Best Hummus Recipe
This Hummus recipe couldn’t be easier to make and is healthier and more economical than shop bought versions. Chickpeas (also...
Tomato Salsa
This salsa is great with meat, fish, cheese and salads. Why not make extra and keep it in the fridge...
Chicken Skewers
This recipe is healthier than shop bought marinated chicken. You can vary the herbs and add spice if you prefer...
Best Beef Burgers
Homemade beef burgers are so much nicer and healthier than shop bought ones. You will never eat processed ones again...
Baked white fish and spinach
Looking for a quick dinner idea? Fish is quick to cook, is a great lean protein and is carbohydrate free...
Beetroot salad
As well as being colourful and tasty, beetroot can lower blood pressure and help the liver to process toxins. This...
Caprice Salad
Caprice salad makes a great starter, a side dish for a BBQ or party, lunch or it can form the...
Creamy Asparagus Soup
This creamy, gluten free, low carb Asparagus soup is great for a special occasion starter or a casual lunch. It’s...
Chocolate Muffins
I’ve chosen this recipe because the ingredients will be available in most kitchens. To make a smaller quantity just adjust the...
The best meatballs
Meatballs make a handy lunch or dinner. They can be served with roasted vegetables or salad. Alternatively, you can immerse them...
Chia Seeds
What are they? Chia seeds are tiny, almost tasteless black or white seeds which come from a plant called Salvia Hispanica (Spanish sage), which is a relative of the mint...
Fruity Chia Jam
Why buy sugar laden jam when you can whip together a much healthier fruity chia jam in less than 15 minutes? Traditional jam, whether home made or store bought contain...
Spicy Roasted Cauliflower
Spicy roasted cauliflower makes a great side dish, with plain or other spicy food or add it to a salad to give it a lift. Leave in the oven to...
One of my favourite ingredients
‘Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food’ Hippocrates I am sharing one my favourite ingredients and why I feel it has contributed to my health and...
Tea Brack
The Irish traditional Halloween or Barmbrack (bairín breac) contained various wrapped objects. The brack was carefully cut to avoid displaying the objects or charms, so that the recipient didn’t see they had...
My favourite and most used ingredients – eggs
Over the next few weeks I am going to share my most used and favourite ingredients and tell you why I think they have contributed to my health and well...
My favourite and most used ingredients – cucumber
I am going to share one of my favourite and most used ingredients and tell you why I think they have contributed to my health and well being despite having...
My favourite and most used ingredients – Peppers
Each day I am going to share one of my most used and favourite ingredients and tell you why I think they have contributed to my health and well being...
LTI scheme for people who have diabetes
There is confusion about items with no code on the Long Term Illness (LTI) scheme list of approved items for people with diabetes. The LTI scheme is an Irish health...
Blood Sugar in hot weather
It’s easy to get in a flap when the temperatures soar and your blood sugars are all over the place. Ireland is enjoying an unusually long period of hot weather...
BBQ Tips
There’s something about a BBQ that makes everything taste extra special, whether it’s something simple for a dinner or having people over for a bigger spread. The aroma of food...
Fresh Fruit Flan
This is an easy, fat-free, low carbohydrate dessert. You can vary the fruit, depending on what is in season, but remember the calorie and carbohydrate content will change. Berries have...
Hidden Carbs………..
Carbohydrate (carb) counting is a never-ending chore for people with T1 diabetes, unless we eat the same food every day. We all know bread, potatoes, rice, pasta, cakes, biscuits, fruit and...
Caprice Salad
Caprice salad makes a great starter, a side dish for a BBQ or party, lunch or it can form the base of a more substantial meal. Irish tomatoes are at...
Best Beef Burgers
Homemade beef burgers are so much nicer and healthier than shop bought ones. You will never eat processed ones again once you have tasted these. They are almost carb free,...
Will the sugar tax solve our health problems?
Will the sugar tax introduced on the 1st of May 2018 have any impact on the health of the nation or is it just another meaningless quick fix? Many people with...