‘The one thing you can change is how you treat yourself, and that one thing, can change everything.’ For me eating well is part of self-care and self-care is self-love. My relationship with food wasn’t always great. At one point I used to restrict my calorie intake to 500 calories a day, at another I …
‘No one who cooks, ever cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past…’ This is a collaboration between granny and me. She used to make this dish when I was a child. The only switch I made was to sub in sweet potatoes for …
I love Okra…now, but growing up with my grandma, she used to call these ladies fingers and so I refused to eat them. Ladies fingers are Okra, also known as Bhindi in Hindu. On the inside Okra has seeds (making it technically a fruit) and is a little slimy, which puts people off. However, it …
‘Whenever you doubt your self-worth, remember the lotus flower. Even though it plunges to life from beneath the mud, it does not allow the dirt that surrounds it to affect its growth or beauty.’ The lotus root flower is so beautiful. It symbolises purity and perfection in both the Hindu and Buddhist philosophies. As the …
‘Food is memories, it’s travel, it’s medicine’ I decided to make this dish as this year I will miss out in seeing my family in London and Mr B’s family in Italy. This dish is a fusion between the two, creating a bean’s on toast dish, that is based on a rustic soup from Tuscany. …
‘True patriotism springs from a belief in the dignity of the individual, freedom and equality not only for Americans but for all people on earth’ – Eleanor Roosevelt To help you have a flipping fantastic 4thof July, I give you my newest and healthiest pancake recipe. These are triple protein pancakes with quinoa, chia and …
‘Soup is a cuisine’s kindest course. It breathes reassurance; it steams consolation; after a weary day it promotes sociability, as a five o’clock cup of tea or the cocktail hour’. When there is a lot of pressure building in the atmosphere, you can feel it in your body. It builds up like a crescendo and …
‘Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own’. This is a wonderfully light, refreshing raw lasagne. I like to eat this in the spring and summer months when it is a little warmer, as the zucchini layer instead of pasta brings a cooling element that is perfect for this time of …
‘Nothing in this world is as it seems. Except possibly, porridge’ This is such a beautiful sweet porridge, which doesn’t call for any added sweetener due to the natural sweetness that comes from the dates and bananas. I like to make the date-banana paste in batch at the weekend, so I can use it for …
‘I don’t have to tell you I love you…I fed you pancakes’ I have tried all sorts of pancakes since I came to the states as it seems to be a fundamental component of the breakfast table. I was looking for a healthy version, for something we could have as a staple rather than a …
