Monthly Archives: June 2016

Baked Aubergine with Nutty Pesto

5.0 from 1 reviews Baked Aubergine with Nutty Pesto   Author: Heidi Recipe type: Lunch / Dinner Cuisine: Vegetarian / European Prep time:  10 mins Cook time:  45 mins Total time:  55 mins Save Print A favourite, no fuss, quick and easy recipe that I always try to make too much of so I can have it for…

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HDD Nutrition Class – Homework becomes fun!

No hard studying or difficult things to remember! If you participate in the Healthy Doable and Desirable Food course at Huntsland Nutrition (HDD), your task is to try new nutritious foods based on what we discuss in our nutrition sessions. Starting with the theme of the day, you choose what type of  dish or food…

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Beetroot – you can’t beat it as a super-quick, nutritious, colourful and tasty salad

5.0 from 1 reviews Scrumptious Beetroot – every which way!   Author: Heidi Recipe type: Salad Cuisine: Summery Save Print I don’t ever recall disliking beetroot, but I never loved it as much as I have done since realising how delicious it is raw and without the vinegar. Now it is a staple food for me and I…

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Warm Salads for not so warm Summers……

  5.0 from 1 reviews Warm Sweet Potato and Crayfish Salad..   Author: Heidi Recipe type: Salad Cuisine: International Prep time:  5 mins Cook time:  2 mins Total time:  7 mins Save Print Salads are, to my mind, one of the most creative and fulfilling types of dishes to prepare. Not only are they often quick and easy…

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Herman is ‘exploding’……what to do?

Have you got a current day ‘cool’ but not too cool (temperature-wise), Herman in your kitchen? If not, why not? And if not, or if you have no idea what I am referring to, please take a look at this blog, before reading further. Herman, as my current Healthy Doable and Desirable Food Course group…

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Chronically tired and struggling with weight issues? How healthy and happy is your Thyroid?

Our bodies are complicated machines without sufficiently detailed user instructions to ensure that we, or our medical practitioners, can always keep us in tip top form. Having trained originally as an engineer and spent many years in business before studying nutrition, I consider this a bit of design fault and a failure on the part…

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