NEW CAFE ALERT! After a hot sweaty yoga class, I want nothing more than somewhere to replenish my body with something healthy and satisfying. ‘Healthy food for a wealthy mood’... is exactly what the new cafe 'HERBN' located below Hot Yoganic delivers!! And, You can even go when you haven’t done the yoga class. Breakfast, … Continue reading herbn review →

My favourite way to eat at any meal opportunity is with friends and family, accompanied by food. A table laden with picky bits, snacks, nibbles to graze lazily through.... A SPREAD. Oh boy have I found just that!! SPREAD Instagram link - https://instagram.com/spr.ead?igshid=abb0w3fg572g Made to order, delivered to your door, gorgeous, fresh ingredients, making any … Continue reading spread →

Dedication and hard work. Training and diet have been two things I have strived to perfect for myself, to tailor personally so that it incorporates my strengths in the gym and builds on my weaknesses but also and possibly most importantly my food intolerances. Normally, after researching what everyone else was eating or to achieve … Continue reading consistency is key →

One of the best things about our move into a new flat and new area is being able to discover our favourite local foodie spots.  Good Friday, with the sun beaming into the flat and no balcony to sit out on, we had to find somewhere to sit outside and enjoy a coffee.  The Orange … Continue reading the orange tree →

Apple cider vinegar is made by combining apples with yeast. This is something I found out after, I am yet to fully confirm whether yeast agrees with me. Recently I tried sunflower seed bread, no gluten so I thought I was safe, but I actually bloated more than normal and also most straight away. The … Continue reading apple cider vinegar →

My relationship with food is probably at an all time low. After years of trial and error, I have down most things I can and cannot eat. That still doesn’t stop a hidden ingredient sneaking in to a dish at a restaurant or at a family or friends house when they’ve cooked a meal for … Continue reading my relationship with food… →

As a teenager I grew up in Brunning & Price pubs. I started working there from the age of 16 and continued part time right through until I was about 21, in that time I worked at a handful of their establishments as well as recruiting my mum and my sister to come and work … Continue reading the dinorben arms →

I have recently moved into a flat in Stoke-on-Trent with Jimmy, my partner. We are closer to family, it's cheap, which is always a bonus, and are right next to all the big transport links we need to commute to our jobs. The folk of Stoke are some of the friendliest and we have felt … Continue reading the glost house cafe review →

This week I took my friend, out for lunch in her home town of Newcastle-Under-Lyme, after a big operation, not being able to drive and advised to take it easy, I knew she would be ready for an afternoon out, full of gorgeous food and conversation. Emily being vegan and myself, gluten free and intolerant … Continue reading the capello lounge review →

Making bread with my dad on a weekend afternoon are far off, distant memories, but I used to love helping to pick what flavours we would put in. The smell of freshly baked bread from those afternoons all the way to the smell of the bakery in the supermarket... the fragrance that baking loaves gives … Continue reading cherry tomato & sesame seed gluten free loaf →