Best Hummus Recipe
This Hummus recipe couldn’t be easier to make and is healthier and more economical than shop bought versions. Chickpeas (also...
Devilled Eggs
This healthy snack couldn’t be simpler to make and there are no fancy ingredients to buy. Great with a salad...
The Packed Lunch Dilemma
Making your own packed lunch gives you control of what we are eating, can be more nutritious and is more...
Caprice Salad
Caprice salad makes a great starter, a side dish for a BBQ or party, lunch or it can form the...
Hidden Carbs………..
Carbohydrate (carb) counting is a never-ending chore for people with T1 diabetes, unless we eat the same food every day. We...
Chicken Skewers
This recipe is healthier than shop bought marinated chicken. You can vary the herbs and add spice if you prefer...
Beetroot salad
As well as being colourful and tasty, beetroot can lower blood pressure and help the liver to process toxins. This...
Artisan’s Smoked Salmon & Celeriac Remoulade
This is my version of the dish from the Radisson Hotel in Cork. Smoked salmon has no carbohydrates and is...
Cooked Chicken Salad
It’s important to have a few low carbohydrate recipes that can be cooked for lunch or dinner on days when...
Sarmale Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
The Artisan Diabetic is sending best wishes to everyone attending DIA fest 2018 in Chisinau, Moldova. To celebrate I am adding a traditional recipe from Moldova, called Sarmale, which can be...
Don’t delay………
November is Diabetes awareness month. If you know little or nothing about type one diabetes (T1) take a few minutes to become familiar with the symptoms, so that you or...
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...
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...
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...
Daube of Beef Provençale
Daube of Beef Provençale is a traditional French stew which is an ideal dinner party dish because it can be made ahead and improves by being left for a day...
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...
The best meatballs
Meatballs make a handy lunch or dinner. They can be served with roasted vegetables or salad. Alternatively, you can immerse them in a homemade tomato sauce.
Guest Blog: How Diabetes Advocacy Helps Me
I am delighted to introduce you to Gráinne and I have asked her to write a guest blog for me about her Diabetes advocacy, because I have no idea how she...
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...
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...
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...
Sugar and artificial sweetener’s
There are two types of sugar: Natural sugar found in milk and fruit. Table sugar and concentrated sources like fruit juice. It’s easy to know how much sugar you are...
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...
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...
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...