Be Well with Bernie

Hellooooo 😊 As you may know, I’m recovering from an operation at the moment so I'm housebound unless some kind people call to take me out 😂  My head has been spinning (which could be the medication too 😯) with lots of different recipe idea and I’ve been looking at different ways of getting more beans, pulses and green veg into my diet. The most exciting thing to come out of this so far has to be these amazing protein bars 🙆 I remember making a tofu pudding years ago and I thought I could easily make that pudding into a bar, and this my friends is the result 👌 A rich, creamy, chocolatey centre with a crisp chocolate coat. Dairy free, refined sugar free, gluten free 👏 Yum 🤤 INGREDIENTS 1 pack silken tofu (I used Mori-Nu) 2 scoops chocolate protein powder 50g dates 60g blanched almonds 30g cacao 120g gluten free oats 20g coconut oil (split) 65g dark chocolate (split) WHAT TO DO Put everything except the oil and the ...

If breakfast is the most important meal of the day we want to make sure it's delicious and nutritious and most importantly that it doesn't become boring. Until recently I always thought of porridge as the big pot of lumpy goo we were forced to eat for our breakfast as kids. Not any more... I ADORE PORRIDGE NOW. I have it for breakfast, lunch and as a snack and I'll eat it hot or cold.  Basically I'm not fussy because it tastes so good 😍 Did you know that porridge and oats are not the same thing? I didn't until just last week 🙈 The dictionary says porridge is a food commonly eaten as a breakfast cereal, made by boiling ground, crushed or chopped starchy plants—typically grain—in water or milk. Armed with this new info I've been trying out different grains to make my porridge with and I've been experimenting with lots of different add ins. Here's my top 3 (so far) What I love about these recipes is that y...

Going out for a cuppa and a scone used to be one of my greatest pleasures. I was on a mission at one point to find the best scone in Ireland and I reckon I may have found it 😊 A lovely big scone topped with butter and jam and copious amounts of jam was pure heaven for me. I'm not going to lie I still have a major hankering for it but it's kind of out the window for me now that I'm mostly dairy free 😕 BUT FEAR NOT! Alternatives are always possible... I've been making these scones that have no eggs, milk, refined sugar or fat. I know what you're thinking... They must taste awful. NOOOOOO!!!!! They are unreal. I've road tested them with Ethan - seal of approval✔ I've road tested them with Liam - seal of approval (Not a biggie because he'd eat anything 😆)✔ I've road tested them with Mam - seal of approval✔ I've road tested them with Christy - seal of approval✔ I've road tested them with my nieces - seal of app...