Welcome to the very first Weekly Balance post of 2021! I want to wish you all a very Happy New Year, and best wishes for the next 12 months ahead of us. It's been some start to January hasn't it?! I asked you guys on Instagram if you wanted me to continue these posts, and … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #50
Hey gang! Another week, another Weekly Balance. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What I’m thinking about... What 2020 has taught me. As we make our way through December, and Christmas fast approaches, I find myself reflecting on this past year, and … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #47
Hey gang! Another week, another Weekly Balance. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What I’m thinking about… Christmas! After the Late Late Toy Show on Friday night, and as the last weekend of November slips by, December is suddenly upon us. Having … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #46
Hey gang! Another week, another Weekly Balance. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What went on in my doctor life… While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, I’m going to leave out this section of The Weekly Balance for now. I can’t share the … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #40
Hey gang! Another week, another Weekly Balance. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What went on in my doctor life… While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, I’m going to leave out this section of The Weekly Balance for now. I can’t share the … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #39
Hey gang! Another week, another Weekly Balance. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What went on in my doctor life… While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, I’m going to leave out this section of The Weekly Balance for now. I can’t share the … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #38
Hey gang! Another week, another Weekly Balance. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What went on in my doctor life… While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, I’m going to leave out this section of The Weekly Balance for now. I can’t share the … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #37
Hey gang! Another week, another Weekly Balance. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What went on in my doctor life… While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, I’m going to leave out this section of The Weekly Balance for now. I can’t share the … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #36
Hey gang! Another week, another Weekly Balance. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What went on in my doctor life… While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, I’m going to leave out this section of The Weekly Balance for now. I can’t share the … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #35
Hey gang! Another week, another Weekly Balance. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What went on in my doctor life… While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, I’m going to leave out this section of The Weekly Balance for now. I can’t share the … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #34
Hey gang! Another week, another Weekly Balance. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What went on in my doctor life… While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, I’m going to leave out this section of The Weekly Balance for now. I can’t share … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #33
Hey gang! Another week, another Weekly Balance. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What went on in my doctor life… While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, I’m going to leave out this section of The Weekly Balance for now. I can’t share the … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #32
Hey gang! Another week, another Weekly Balance. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What went on in my doctor life… While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, I’m going to leave out this section of The Weekly Balance for now. I can’t share the … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #31
Hey gang! Another week, another Weekly Balance. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What went on in my doctor life… While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, I’m going to leave out this section of The Weekly Balance for now. I can’t share the … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #30
Hey gang! Another week, another Weekly Balance. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What went on in my doctor life… While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, I’m going to leave out this section of The Weekly Balance for now. I can’t share the … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #29
Hey guys! I hope you’ve all had a lovely week. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What went on in my doctor life… While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, I’m going to leave out this section of The Weekly Balance for now. I … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #28
Hey guys! I hope you've all had a lovely week. I have to say, sitting down each weekend to write this post really does give me such a sense of peace, I always look forward to it! Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #27
Another week down, and here we are! I love writing this post to share with you guys - one of the nicest parts of my weekend and definitely something I get a lot of fun and peace from. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #26
Welcome back to another Weekly Balance post! One of my favourite parts of my week is sitting down to write this. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What went on in my doctor life… I think that, while the COVID-19 pandemic continues, … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #25
Welcome back to another Weekly Balance post! One of my favourite parts of my week is sitting down to write this. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What went on in my doctor life… I think that, while the COVID-19 pandemic continues, … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #24
