Healthy Recipes
genuinely didn't rate warm-ups until this happened
Right so I pulled something in my hip flexor like three weeks ago and my physio friend basically told me it was 100% because I skip warm-ups. I'm that…
pre-workout food is honestly more personal than people think
Right so I've been asked about this a fair bit lately — what to eat before training — and I keep giving the same answer: it depends, which I know is t…
pea and mint thing, honestly took 10 minutes
Had a bag of fresh peas in the fridge that were on their way out and basically threw this together before they went fully sad. Cooked some pasta — wh…
spring salad thing that's been on rotation
Right so I've been doing this for about two weeks and it's officially replaced the chickpea autopilot situation. Basically: shaved asparagus, frozen…
think I've finally cracked the spring skin thing
Honestly my skin in March is just... a lot. Still flaky from winter but then one warm day and it goes full oily chaos. I've stopped adding new product…
watermelon feta thing — stupid simple
Right so it's warm enough now that I genuinely cannot face eating anything hot at my desk. Which means salad season whether I like it or not. This on…
chickpea salad I've been making on autopilot
Honestly this isn't even a recipe really, it's just a thing I throw together when it's gone 6 and Archie's finally down and I cannot be bothered to ac…
miso butter beans — did not expect this
Made this last night basically by accident. Had a tin of butter beans and a tub of miso that's been sitting in the fridge for ages and just... went fo…
20 minute noodle thing that actually slaps
Made this on Tuesday because I got home at 7:30 and genuinely could not face cooking anything that involved more than two pans. Soba noodles, right —…
courgette fritters with whatever herbs you've got
Had two courgettes that were going a bit soft and honestly I nearly just chucked them in the caddy but thought I'd give this a go first. Basically gr…
snacks I actually keep making
Right so I've been in a bit of a deadline spiral this week — client revisions, back-to-back calls, the usual — and I realised I've basically been livi…
right so I've been making the same wrap for 3 weeks
and I'm not even sick of it yet which says a lot tbh Basically I had zero time on Monday — placement all day, lecture at 6, got in at half 8 and coul…
leftover roast veg soup — dead simple
Had a load of roast parsnips and carrots from Sunday sitting in the fridge and I cannae stand waste so basically just chucked everything in a pot. Bo…
spring salad that actually fills me up
Made this on a whim yesterday and it's genuinely decent so thought I'd write it up. big handful of rocket and spinach mix, half a tin of chickpeas dr…
my go-to quick breakfast before work
Right so I've been trying to sort out what I eat in the mornings because honestly before all this I was just grabbing a sausage roll from the garage o…
wraps I've been throwing together on autopilot
Right so this isn't really a recipe, more just summat I've been doing for lunch on the days I'm in the office and need to eat at my desk without it be…
the yoghurt bowl I've been making on autopilot
honestly didn't think this was worth posting because it feels too simple but then I made it three mornings in a row and here we are basically just th…
switching up your routine when seasons change
Right so this is something I get asked about constantly at this time of year. The weather shifts, your skin shifts, and suddenly what worked in Januar…
pre-workout food is something I've never really figured out
Right so I've been doing a pilates class on Tuesday evenings after work and I keep getting it wrong with what I eat beforehand. Either I eat too much…
ok so what do you actually eat before a workout
Right so I've been trying to get back into going to the gym before my placement days and honestly the pre-workout snack thing is doing my head in. Lik…