Healthy Recipes
smashed chickpea and mango thing — summer sorted
Right so I've been making variations of this for weeks and I think I've finally landed on the version I actually want to eat on repeat. Basically you…
smoothie bowl that took me 8 minutes and I timed it
Right so I've been making these for years and I always forget how quick they actually are. Frozen banana, handful of frozen mango, scoop of whey, spla…
porridge is back and I will not apologise
Right so I resisted for weeks because it felt like giving up on summer or something. But honestly it's October and it's grey and cold and a smoothie a…
pumpkin soup and I finally feel like I have my life together
Right so Aldi had those little pumpkins on for like 49p each and I genuinely couldn't walk past that. Bought two, had absolutely no plan. Ended up ju…
autumn caught me off guard again
Honestly I said the same thing last year. Every year. "This time I'll switch my routine before my skin starts looking like a crisp that's been left ou…
things I actually eat when I can't be bothered cooking
Right so it's been a mad week at school and by 7pm I genuinely have nothing left in me. I'm not making a proper meal, I'm just not. What I've basical…
one pan salmon thing — honestly cannae believe how easy this was
Right so Kirsty was out last night and I had both bairns, a fridge with not much in it, and absolutely zero desire to stand over a hob for forty minut…
the rye toast situation I've been doing every morning
right so this is barely even a recipe but I keep getting asked about it when I post my breakfast so here goes toasted rye bread, smashed avocado (pro…
squash and lentil soup but make it actually filling
Right so I had half a butternut squash going a bit soft on the side and a bag of red lentils that's been in the Kilner jar for honestly I don't know h…
water bottle has been glued to my hand this week
Honestly didn't connect the dots until my skin started feeling tight and a bit dull around the same time I'd been slack about drinking water. Thought…
ok so I accidentally upgraded my usual fruit smoothie
Right so I've been making the same banana-berry smoothie for about six months and it's fine, it does the job, but I was basically on autopilot. Then y…
the overnight oat thing — basically zero effort
Right so I keep saying I'll sort breakfast the night before and then I don't, and then it's 7:15 and Alfie cannae find his left shoe and Isla's decide…
post-workout rice bowl — dead simple, actually fills you up
Right so I've been going to the gym before work on Tuesdays and by the time I'm back and showered I have approximately 12 minutes before I need to lea…
the watermelon and feta thing that keeps saving my lunches
Right so I've made this about four times in the last two weeks and it genuinely hasn't got old. Watermelon, feta, cucumber, a handful of mint, drizzl…
tomato and white bean — can't believe I nearly skipped lunch
Had about twenty minutes before a Teams call and basically threw this together out of desperation. Ripe tomatoes from the garden, a tin of cannellini…
banana oat balls — ten minutes, no oven
Made these before my session yesterday and honestly they did the job better than anything I've bought pre-packaged. Basically just: - 1 ripe banana,…
cucumber and lentil thing — dead refreshing
Been on a bit of a lentil kick lately, mainly because a bag of green lentils has been staring at me from the cupboard for three weeks and I needed to…
griddled peach and butter bean salad — properly seasonal this
Had a punnet of peaches from the market on Saturday that needed using and somehow this happened. Griddled peaches with butter beans sounds a bit odd b…
skin stuff I never thought about tbh
Right so I posted about water the other day and someone in the comments mentioned skin and I went down a bit of a rabbit hole. I'm pure not a skin pe…
roasted strawberry and quinoa thing — hear me out
Roasting strawberries sounds like a faff but honestly it takes like 12 minutes and they go all jammy and almost savoury? Hard to explain. I chucked th…