Today I revisited The Potting Shed, a wonderful little cafe which is at a garden centre in Jersey Park, St Albans. I'd just RUN a ParkRun (Jersey Farm) for the first time since before lockdown (GO ME!) with my friends Graham and Dani and had forgotten how brilliant they were with allergen catering. Why I recommend The Potting Shed They just get it, they understand … [Read more...]
Please don’t butter the mushrooms…
I love mushrooms but I can rarely eat them outside my own kitchen because every chef on the planet seems to cook them in butter. But a fried breakfast just isn't a fried breakfast without mushrooms. To me, mushrooms fried in oil, which is dairy free, taste delicious, so why the butter fettish? Now I love a plate of bacon and fried eggs - usually the only things on breakfast … [Read more...]
Quinoa porridge with apple, raisins and mesquite flour
This morning I tried cooking quinoa (pronounced Keen-wah) porridge for the first time after seeing a really tempting blog post on the Anytime Health website. Take a look at the article, How to prepare quinoa by Lee Hersh and you'll see the mouthwatering picture of her breakfast quinoa porridge. Lee also writes a blog called Fit Foodie Finds; you'll notice Lee's is an … [Read more...]