I love it when a fruit comes into season and we can enjoy the low prices a ‘glut’ brings. That’s the scenario for apricots at the moment and I have scored a pretty good basketful this week to make into any number of dishes. I plan to make a couple of desserts, a salad[Read More]
oatmeal
Protein Vanilla Oatmeal
I adore oatmeal or porridge for breakfast and eat it throughout the whole year with any number of fruit and nut toppings. But did you know that you can add just a scoop of your favourite vanilla protein powder to make it a
Breakfast Morning Glory
With the colder weather and chillier mornings arriving I often opt for oatmeal for breakfast. Sometimes I don’t have the time to stop and eat a warming bowlful and have now found the answer in an oatmeal based shake instead. It has all the comfort of cookies and milk but with the protein
Shake Up Your Wake Up!
Those that are eagle-eyed and frequent readers of my blog won’t help but have noticed in my very recent one relating to my bariatric menus for the week (see here) that my breakfast options were somewhat limited. I have a liking for porridge and can quite literally eat it day after day. Time plays its[Read More]
Burn’s Night
What Is Burn’s Night? In 1801, on the fifth anniversary of Robert Burns’s death, nine friends of the beloved poet gathered at Burns cottage, Alloway in order to celebrate his life and works. Unbeknownst to them, that night, this group of men created the phenomenon that is Burns Supper. This Scottish – but now globally[Read More]