Recipes

The gluten-free (GF) diet is one that avoids all types of gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, rye, and other grains. It acts as a type of glue that helps foods stick together and maintain their shape. Unfortunately for those avoiding it, gluten is in many foods you wouldn't expect. Foods you may not know contain gluten include: Ice cream Soy sauce Candy bars French fries (when they are not fried in a dedicated fryer) Salad dressing Some who maintain a GF diet are allergic to gluten or have an immune response to gluten. The latter condition is called...

Picture the scene… you’ve just come back from a fresh, chilly, November walk. There’s frost on the grass, and crunchy leaves underfoot. You walk in the door and are greeted by the warming smell of a gorgeous stew cooking…😍 Is there a better winter-warmer dinner on a dark evening, than a melt in the mouth, stew or casserole that’s been slowly cooking away all day? I think not! Whether we add grilled sausages to the pot, and top with puff pastry as Steak Pie, or omit potatoes, use a beef joint rather than diced, and serve with roast dinner trimmings, this is...

Introduction: In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. This simple rhyme has long aided schoolchildren nationwide in remembering the year that European explorers discovered the Americas. Discussions about the explorations of the Vikings aside, 1492 is the first time the Old World (Europe) really started interacting with the New World (the Americas) in an incontrovertible way. The simple childrens rhyme fails to grasp the true enormity of what would become the first empire on which the sun never set (a title most commonly used to refer to the later British empire). Christopher Columbus himself was Italian but he sailed at...

Papayas are so good for you. If you arent eating them, you must have them ASAP and every day! When we lived in Singapore for 5 years, papayas were on the breakfast menu EVERY SINGLE .. DAY! I admit that they were just sliced up and nothing exciting was going on there. But there are so many fun and fancy ways of having papayas now, that we are spoilt for choice. And one of my favourites is Papaya Barramundi Ceviche. Golden Australian Papayas I am very excited to be working with Ruby Rise Papaya to bring you an exciting papaya...

Here on this section will be my recipes and health and well being. So To begin I am starting with a healthy seafood risotto. I posted this a while ago on my Facebook and on my Instagram. Using fresh produce is good but using frozen is a lot healthier due to it going from grower to packer. Same with fish, seafood and meats. These are tested to meet better standards than that of fresh. Open-air markets are exposed to exhaust fumes and various other dangerous air particles due to pollution. The planet ecosystem dictates that nothing we eat, breath or...