This soup is actually much tastier than it might sound due to the addition of caraway seeds and mustard. Adding vinegar at the end really lifts the flavour too!   2tbsp butter (or alternative) 1.5 chopped onions 3 garlic cloves, chopped 1tsp mustard powder (or jar mustard) ½ tsp caraway [...]

With the recent spell of warm weather, many of us are dusting off the barbecue and taking the cooking outside. You may also have seen headlines suggesting that barbecued foods can produce compounds of potential concern. These include polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heterocyclic amines (HCAs), which can form when [...]

Having a healthy, balanced, microbiome is the key to good health. It has an impact on many aspects of health, not just in the gut but body-wide. When I plan meals, I always consider how what I eat will benefit my microbiome (yes, I know that is quite geeky!). So, [...]

Were you, like me, brought up being told to “eat your greens”? I thought I’d share a couple of my favourite nutritious and tasty green recipes. The falafel recipe is one I have scribbled on a bit of paper in my recipe folder so can’t give credit to whoever I [...]