Healthy Recipes
tomato and white bean thing — basic but it works
Been making this basically on repeat the last two weeks. Halved cherry tomatoes, a tin of white beans drained and rinsed, handful of basil, thinly sli…
cucumber + mint thing that takes literally no time
Right so Archie was being an absolute nightmare at lunch and I still managed to throw this together so that says everything. Just cucumber, mint, a s…
summer skin is a different beast tbh
Right so I've spent the last few weeks realising my winter routine is completely useless now. Heavy moisturiser that I swore by from October to April?…
skin felt different when I stopped being lazy about this
Right so I've been proper slack about drinking enough water lately — been so busy with exam revision that I'd just forget until like 3pm and by then m…
lightweight SPF finally clicked for me
So I've been guilty of using the same thick moisturiser year-round and wondering why my skin feels congested by June. Took me an embarrassingly long t…
spf in september still — yes really
Honestly forgot about this until my colleague (bless her) pointed out I had a proper tan line from sitting near the window at my desk. In September.…
watermelon and feta thing — dead simple
Right so this is barely even a recipe but I've had it three days running now and I'm not stopping. Watermelon, feta, a handful of mint, red onion sli…
the chickpea thing I keep making on repeat
Right so I've made this basically every week for the last month and I'm not bored of it yet which is saying something because I get bored of everythin…
peach and ginger thing — honestly didn't expect much
Right so I had two peaches that were basically melting on the counter and I didn't want to just eat them, I mean I could have but that felt like a was…
mango and lime thing — properly summer
Been going through a mango phase lately. Just dicing it up with whatever else is around and it keeps working out. Right now I'm doing mango, halved c…
cucumber and mint thing — it's barely a recipe but it's cold
Been doing this one after sessions when I can't be bothered to actually make anything. Basically just cucumber blended with a big handful of mint, squ…
watermelon and feta thing I keep making
Honestly it's barely a recipe but I've made it three times this week so here we go. Chunk up some watermelon, crumble over a decent amount of feta, h…
frozen smoothie packs — took me ages to actually do this
Right so I've been meaning to prep these for about three summers running and finally just did it. Basically I portioned out smoothie ingredients into…
this charred corn and black rice situation
Had some leftover black rice in the fridge from yesterday and honestly wasn't sure what to do with it. Then I remembered I had two corn cobs and thoug…
hydration is doing more than SPF alone was
Right so I've been pretty consistent with sunscreen all summer (finally) but my skin still felt a bit dull and tight by end of day. Started actually d…
ok the herby chickpea and courgette situation
So I had two courgettes and absolutely no plan. Classic. Ended up doing this thing where I slice them dead thin on a mandoline — like almost transluce…
roasted peach and puy lentil salad — sounds odd, tastes dead good
Right so I had a load of peaches going soft on the counter and was fully planning to just eat them over the sink but then I thought, hang on, let me a…
cucumber noodle thing — actually proper filling
Right so I was convinced a salad with no actual carbs would leave me hungry in about 20 minutes but this one genuinely kept me going all afternoon. B…
this watermelon and feta thing is properly refreshing
Right so I made this last weekend and honestly it's become my go-to for when it's too warm to even think about cooking. Basically just cubed watermel…
rice cakes are having a moment in this flat
ok so I've been dead bored of the same breakfasts and Bex had a pack of rice cakes on the counter and I just... started building on them. ended up bei…