Welcome back to another Weekly Balance post - the weeks are flying by these days! Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What went on in my doctor life… I think that, while the COVID-19 pandemic continues, I’m going to leave out this … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #23
I'm gonna be honest guys, I had a craving for tagine this weekend and I am absolutely delighted with this week's tasty creation - I hope you guys enjoy it too! Recipe (Serves 6) Ingredients 1 tbsp olive or rapeseed oil 1 tsp of ground cumin 1 tsp of ground cinnamon 1 tsp of ground … Continue reading Moroccan Style Lamb & Chickpea Tagine
Welcome back to another Weekly Balance post – the twenty-second in this series! Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt and loved from it. What went on in my doctor life… I think that, while the COVID-19 pandemic continues, I’m going to leave out this … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #22
Welcome back to another Weekly Balance post - the twenty-first in this series! Let's have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I've learnt and loved from it. What went on in my doctor life… I think that, while the COVID-19 pandemic continues, I’m going to leave out this … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #21
In my family home, Friday night is usually Fajita Night. Since moving away from home, the ceremony of this meal shared together is definitely something I've missed, and so recently I decided to try to recreate a vegetarian version of it - using one of my all-time favourite ingredients, chickpeas! I have a version of … Continue reading Chickpea Fajita Wraps
Another 7 days behind us gang! Let's rewind the past week of mine in this week's article. I'm so glad to see the series reach so many of you - and for you to enjoy it, more importantly! One of my favourite parts of the week is making a cup of tea and sitting down … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #20
Welcome back to week NINETEEN of The Weekly Balance! It's hard to believe we've reached May 2020. This year has not turned out as many of us had planned I know. But we can try to make the best of a challenging and uncertain time, and I hope that my sharing these weekly articles gives … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #19
Recently, I stocked up on peanut butter (a cupboard staple for me!) and thought, what else can I do with this besides eating it by the spoon (you've done it too, I know!)? And my sister suggested making a satay-style dish. So here we go - I hope you enjoy the creation! Recipe (Serves 4-5) … Continue reading Satay Style Chickpea Curry
Week 18 of The Weekly Balance. You know the drill for these posts by now gang - let's rewind the last seven days! What went on in my doctor life… Hopefully you all aren't bored to tears at this stage by my mentioning COVID-19 every week, but I'm sure you'll appreciate that public health work … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #18
Yum, yum, YUM. This tasty bake recipe combines some of my favourite spices with my favourite veggies (broccoli and sweet potatoes!) and it makes for an impressive-looking feast if you're cooking for more than one too! Recipe (Serves 4-5) Ingredients 1 tbsp olive or rapeseed oil 1 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped 1/2 tsp … Continue reading Moroccan Style Butter Bean & Sweet Potato Bake
You guys know the drill by now - let's take a look at the past 7 days, in week 17 of The Weekly Balance. What went on in my doctor life... As I write this, I'm on Day One of two much needed days off. It has been a pretty tough week, for many reasons, … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #17
DELICIOUS RECIPE ALERT. I am so excited for you guys to try this one - a tasty squares verson of my Classic Banana Bread recipe! These squares have been epic work snacks for me all week and I know you'll love them too. Recipe (Makes 16 Squares) Ingredients 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp ground cinnamon … Continue reading Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Squares
Welcome to week SIXTEEN of The Weekly Balance! This post marks roughly the fourth month of this blog series and I'm so glad I started it. I really hope you guys are enjoying reading these articles as much as I enjoy writing them. Let's look at the past seven days, and some lessons I've learnt … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – Week #16
Recently my friend brought me a porridge scone from a cafe in Galway, and it inspired me to try my hand at a recipe for them myself. I hope you guys enjoy this quick and easy scone creation I've come up with! These are great for breakfast or as an elevenses with a cuppa either. … Continue reading Oat & Berry Mini Scones
I LOVE lasagna. It's a family favourite recipe too, and although you can't beat a classic, I did want to try my hand at a vegetarian version with aubergines swapped in for the traditional lasagna pasta. Of course pasta is awesome too! So if you did want to make this with lasagna sheets as opposed … Continue reading Aubergine Lentil Lasagna
Okay, YUM alert. This Spicy Sweet Potato Chili Bake is one of my favourite recipes to date for sure. A lovely bake-ahead creation that you can serve up as it is or freeze portions of - it's definitely lunchbox friendly! Recipe (Serves 5) Ingredients 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 garlic clove, finely chopped … Continue reading Spicy Sweet Potato Chili Bake
This will possibly be the quickest Weekly Balance I have ever written gang - it has been one of those weeks! Let's get right into it - and as always, thank you so much for tuning in for another week of the happenings in my life. What went on in my doctor life... The past … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – Week #14
I'm a bit obsessed with 'bake' style recipes these days guys. They're just very handy to make with a bit of time off, and I'm trying to get a bit more creative with my cooking so hopefully you all enjoy the bakes as much as I do! This recipe has some of my favourite ingredients … Continue reading Sweet Potato, Broccoli & Chickpea Bake
