One of my all-time favourite end-of-the-week meals is quiche. Quick to prepare and deliciously satisfying, for me, a quiche's most redeeming quality is its ability to help cut down on food wastage. Come Friday, we often have a spattering of green veg lying about our...
A born and bred Scotsman, Dan is partial to the odd whisky. While his preference is for it to be served neat, he won't say no when I suggest a mixed version - personally, I need a little somethin'-somethin' to make his tipple of choice more palatable. A zingy...
Usually, I gravitate to porridge or pancakes for breakfast, but every now and then I wake up fancying something a little more savoury. Eggy crumpets with halloumi fits the bill just nicely, providing a salty, buttery, yolky dish that satisfies all my savorous...
Fact of the day - I used to be an Irish dancer. Yep, the sparkly dress-wearing, curly wig-donning, hard shoe-tapping kind of dancer. It made my heart so happy to learn the steps to a new jig or reel, gliding across the room as I shuffled my feet in time to the music....
Come winter, a steamy bowl of soup or stew feels necessary for getting through the long, cold nights. Unfortunately, most store-bought stocks listed as an ingredient in these wonderfully nourishing dishes, are laden with high salicylate ingredients. Not one to let a...
So, you know how leftover pasta always tastes so darn good? Like noticeably better than the night before good? Science says this has to do with chemical reactions continueing to occur long after the initial cook has ceased. Alternatively, the joy of postday reheats...
Enthusiastically exploring various aspects of salicylate sensitivity, one topic I stumble upon frequently is how exactly dietary-induced salicylate reactions occur. A few blog articles mention the involvement of the COX-1 enzyme; its inhibition can apparently lead to...
I'm not sure why, it's not as though I've ever attended a Thanksgiving meal, but for me, pumpkins tend to conjure up images of families in orange-clad fields, searching for the perfect carver, before heading home to make a pie for their annual holiday spread. Blame it...
If you’ve ever eaten a big bowl of spaghetti bolognese or devoured a spicy curry, it’s highly probable that you’ve consumed a chemical known as salicylates. Found in plant-based foods as well as synthetic products such as aspirin and acne creams, salicylates offer...