The timing for the latest ‘Zico’ drop at my house couldn’t have been more perfect. I’d been thinking about breakfast recipes that were warming but not too filling – I hate eating too much for breakfast and then feeling sluggish for the rest of the day. I also wanted something that would remind me of…
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Eat the Rainbow with SaVse Smoothies: A Review
When faced with a rainbow it’s hard to determine where to start. Savse smoothies had sent me a set of their 5 smoothies: Super Green, Super Purple, Super Red, Super Orange and Super Blue just when I needed them most – after 10 days at an all-inclusive in Hurghada, Egypt. It was in with the…
Chocolate Avocado Mousse with Zico Coconut Water
As a newly appointed #teamzico ambassador, there were so many ideas running about in my head as to what to make that I literally had no idea where to start. Until a friend invited me over for dinner and I shunned her suggestion of ice cream for pudding (lactose-free, me) and decided to bring my own….
Lake District Dairy Co. Quark Fat-Free Sauces: A Review
There’s a new fat-free sauce on the market! Lake District Dairy Co, owned by First Milk a really innovative dairy business owned wholly by British Farmers (the only type of business like it in the UK) has just launched three flavours of its Quark Range. And I got to try them. Along with a set…
Beating The Bloat with Lactofree: Let It Begin
Bloating. I get it – at least I think I do. That’s what I blame my overextended stomach on anyway. And no, it’s nothing to do with overeating of course… When I was approached to take part in the Lactofree #beatthebloat 7 Day Challenge, it was like some higher force had answered a prayer. I’d…
My First Time: Making Sushi
Today I really fancied sushi. Mainly because I had some smoked salmon in the fridge that needed eating and the night before I’d gorged on creamy salmon pasta. The salmon had to be used up and it wasn’t going to be on salmon pasta. I had to be more inventive than that! I decided, having…