Author: Sarah Kemp

Carrot, ginger, apple and celery juice recipe

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Trying to be healthy at this time of year just doesn’t work. But it’s a time when we all need to try a little bit harder. Illness is a plenty and most people I know have been hit with the dreaded lurgey over the last couple of months, myself included. I explained how awful I was feeling to a friend over breakfast a couple of weeks ago and she gave me some great advice. Make a fresh juice for breakfast. Not only do they cut down on the calories but they are packed with vitamins needed to keep those winter blues at bay. So the first thing I did was dust off the juicer, buy two huge shopping bags full of veg and set to work. It is best to drink the juice as soon as you have made it, otherwise you run the risk of losing the essential vitamins. But if you haven’t got time to juice in the morning, do it at night before you go to bed, place in an air tight …

Michel Roux chocolate fondant recipe

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Everyone loves a good dessert. You’re mad if you don’t. There’s nothing I enjoy more than a sweet and decadent treat at the end of a meal but when it comes to looking for inspiration to create my very own, the first person I turn to is the god of all pastry chef gods, Michel Roux. I received his newest book, Desserts, to review last week. I flicked through and stopped in my tracks when I arrived at the warm chocolate fondant recipe. There is no doubt about the fact that I’ll always choose this dessert if it is on the menu. No doubt. But for some reason I’ve never attempted making it at home, probably because I thought it would go wrong and I’d end up smashing it up with a fork – yes, this has happened in the past and that little tantrum has become a joke in my household. Enjoy with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a generous glug of double cream. Warm chocolate fondant recipe – serves 10 – …

WIN an Extra Special Christmas hamper from Asda

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Christmas food guide

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One word springs to mind when I think of Christmas – FOOD. When I was younger I would count the months, weeks and days before our yearly trip to the wholesalers. It was the one time of year that I was allowed to run riot around the isles, picking up whatever I wanted (within reason), pop in into the supermarket trolley and devour as much of it as I could over the festive period. Granted, most of what I put in the trolley was pure rubbish – fizzy laces, flying saucers, space invaders, jelly babies, fizzy drinks, you name it, I got it. I have to say though, that I didn’t join in with the rest of the family when it came to breakfast on Christmas day. As everyone else tucked into their smoked salmon and scrambled eggs, I was left to enjoy scrambled egg on toast. My tastes have come a long way since then and smoked salmon is one of my favourite breakfast foods. And of course I love a good fry up …

Jack Daniels truffles – recipe

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I was invited to my friends house for dinner this week. It got to Monday and I started to panic. What was I going to take with me?! A bottle of wine is too boring, a dessert too hard to transport, flowers were out of the question as the host is a man and taking nothing is just plain rude. After much deliberation I settled on Jack Daniels truffles for a sweet post meal treat. Truffles are really fun to make, although pretty messy. I filled the sink with warm water so that I could wash my hands every time they got too chocolatey. Ingredients Makes 20 – 25 truffles • 150ml double cream • Knob of unsalted butter • 150g dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa solids) • Pinch of sea salt • 2 tsp Jack Daniels • 50g chopped hazelnuts, on a plate • 4 tablespoons cocoa powder, on a plate Method 1. Break up the chocolate into small pieces and place into a large bowl 2. Heat the cream in a pan …