The Science Of Cooking, Every question Answered To Give You The Edge’ by Dr Stuart Farrimond When you are training to become a chef, you are led to believe that if and when you eventually qualify, you will be authority on ANYTHING food related, no mere mortal could possibly tell you something you didn’t know. Then, […]
Book Review: Where Chefs Eat
When a book lands on the Healthy Living London desk entitled, Where Chefs Eat (3rd Edition), who better to review it than an actual chef? We asked Susie aka Gourmet Glow, and Leith’s-trained chef, what she thought of it. Why on earth would you be interested in a book that tells you where other people […]
Raspberry and Almond Brittle Semifreddo with La Cremerie Rice Yoghurt
Vegan | Low Fat | Gluten free | Dairy Free | Soy Free La Crèmerie recently sent us a pot of their dairy-free yoghurt creations to try, made rather unusually given all the coconut and soya variations on the market, from rice milk. Founder Renee, in her journey from omnivore to mostly vegan, was frustrated […]
Vegan Cinnamon Pancakes with Spiced Roast Rhubarb
February is still quite a chilly time of the year and it’s when we want to comfort eat. Pancakes are awesome for this type of need but if you’re bored of the usual lemon and sugar, or banana and Nutella toppings, then we can assure you, these vegan cinnamon pancakes with spiced roast rhubarb are […]
Thai Green Sweetcorn Soup
GLUTEN-FREE | DAIRY-FREE | VEGAN Serves 4-6 Susie, our Leith’s-trained chef, has put together a super easy, warming Thai Green Sweetcorn soup. As a massive foodie, Susie thinks about creating new recipes and new ways to cook all the time. And when we say all the time, we mean ALL THE TIME. Whilst not incorporating […]
Gut Healthy Kimchi Recipe
Kimchi, also spelt kimchee or gimchi, is a fermented Korean staple which you’ll at every traditional meal. Packed with chilli and a certain sourness, it can be made with a variety of different vegetables; this particular recipes uses traditional English vegetables so expect some unusual flavours. But this gut healthy kimchi recipe is still guaranteed to be […]
Vegan Miso Mole
GLUTEN-FREE | DAIRY-FREE | EGG-FREE | REFINED SUGAR-FREE | VEGAN Serves 4 Mole. Not the small furry animal, not the geeky cartoon character in Danger Mouse, but the delicious Mexican sauce which rhymes with ‘olé’ and which is said to originate from Puebla, Oaxaca, and Tlaxcala (there doesn’t seem to be an agreement on this). Except this vegan miso […]
Gut Healthy Sauerkraut Recipe
GLUTEN-FREE | DAIRY-FREE | VEGAN Sauerkraut, German for ‘sour cabbage’, has been around for years and is very much thought of as a German invention. But did you know the Chinese were eating this over 2,000 years ago? Their sauerkraut used rice wine, instead of salt. This recipe is based on the German version and […]
Rainforest Energy Smoothie Recipe
GLUTEN-FREE | DAIRY-FREE | VEGAN Serves 2 Our rainforest energy smoothie is simply packed with superfoods! It’s a smoothie that is like a meal in itself. Full of good fats and protein, it also contains 1 date per serving and relies on the natural sweetness of the banana, nut butters and lucuma powder. As for […]
Apricot & Bay Leaf Cookies
GLUTEN- FREE | DAIRY-FREE | VEGAN | SOYA-FREE Makes 18 good sized cookies These apricot bay leaf cookies are perfect for times when you’ve had enough of the usual flavours. Unlike chocolate which can be overpowering and sickly (yes, you can have too much chocolate!) these have a lighter, more fragrant flavour and are wonderful […]