SKYE GYNGELL’S MY FAVOURITE INGREDIENTS is published by QUADRILLE on Feb 5th 2010 I enjoy a good cookbook like the next person.They are a source of inspiration and in them you can fi... [More]

Word on the grapevine is that this week we’re meant to be celebrating “Farmhouse breakfast week”, so what better than some eggs to go with it? I don’t know you, but I see ... [More]

January is definitely a cold month and a lazy one too.We keep indoors as much as we can, we try to warm up and we try to recover from December’s excessive activity. We feel the need for goo... [More]

Living in the city? Did you know that for fresh organic and free-range eggs, you can rear chickens in the middle of a metropolis?… Yes, you heard that right! Living in an urban space should not... [More]

Despite what one would think January has on offer some fabulous fruit and veg.Think blood and Seville oranges, kale, pears, apples, beetroot, clementines, leeks, cauliflower, celeriac, game (partr... [More]

Happy New Year everyone and welcome back to Active You! As it happens at this time of year everyone is talking about resolutions and what one can do to improve oneselves and one’s life.Most peo... [More]

Come December all we seem able to think about are turkeys, gammon, sprouts, roast potatoes, gravy, mince pies, Christmas pudding and brandy butter.It’s a 3-weeks long painful and unnecessary pre... [More]

With the credit crunch and tight finances this year, many of us busk in a new-found love for eating in and cooking.Whether we physically have to or are now capable of appreciating such simple pleasure... [More]

Did you know that we’re right in the middle of Cobra’s National Curry Week?! Well, me neither! For once I failed to spot the excuse to cook something different… Not tha... [More]

Everyone loves a good old pie especially during the colder months… Or especially when you have to cook for 10 people, so here’s my recipe for one that oozes deliciousness as much as butte... [More]