Coconut, Sweet Potato and Spinach Soup

I made this soup at the weekend when I was feeling particularly sorry for myself. My plans to go to Notting Hill Carnival were ruined when I woke up bunged up and snotty (sorry), only to look outside and find torrential rain. So rather than spending the day with my friends and eating lots of jerk chicken; I stayed in my pyjamas, watched endless films and made soup. It seems that not only is autumn already upon us, but I am acting middle-aged (way) before my time. I'm not sure which is more depressing...at least I had the soup to find some comfort in.

Cherry and Almond Tray Bake

Sometimes it's easy to get caught up in current crazes and recently there has been no bigger craze, in certain circles, than that of health food.
When it comes to health food I'm always in two minds - on the one hand I am unashamedly greedy and wholeheartedly believe that life is too short to consistently say no to dessert; though I am also in the mindset that it is definitely possible to create delicious foods that are good for you. Now this is where the problem has arisen recently - as so many have jumped onto the health food bandwagon, so much of what is being created does not actually taste any good. 

Raw, Vegan Triple Chocolate Ice Cream Sammie's

Ice cream (along with pizza, obv.) is pretty much my biggest vice. It can be the coldest day of the year and I can still single handedly finish off an entire tub...although I wouldn't be left feeling too great afterwards. So last summer I tried my hand at making some vegan/dairy free ice cream for the first time and came up with my delicious Bounty Ice Cream Recipe which is still one of my favourites. Ever since then I have wanted to try out some more healthier ice cream recipes; striving for something that was delicious and tasted indulgent, whilst still packing a serious nutritional punch and stayed away from any additional sugars.