Healthy Living
A collection of recipes, workout routines, wellbeing and healthy living tips for 2021, hand picked by top influencers and friends of Begg x Co.
Interview Sophie Hellyer
Read our interview with Sophie Hellyer, founder of Rise Fierce, a cold-water swimming community which empowers women through wild swimming and kinship. We spoke with Sophie about the benefits of cold-water swimming, how she practises living sustainably, and her advice for anyone thinking about taking up cold-water swimming this year
Baked Jerusalem Artichokes Xanthe Gladstone
As I am now clearing out my garden to make way for this year’s growing, I now have an abundance of Jerusalem artichokes and cavolo nero to use up in the kitchen. This is a very simple and delicious recipe using the best of this season’s vegetables that makes a delicious lunch.
Interview Anna Jones
Anna Jones is a cook, writer, stylist, the voice of modern vegetarian cooking and the author of the bestselling A Modern Way to Eat, A Modern Way to Cook and The Modern Cook’s Year. Read more to find out Anna's delicious ribollita recipe, how shes staying positive and her WFH tips.
Emma Hoareau Photographer & Beauty Blogger
Read our interview with French-born photographer and beauty blogger, Emma Hoareau, as we discuss quick Zoom beauty wins, Winter skin care and relaxation tips.
Interview Ellya Sam
Ellya is the Head Trainer for Barre at Blok London. She was awarded Instructor of the Year on Classpass in 2018 and nominated again in 2019 for Best Instructor in London. She has been featured in British Vogue, Time Out London and The Evening Standard and has taught her method of barre globally. Read to find out more about Ellya's exercise tips and go-to Winter recipe.
Interview Rory Weymes
Rory is head chef at Michelin Guide restaurant and highly recommended from Jay Rayner, Alchemilla in Glasgow. Rory gives us an insight into his career, coping with the current circumstance and shares a favourite, easy to cook dish.
Interview Rose Ashby
Head Chef at Spring Restaurant, Somerset House and born in London, raised in South Africa, Rose trained at Leiths School of Food and Wine. The opportunity soon arose to join Michelin-starred restaurant Petersham Nurseries where she thrived under the tutorage of Skye Gyngell and, later, Greg Malouf. Read more to find out about how Rose is staying positive during this time.
Lamb Ragu Pappardelle Jessica Nguyen
Jessica Nguyen is a passionate home cook living in Melbourne, who’s mission is to inspire people to cook at home for themselves and for the people around them, one Instagram story at a time.
Friend Kerry Francis
We spoke with Kerry from AIPR on what she’s doing to stay healthy during this time.
"With regards to exercise tips, my at-home go-to's are the following:
Nike Training Club
Classpass Audio / Visual Classes
Yoga for every mood
Also read this book last year and would recommend for any runners / wannabe runners - super encouraging" Read Now
Healthy Living Kerri Major
"I am a Registered Dietitian, Sports Dietitian, Personal Trainer and author. I currently work for the NHS as an acute Dietitian, as well as a freelance Sports Dietitian, offering support to athletes and teams on how best to optimise their nutritional intake to increase their chances of sporting success. I enjoy combining my love for nutrition with my passion for movement and exercise and also offer 1:1 personal training sessions in the Glasgow area."
Grilled Langoustines Jessica Nguyen
We have another amazing dish from Jessica that we can all try.
Pasta Carbonara Jessica Nguyen
Jessica has shared her mouth watering Pasta Carbonara dish. Read more to get a step by step guide.
Friend Salvador Chillaron
"I am using this situation to take the right time to cook – in the South of Europe cooking it is not just a hobby but a way of engaging with people. I am trying to cook recipes that usually I cook with friends or family, this is helping me to remember some sweet memories of my holidays, for instance. Attached are some images of my “arroz al horno” dish. This dish takes 2.5 hours to be cooked, so I feel like I have the time to prepare this at home during this quarantine.
I am also trying to stay very active… Pilates is my new addiction. I try to practise 20/30min every day – it is key to stay focused these days, and push negativity away!
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