Nutritional coach specialising in Diabetes and Thyroid disease.

Veg Stuffed Chicken

Cooking Time: 50 minutes

This easy chicken dish can be in the oven in 10 minutes. The vegetables, goat cheese and lemon juice make...

Low Carb Courgette Bread

This is between a bread and a cake and has no wheat flour or added sugar (it does have sugar...

Chargrilled Steak

Well cooked steak is mouthwateringly delicious and has a sense of ‘special occasion’ even when there is no special occasion...

Raspberry Cheese Cake

Cooking Time: 3hrs

This cheese cake is a much better option as a dessert or a treat than other stodgy desserts. Artisan Note:...

Bacon and egg muffins

These ‘muffins’ are a change from the usual eggs and bacon. They are filling and very low carb. A great...

Wholemeal scones

Cooking Time: 50mins

Bread has got some bad press in recent years and a diet containing white bread, which usually contains sugar and...

Best Hummus Recipe

This Hummus recipe couldn’t be easier to make and is healthier and more economical than shop bought versions. Chickpeas (also...

Lemon and Yogurt Cake

Natural yogurt, ground almonds and lemon zest give this cake a lovely flavour and a moist texture. I have used...

Tomato Salsa

Cooking Time: 10

This salsa is great with meat, fish, cheese and salads. Why not make extra and keep it in the fridge...

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...

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Spicy Pumpkin Soup

Cooking Time: 50 minutes

This is a lovely warming soup to enjoy at any time. Pumpkins are low in calories, but high in Vitamins A, C, E and some of the B Vitamins. They...

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Christmas Tips

Christmas is a challenging time for managing blood glucose levels and this year will be no different in that regard, even though it will be quieter for many of us....

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Cheesy Courgette Bake

This cheesy low carb courgette recipe makes an ideal lunch or supper dish. Courgettes are blood sugar friendly due to their high water content. They contain potassium, which helps reduce...

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Traditional Rich Cake

I used to make traditional fruit cakes for weddings and special occasions in a previous life. I really enjoyed icing and decorating the cakes and spent many hours mulling over...

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Tips to help you avoid or treat colds & flu

Colds and flu season is upon us. They can make diabetes management more difficult than usual. There is a lot of talk about a more virulent flu strain, the Australian...

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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...

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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...

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Low Carb Seed & Wheat Bread

When I started experimenting with low carb bread recipes I was shocked at how low carb I could make them. All wheat bread contains a considerable amount of carbs, whether...

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Holiday Soup for the soul!

It’s great to get away from it all but it’s important to get back on track when you get home. With a little planning and about 1 hour of your...

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Dawn Phenomenon

What is it; does it affect you and what can you do about it? Dawn phenomenon is a rise in blood sugar due to a surge in hormone secretions during...

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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...