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Chocolate and Raspberry Protein Muffins (Vegan)

9th November 2021 By Urvashi Roe

Easy to make muffins using protein powder for a great post or pre workout snack

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: baking, breakfast, chocolate, food, GBBO, muffins, recipes, weight training

On My Travels: Tartine Manufactory, San Francisco

22nd July 2018 By Urvashi Roe

tartine, sourdough, breakfast

The wonderful thing about jet lag when you visit the US is that you’re up and out by 5am. Why is this wonderful I hear you ask? Well picture this. You’ve spent hours researching places to eat in the city you’re visiting and then you make it there only to find they are fully booked […]

Filed Under: Restaurants, Reviews, Travels Tagged With: breakfast, open sandwich, san francisco, sourdough, tartine bread

A Persimmon Smoothie Bowl To Kick Off My Marathon Training

14th January 2016 By Urvashi Roe

Firstly Happy New Year to you all.  Did you have a good one? We celebrated in the Florida Keys. Islamorada to be precise. Ringing New Year in on a hammock at midnight GMT.  The Americans thought we were rather mad shouting Happy New Year and singing Auld Lang Syne at 7pm EST. But quite frankly […]

Filed Under: Breakfast Tagged With: breakfast, fruit, london marathon, nutrition, persimmon, smoothie

Sunday Spotlight: Making Granola in the Tefal Actifry

22nd February 2015 By Urvashi Roe

I’m not normally a gadget person in the kitchen.  Sure I like to save time like everyone else but rather than some whizzy gizmo for peeling garlic for example, I prefer to get stuck in and peel it with my fingers.  Having said that I do use a few machines to help get big jobs […]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Products Tagged With: breakfast, food, Granola, recipes, tefal actifry

Saturday Spotlight : Stoats Porridge

30th August 2014 By Urvashi Roe

It’s getting decidedly chilly in North London.  Oh yes it starts off all sunny and warm through the window but as soon as I open that kitchen door in the morning it’s a little bit nippy.  Porridge is what that signals.  Porridge. There are a myriad of different types of grains or cereals you can use […]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Products Tagged With: baking, breakfast, cooking, food, healthy eating, porridge, recipes, stoats porridge oats

Granola – A Virtuous Start To 2014

1st January 2014 By Urvashi Roe

I always have a clear out of shelves and cupboards on New Year’s Day.  It’s a therapeutic ritual before I go back to work to see what I can use up, batch cook and freeze for the busy weeks ahead. Packets of dried fruits and nuts are always hanging around and I usually bake them […]

Filed Under: Breakfast Tagged With: baking, breakfast, Coconut oil, Dried fruit, Granola

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