Fennel, Mint and Tomato Salad with Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing

Today we had a glimmer of summer, so I promptly went into garden to see what greenery there was to munch and also what I could rescue from the fridge in a bid to extend the summer feeling.  When faced with a bulb of fennel, a bunch of mint, some baby plum tomatoes and random [...]

Garden Greens with Tamari, Ginger & Lime

  So, I finally made it out into the garden in between the showers of rain and to my surprise there was a fair few greens ready for the taking…ok so some of them had bolted but I thought the flowers were pretty and made a nice feature on the windowsill.  A quick turn in [...]

Roasted Curried Cauliflower

Sometime life gets a bit hectic.  Sometimes you need to keep things really simple.  Sometimes you want something quick and tasty and sometimes believe it or not the humble cauliflower can fulfill all of these wants and desires. Enjoy!   Roasted Curried Cauliflower Serves 2 if using as a main or 3 to 4 as [...]

Warm Griddled Vegetable Salad with Chickpeas and Spiced Pumpkin Seeds

What a week!  In fact I should say what a few weeks.  A lost camera lead, general technology meltdown, a virus and a lost recipe notepad….wowzers.  Thank goodness today’s recipe is straight forward in both the ingredients and method.  Such a chirpy little salad with its bold hits of flavour made me yearn for the [...]

Irish Moss Mornings

I don’t know about you, but I am in need of some serious va va vroom during these winter mornings.  It takes a while for my cogs to start turning particularly on those gloomy grey days.  Having recently had a conversation with a very good friend of mine about health and wellbeing. He mentioned Irish [...]

It’s All Going Butter Bean Crazy!

Ok, so it is another butter bean recipe.  What can I say?  I like ‘em. I ordered some with my veg box, I hadn’t used them until now and I am coming to terms with just how versatile the humble butter bean can be.  Maybe I have just overlooked this over-sized legume in favour of [...]

Salad in Bloom

I recently received a lovely little punnet of edible flowers from the good people at Abel and Cole, who deliver my organic fruit and veggie box each week.  They were so incredibly pretty and a seasonal alternative source of nutrition I wanted to keep any recipes as simple as possible.  Well, this is about as simple [...]

The ‘T’ Word

Once upon a time in a city not that far away I developed somewhat of a coffee addiction.  My morning would start with a cafetiere filled with those lovely little beans ground to a intoxicating powder that smelled oh so good and filled the kitchen with an aroma that was and still is very hard [...]

Squeaky Clean

Today I started the Clean Program.  A gentle detox program designed to transition your body from feeling….well not so good to super squeaky and brand new.  It has been tried and tested by many a celeb and I myself did it last year and was impressed with the results. But, things have crept back in, [...]

The Livity Top Ten | Superfoods

By no means is this list all encompassing as there are so many amazing foods that help us to feel..well..super.  I just wanted to make a list that helps me feel on track and hopefully will help you too.  The list is in no particular order and there are things that you will  probably have [...]