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Gloriously stick gingerbread with tart rhubarb complimented with lemon icing, delicious.

Imagine…..you’ve arrived at your gorgeous villa in Puglia, the sun is shining, you’ve stopped off at a local market heaving with fabulously ripe, fresh local…

I draw the line at utterly ridiculous foodie gifts….no self respecting food lover would ever touch these.

Panettone is an Italian Christmas cake. This version makes smaller panettone that are lovely to give as presents

To help get you into the spirit of Christmas there are some spaces on my Christmas workshops

Chocolate mini rolls featured on he Great British Bake Off made by my Saturday crew aged between 6 and 17 years

So excited to be back at Camp Bestival in the Literary Instituted on Sunday to talk about How to Get Kids and Parents to Hit…

These savoury muffins are ideal for lunch boxes, picnics, parties and snacks. Lovely served warm or cold, they freeze well for up to 1 month.

Mini frittata are just the right size for smaller hands and can be served warm or cold.

Ripe bananas are high in sugar so you don’t need to use as much. I’ve used wholemeal flour and maple syrup to reduce the GI…

If you’re trying to cut out sugar, reduce your carbs or just want to eat healthily these ice lollies are a great way to get…

ice cream of childhood, topped with extra Maltesers.

I’ve attempted to recreate the Sour Cherry Ice Cream I tried at Boho Ice Cream in Weymouth which, I have to say, is my favourite,…

My husband’s favourite, use either frozen or fresh blackcurrants or substitute blackcurrants for raspberries for a classic raspberry ripple ice cream.

This is tangy, gingery and sweet. The rhubarb cuts through the sweetness of the ice cream complimented by the ginger crunch crumble making a totally…

This is Creme Anglaise or Custard and is an ideal base to use for making all sorts of ice cream and it’s sugar free too.

I make these weekly, try to limit myself to two per day, one with coffee in a morning and one with a cup of tea…

Mojitos for tomorrow night and in an ideal world all we would need is three things: Tequila, salt and limes, we wouldn’t need anything else…

My son loves the YouTube cartoon Llamas in Hats, personally I don’t. It’s pretty bloody and a little violent and I don’t particularly approve but…

Not entirely sugar free as there is a tablespoon of treacle in the recipe, hwoever, the gingerbread is soft not crisp and it tastes really…

I love coconut, good job as it’s a fantastic ingredient to use for making low carb and sugar free recipes. This one has the additional…

Sugar is hugely addictive, your body stores the excess energy as fat and sugar destroys your skin, so reduce it. Try to remember that your…

This is a shark carved from a watermelon. You’ll need a ‘torpedo’ shaped watermelon as the round ones look a little too cute. Fab, healthy…

I have changed this version of my original Sweet Potato and Orange cupcakes by replacing the sugar with a little maple syrup and using Sukrin…

This version of brownies has rhubarb which ‘cuts’ through the sweetness and works really well with the deeply sweet chocolateyness of the brownie to add…

This is a fabulously healthy meal of a soup, great for cold days and a good way of using up vegetables in your veg box.

Buy chocolates, find a bar, try different beer and eat chocolates, there you go, beer and chocolate, done. Repeat at least twice daily.

This is a cake from my childhood. A mixture of sweet almond sponge mixed with raspberry jam and sweet shortcrust pastry is the epitome of…

Homemade ice lollies, lower in sugar and much healthier than the shop bought ones and just the ticket for this lovely hot weather we’re having.…

High in protein, low carbs, low GI, sugar free, dairy free and gluten free but they do contain nuts. They taste fantastic and almost fooled…

The issue with this recipe is it’s so good you don’t want to make this when you’re trying to cut down your sugar intake and…

I’m trying hard to wean myself off sugar (again) but I have such a sweet tooth it’s torture. Therefore I’ve been experimenting with sugar free,…

If you’re trying to cut out sugar, reduce your carbs or just want to eat healthily these ice lollies are a great way to get…

I warn you, this is not a healthy ice cream recipe and it’s dangerous moreish. It would be wonderful served with apple pie or crumble…

This is Creme Anglaise or Custard and is an ideal base to use for making all sorts of ice cream. Serve warm as Creme Anglaise…

We didn’t realise that ‘close to the Pantheon’ meant actually next to it, right slap bang next to it, open the windows and you look…

There is a fabulous butchery chain in North Yorkshire called Newboulds who make the best pork pies on the planet, especially their Midgets. These are…

These delicious individual crumbles are a different take on a pear and chocolate crumble. The pears are poached whole, lying on a bed of chocolate…

Mothering Sunday is a traditional Christian festival that falls on the middle or 4th Sunday in Lent, this year it is Sunday 15 March. Each…

This is my version of Chicken Ramen, a healthy Pot Noodle, popular at Wagamamas and Noodle Bars. Cook the noodles as instructed on the packet…

Healthy version of classic pancakes, this time using buckwheat flour and dairy free milk to make dairy free, sugar free fluffy pancakes.

This is lovely served with freshly squeezed orange juice or lemon juice and a drizzle of maple syrup or honey.

This cake retains all the goodness in the nuts and carrots as they are not cooked, it has the texture of a passion cake and…

This is a classic winter warmer recipe, originating in Hungary and heavy on paprika it’s a delicious winter casserole that benefits from long, slow cooking…

Mealtimes are an important part of the day to me, a time when the whole family can share their daily stories, experiences, woes, achievements so…

A classic homemade sweetie, I have used salted peanuts which takes the edge off the sweetness. It’s still full of sugar, rots your teeth but…

These are great for lunch boxes and to keep the kids going for extra curricular sports. Add the acai and maca powder for extra nutrients…

These are super cool orange-flavoured-green-cupcakes. They still contain the same calories, sugar and fat as a standard cupcake but the addition of the kale gives…

What’s the surprise? Two of them a) it has a ‘magic’ chocolate sauce that starts on top and ends up in the bottom when it’s…

This Indian soup is a whole meal in itself, adjust the chili if you prefer a milder version. Delicious with naan or cumin scented scones.