Photo by Zsolt Sándor / MothershipUK If you’re a regular reader you’ll know that we don’t guilt-trip about food. ‘Eat the right amount for the amount you move around’ is our philosophy in a nutshell. Given this, we like a bit of healthy indulgence as much as the next sane person and we’re partial to a…
Feeling Fruity? Why Not Dry It At Home…?
4pm on Saturday at our local market is bargain time. It’s when all of the stall holders are selling their fresh produce on the cheap, getting rid of things that will perish before they open again on Monday, or just making room for new deliveries. Being a bit of a sucker for a bargain, I’m…
Spiced Rice Pudding
I love rice pudding but often find it sweet and cloying, altogether too reminiscent of school dinners for my liking. This one satisfies my need for a rich dessert without being sickly – the recipe doesn’t use much sugar, with most of its sweetness coming from the raisins. We sometimes forget about desserts when we’re…
Bibi’s Birthday Fruity Chelsea Buns
It was my birthday on Monday, and both my boyfriend and I took the day off work. Did we take advantage of this by going out raving on Sunday night, spending my birthday hungover on the sofa? Did we heck. A birthday is a day for doing your favourite things. So, we went for a…
Vegan Strawberry, Tahini and Mint Smoothie
We Veggie Runners are decent people. At least, we think we’re relatively OK; nobody ever tells us otherwise, but maybe that’s because we’re so not OK that they daren’t… Anyway, for the purposes of this post let’s just assume that we are relatively nice. So, relatively nice people like us care about the environment and try to…
Chocolate and Stout Cake
I love talking about food, as you may have noticed. Tell me about a great new avocado salad dressing you’ve tried, or the way that a squeeze of lemon brought your cassoulet to life. Drone on for hours about the best harrisa paste or the lack of ancho chilis in British supermarkets. Lay it on…
Apple and Ginger Crumble
These cute little fruit crumbles are great fun to make. You can probably have a great time making with the kids. If you have any, that is. Parenting advice: kids are for life, not just for crumbles so don’t go having them just to make fruity desserts. These are quick and easy to make, they’re…
PB&J Fro-Yo Ice Pops
It is scorching in London today, so I am very pleased with the Me of yesterday who chucked together a batch of these and popped them in the freezer. Good one, Yesterday-Bibi. Before I get to the recipe, a few words on being out and about when it’s hot: Hydrate! Go early. (I was running…
Spicy Flapjacks
OK, I’ll admit it. I based this Spicy Flapjacks recipe on one written by a 12 year old boy. In my defence, he did have it published in The Guardian so I figure it was already in the public domain and therefore fair game. Plus it’s a variation on what is apparently a staple party food for…