Happy Saturday everyone… We’ve been sharing the different superfoods we love using here on the retreat and chatted about all sorts, from maca to hemp and chia seeds to raw cacao. By now you should be super clued-up on your different superfoods, so we thought we’d share with you one of Nicole’s delicious and nourishing […]
We’re recruiting new members for our chia squad, and once you’ve read about all the benefits, we guarantee you’ll want to join us! Chia seeds might be teeny tiny, but they sure pack a nutritional punch. Here’s the lowdown… Fibre! We all know how important it is to get enough fibre in our diets, essential […]
We’re back again for our Superfood Series, and this week is the turn of the golden root that seems to be everywhere at the moment…Turmeric! Whether it’s lattes, broths or smoothies, turmeric seems to be creeping it’s way into all the new superfood concoctions, and when we look at the benefits of consumption, there’s really […]
Here on the retreat, we are always asked about ‘superfoods’. What are they, why do we use them, where can you find them and how can they be incorporated into daily life? These are just a few of the questions we are frequently asked. So, with that in mind, welcome to the first instalment of […]
What springs to mind when you think of autumn’s arrival? Is it the changing colours of the trees? The crisp chill in the air as you reach for another layer of clothing? Whilst these occurrences certainly get you in the mood for seasons new, nothing shouts “IT’S NOVEMBER”, “CHRISTMAS IS AROUND THE CORNER” quite like […]
It’s the end of summer and our plum trees are full of sweet ripe fruit. It’s a race to pick the ripe fruit before the wasps gorge themselves & make themselves drunk! So what to do with so many plums? Smoothies and fruit leather of course! Raw fruit leather is amazingly easy to prepare and […]
Last month Claire appeared at the BBC Good Food Show in Harrogate to chat about raw food and Raw Horizons. Whilst we were there she was interviewed by the fabulous and funny Lotte Duncan (TV chef & food presenter) who claimed to have little knowledge of raw food and as a passionate foodie was keen […]
As you may have heard on the grapevine or through social media, we recently got together with our local bookshop, White Rose Book Café, for Claire to host an evening centering on the delights of raw food. We were absolutely thrilled with the ticket sales, in fact, we completely sold out! The bookshop was jam-packed […]
I have been absolutely loving putting together simple and tasty raw treats lately, I’ve been playing with loads of different ingredients and combinations (with varying levels of success!) and really trying to get the textures right. Raw slices are great to have lying around in the fridge/freezer as a grab-on-the-go snack or a nutritious after […]
Chocolate gets a bad rap about being unhealthy, but with Chocolate Week just gone by and lots of talk about the health dangers of sugar, it has urged me to write about the good side of chocolate. How can chocolate be good for you? To make the chocolate confectionary that we all know and love, […]
