Ginger chilli chicken

2 skinless chicken breasts 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2 tbsp chilli oil 1 tsp tomato puree 1 tsp honey 1 tsp unsweetened almond butter 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar Juice and grated zest of half a lemon Seasonings: Chinese five spice, dried chilli flakes, ground ginger, hot paprika 1 romano pepper, finely sliced 1 stalk [...]

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Quick and easy muscle soak recipe

One mug bicarbonate of soda Two mugs sea salt That’s about it really!  Add in a favourite essential oil if you like, but those are the main ingredients.  Just dissolve in a comfortably hot bath and soak.  I always find it makes me really sleepy too, so this is a great to do just before [...]

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Dear The People Who Design and Make Sportswear

Hi there.  Hi.  We need to talk… I’ve given you an awful lot of my money.  I’d genuinely like to give you a lot more.  I’m going to go out on a limb and assume you’d like that to happen?  Yes?  Then please don’t take this the wrong way, but you could benefit from a [...]

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Tandoori chicken

Two chicken breasts 3-4 tbsp coconut cream 1-2 tbsp olive oil 3-4 cloves of finely chopped garlic Pinch of sea salt Juice of half a lemon 1-2 tsp tomato puree Spices: curry powder, coriander, turmeric, cayenne pepper, chilli powder, garam masala, paprika Spoon the coconut cream into a bowl.  Stir in the oil, lemon juice [...]

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Excuses, excuses…

Let’s not kid ourselves here: I am a world-class procrastinator.  I woke up this morning with a long list of things I had every intention of achieving by the end of the day.  I knew the list pretty well, since it was almost identical to the one I woke up with yesterday.  Ignoring the unavoidable [...]

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A rough guide to waist training

Years of making and wearing corsetry, and it transpires I have more to learn.  The first time I went running, I discovered my once copious singing/flute/dance-enhanced lower lung capacity has dwindled to nothing.  When you tight-lace, breathing all transfers to the upper lungs: hence the heaving bosoms synonymous with bad costume drama! Fortunately it’s nothing [...]

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Walking in a winter wonderland

I can’t wake up to a view like this outside my living room window and not write a blog about it.  That’d be just plain rude! The last time I really encountered proper snow in England was around thirty years ago.  No wonder it always elicits such wild, childish glee whenever I see it now!  [...]

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Spicy cake slices

200g ground almonds Approx 150g coconut flour Approx 50g dessicated coconut Approx 15g mixed spice 2-2 ripe bananas 1 tsp honey (optional – only really needed if the bananas aren’t ripe enough) 1-2 carrots ½ cap almond extract ½ cap lemon extract 1 cap vanilla extract Cashew nuts and sultanas to taste Stick all the [...]

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