Pumpkin spice was almost unheard of before Starbucks introduced their Pumpkin Spice Lattes here in the UK. Buying Pumpkin itself was a near impossible feat unless you went to an American Food stockist in some remote part of the city (Loopy Pintos comes to mind here in Edinburgh). Thankfully, you can now find tinned pumpkin…
Category: Breakfast
Morning Glory Muffin
In my lifelong quest to find a palatable breakfast (all before I found Açai bowls and smoothies) I found muffins. Not un-iced cupcakes, like my husband thinks they are. But real American-style muffins with some sort of fruit or vegetable worked through it. I have been made muffins for as long as I can remember. It was one…
Easy Green Smoothie
I have been on a quest to find a green smoothie which is palatable to my kids, but which also makes me feel like they are getting a few extra greens in their system. Finally, I seem to have cracked it! It has enough greens to make me feel happy, and not enough to make…
Creamy Strawberry & Kiwi Smoothie
As we hang on to the end of summer with white knuckles (okay, it is the beginning of autumn but I am still hanging on!!), I am reminded of a lovely tart which inspired this smoothie. It was a simple tart on a pate sucre base, topped with a sweet cream cheese mixture and beautifully…
Overnight Chia Oats
I know oatmeal is supposed to be good for me. I just haven’t got the love for it I should. Not enough to choose it over most things. Cereals, well… I still struggle with that one. Then one day, I came across a post in Pinterest with overnight oats. I was intrigued. I saved it…
Coco-Berry Smoothie & Almond Smoothie
We consume a lot of smoothies in this household. Really, a lot! Half of our freezer is filled with frozen fruit and we buy at least three bunches of bananas a week, never mind the kilograms of superfood powders, nuts, seeds and medjool dates. But then there are five of us, which makes huge amounts…
Raspberry Peach Smoothie
Raspberries are one of my favourite fruits and this smoothie captures their sweetness beautifully. I have complimented it with ripe peaches and Lucuma powder. Lucuma powder has a light nutty, caramel sweetness to it – similar to custard. It comes from a fruit which has a texture like that of a hard-boiled egg. The powder…
Almond Berry Açai Bowl
(Pronounced ah-sigh-ee)I was curious about Açai bowls for some time before I tried one. It was in New York where I happened upon a small place near our hotel where I finally gave in. I was buying a couple of smoothies for our breakfast and impulsively added the Açai bowl to our order. I was…
Mango Turmeric Smoothie
I was introduced to this smoothie by a friend and have made it regularly since. I now keep a steady supply of frozen mango for just this purpose and will have it at least once a week for breakfast – even my kids will have one! Turmeric is believed to have many anti-inflammatory, antiviral, anti-bacterial…
Banana Bread Pancakes
We eat a LOT of bananas in this household. Usually we can consume about four bunches in a week. Easily! Now, there are five of us so I suppose it isn’t too hard when you consider each of us having one most days. However, every once in a while something seems to change and suddenly…
The Food Obsessive 