In this post, I am so excited to be bringing you guys my very own YOGA flow - created by me and designed/beautifully brought to life by my good friend Ruth Delahunty. Ruth is a very experienced yoga teacher and a graphic designer - she is the woman behind Yogaru. Yogaru 108 Asana cards are … Continue reading The Irish Balance Yoga Flow
Hello and welcome back to week THIRTEEN of The Weekly Balance! As we enter into the fourth month of my writing these posts, it strikes me just how much life has changed us for all around the world in such a short space of time. I don't any of us envisioned life changing as much … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – Week #13
This is a VERY tasty and very comforting pasta bake using one of my favourite ingredients - lentils! Plus some delicious melted cheddar cheese on top - please note you can substitute the cheese for feta or an alternative if you prefer. Let's cook! Recipe (Serves 5-6) Ingredients - for the Lentil Ragu (pre-bake) 1 … Continue reading Lentil Pasta Bake
These peanut butter cookies are VERY more-ish - don't say I didn't warn you when you go back for seconds! Recipe (Makes 8 Cookies) Ingredients 2 tbsp peanut butter (crunchy or smooth!) 3 tbsp of boiled hot water (take care with the heat!) 100g of quick cook oats 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 big handful … Continue reading Peanut Butter Cookies
In my family, we love a good korma. This recipe is a vegetarian twist on our classic recipe, using red kidney beans for some plant protetin and there's 3 servings of your 5 a day in there too! Recipe (Serves 4-5): Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive or rapeseed oil 1 white onion, finely chopped 2 tbsp … Continue reading Aubergine & Kidney Bean Korma
As an kid growing up in America, I LOVED peanut butter and jam sandwiches. I'm pretty sure I called them 'sammiches' but whatever! These breakfast bars are a throwback to my childhood favourite combo - PB&J! Recipe (Makes 16 Bars) Ingredients 200g of oats 3 tbsp of milk 2 bananas 2 tbsp honey 200g blueberries … Continue reading PB & J Breakfast Bars
Here we go with week 12 of The Weekly Balance! For those of you who follow this series, I really do hope you're enjoying the posts. I definitely find it therapeutic to sit down each week and reflect by writing to you guys here, that's for sure! What went on in my doctor life... Well, … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – Week #12
This is a lovely recipe you can make ahead of a new week and save a few portions of. Chili is one of my favourite recipes and this creation is a bit of a twist on it with pasta added and some feta crumbled on top - yum! Recipe (Serves 5) Ingredients 1 tbsp extra … Continue reading Mixed Bean Chili Pasta Bake
Well, we are BACK with a brand new weekly balance post. As I had to work at the weekend just gone, I didn't get a chance to write this article for you guys. Today is St. Patrick's Day, so for those of you recognising this holiday, my very best wishes to you! Let's take a … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – Week #11
Another one pot wonder for you guys - this time a stroganaoff recipe! I've used a soy yoghurt to give this dish a creamy texture and it worked a treat. Let's cook! Recipe (Serves 3-4) Ingredients 1 tbsp rapeseed oil or olive oil 2 tsp paprika 1 tsp dried parsley 1 garlic clove, peeled and … Continue reading Creamy Aubergine & Butter Bean Stew
Welcome back to week 10 of The Weekly Balance! I'm delighted to be keeping this series going and I hope you guys are enjoying these post too! What went on in my doctor life... As I'm sure many of you will have seen on the news, Ireland has in the past week seen its first … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – Week #10
It has been some week gang - I wasn't sure if I would get to write this week's article! But I've managed to grab a half hour in my weekend to do it, and I'm loving sharing these posts. So here's a quick recap on my past week! What went on in my doctor life... … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – Week #9
Welcome to the latest post of The Weekly Balance. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What I’m thinking about… Self-belief. This week I've been putting off starting a couple of new projects, just because I was feeling a bit...well... like I wasn't … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #51
Hey gang! Another week, another Weekly Balance. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What I’m thinking about… Christmas! As I write, it's Sunday 20th December, and Christmas is just a few short days away. I can't quite believe we've made it to … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #49
Hey gang! Another week, another Weekly Balance. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What I’m thinking about… Vaccination! Last week saw the announcement by the UK government that they, on advice from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority (MHRA), have approved … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #48
Hey gang! Another week, another Weekly Balance. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What I’m thinking about… Kindness, and loneliness. Maybe it's because it's the fifth week straight of our 'lockdown' in Ireland (I think it's the fifth week, but I've lost … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #45
Hey gang! Another week, another Weekly Balance. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What I’m thinking about… This week, I recorded a new podcast episode with someone I've been following for quite a while now and whose content always inspires me - … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #44
Hey gang! Another week, another Weekly Balance. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What I’m thinking about… The 2020 US election. Yesterday, it was announced that Joe Biden is officially the President-Elect of the United States of America, with Kamala Harris as … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #43
Hey gang! Another week, another Weekly Balance. Let’s have a look back at the past seven days in my life and what I’ve learnt from it. What went on in my doctor life… While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, I’m going to leave out this section of The Weekly Balance for now. I can’t share the … Continue reading The Weekly Balance – #42
