Don't get me wrong, I love eating ice-cream and watching episode after episode of House of Cards as much as the next person, but when the only vitamin you're getting is Vit F (F as in fat) you can hardly expect to get better.

So here's an easy way to get healthy (liquid) food into you in a flash! This soup is absolutely delicious and now i've plenty more for dinner and lunch again tomorrow!

Recipe:

- 1 Onion 

- 3 Sticks of celery 

- 3 Cloves of garlic

- 1 Head of broccoli 

- 1 carrot

- 300g Sweet Potato (or just three mini sweet potatoes)

- 2 Tablespoons olive oil 

- 2 Teaspoons salt

- 1/2 Teaspoon peper

- 2 Teaspoons cumin

- 4-5cm Piece of fresh ginger 

- 1.25 Liters of water or veg stock (add more if you like your soup less thick)

Method:

1. Roughly chop onion, celery, carrot and garlic. 

2. Cook together on a medium heat for 15 mins with the olive oil - cover with lid while cooking

3. Add in potato, broccoli, spices and grated ginger and stir for 3 mins.

4. Add in stock and bring to the boil. 

5. Cover with lid and let soup simmer for 30 mins.

6. Remove from heat and blend with a stick blender.

Enjoy x

"Love the burger, be the burger"




Birthdays, like all other celebrations, are hard for vegetarians. Eating out is tough when you're looking for somewhere that suits everyone. 

Coming from a family which adores steak, myself and my sister are either left staring down the barrel of a tomato pasta... yum, or we get to go to an asian restaurant with plenty of options and my parents play russian roulette with the unknown level of spice. Thankfully my boyfriend and friends are very good when it comes to experimenting with food, but you still don't want anyone to feel like 'oh, theres no meat? greeeeaaaaat', I don't need that on my plate. 

So whenever i'm asked to chose a place, I panic with the pressure! Thankfully a friend suggested Jo' Burger (Castle Market (across from Pygmalion bar), Dublin 2) for my last birthday and I couldn't have been happier. 

I don't think i've ever been to a cooler place, sad I know... the coolest place i've been to is a burger place.. moving on... On a Thursday night the restaurant was buzzing. As we waited we were entertained by a live DJ set blasting out house music and remixes of pop songs galore. 

There are dolls hanging from the celling, graffiti on the walls, even the drinks are served in old comic books. I feel like this restaurant sports an anything goes vibe which is evident in both the decor and the menu. Just look at those options! And sorry, did I mention there is a choice of TWO VEGGIE BURGERS? Heaven!





This is definitely were you want to go if you're looking for a big feed with a side of boogie at the table... the burgers come sky high and those sweet potato fries are too good not to wolf down. Jo' Burger reminds me of somewhere your cooler older sibling would set up with their friends.. its relaxed, fun, quirky and most importantly delicious!

www.joburger.ie

As starters for the table we ordered olives, as I mentioned, and bread with dips. The bread was presented on a bridge like platter accompanied with houmous and baba ghanoush. Iv never tasted baba ghanoush like this before, it was so full of flavour and rich... I couldn't believe it was aubergine! My boyfriends father ordered a cucumber and frozen avocado broth. The presentation was beautiful. Two shell like glass bowls, one filled with crushed ice and the other sitting on top held the avocado, were presented with a round glass beaker of cold cucumber broth for pouring.. It looked like something out of The Little Mermaid (pictured below).

For the main course a mix of tuna and halibut steaks were ordered for cooking on the hot stone, while I opted for the truffle pasta. Presented in a wide rimmed bowl the pasta was covered in a vail of parmesan shavings which hung off the side like (silk), I thought it was a really pretty idea. Truffle oil, yogurt and creme fresh.. So simple and yet so good. The smaller portion was more then enough, it was so hearty and filling. A selection of sides accompanied the steaks, truffle chips, pesto chips and polenta chips (pictured below). I loved the presentation of the pesto chips, a wooden stick kebab of chips drizzled in parmesan hung over a bowl of pesto, or truffle cream, for dipping.