather is cooler and the threat of snow is in the air, a warm cosy breakfast is the best way to start…
Basic Crepes
A lot of my recipes are scribbles on tiny pieces of paper. Usually a list of ingredients and not much else. Then there are a handful of recipes buried in the depths of my brain, somewhere. This filing system includes nothing more than ingredients coming together until they ‘feel’ right. This happens to be one…
Apple Pie Pancakes / Crepes
I have spent years refining the fillings for our pancakes (aka crepes) on Pancake Tuesday. I like to have a few savoury and some sweet, in addition to the usual lemon with sugar, cinnamon sugar and nutella with bananas which seem to be mandatory. Usually I like to have some sautéed mushrooms or sautéed spinach. I have…
Açai Coco Smoothie
Not unlike so many others, I am still in a state of extreme like when it comes to açai. I have it as often as I can – which is not often enough I must add! I love berries and this just pulls them together so well. Whilst the smoothie bowls are certainly my preferred…
Almond Jam Bars
Breakfast is quite easily the most challenging meal of the day for me. I am not overly keen on packaged cereals, which really limits the healthier options when you are in a rush. And I seem to be in a rush most mornings, these days. I am always on the look out for recipes the…
Banana Macadamia Nut Muffins
Across the street from my parents place in Canada, is an Italian deli & cafe. They have a great selection of foods, but one of their most popular is the Banana Macadamia Nut Muffin. So much so, my parents have been on at me to make something similar for ages. This is quite the big…
Chocolate, Date & Almond Shake (Smoothie)
Every once in a while, I feel like I need something really indulgent. I love ice cream. In fact, I love anything made with ice cream. Ice cream covered in sprinkles, swirled with toppings and bits of anything, sundaes, pies and cakes. If it has ice cream then I will usually like it. Of course,…
Hemp Granola
I wouldn’t have ever said I was all that keen on granola. I tried. I bought several types of over the years and after a couple of hesitant bowls it usually finds its way to the back of the larder until I feel it has been open for far too long to be salvageable and…
Purple Protein Açai Bowl
When I was in New York earlier this year, I was amazed at the vast selection of healthy food shops! Dotted all over the place are fabulous juice and smoothie bars, deli’s and salad shops. I got to eat some amazing food and was particularly influenced by the types of açai bowls I could find. I…
The Food Obsessive 