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- Nov 18
Frozen mangoes to Urban Nanna
"We believe that positive environmental and cultural change is ultimately possible, but that it will be infinitely more attainable if we...
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- Oct 31
Grey food
“Gray is great. People think gray is a neutral, but I think it’s such a moody, intense, dramatic and sexy color. It’s very sleek.” Bryan...
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- Sep 5
Morning sickness
“Early to bed and early to rise, enhances your standing in everyone’s eyes.” The Guardian When I say 'morning sickness' I do not mean...
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- Aug 25
Weight - why do I care?
“To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself.” Simone de Beauvoir This is me - in my late twenties I think, in...
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- Jul 31
A comfort drink - hot toddy
"If it could speak, the Toddy would whisper, “There, there, now. Just rest and feel better.” And who doesn’t need that every once in a...
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- Jul 30
#girldinner
"Depending on which side your baguette is buttered, the girl dinner is either a site of liberation or oppression." Alyx Gorman/The...
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- Jul 24
Wee drams
Dram "a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink, especially whisky" Cambridge English Dictionary "A pour of alcohol. The amount is...
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- Jun 16
Bland - some thoughts and a recipe
"Bland: lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting. Unseasoned, mild-tasting, or insipid." Oxford Languages...
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- Jun 10
Barbecued gnocchi? - Kebabs for vegetarians
"With a little imagination ... the meat-free barbecue can be an exciting proposal. The essential point is not to try to replicate meaty...
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- May 24
Mare nostrum
"When visitors to France and Spain, in particular, drive towards the sea they say that the sensation at a certain point is of opening a...
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- May 18
Saving the planet one mouthful at a time
"How we eat can actually help to shift the world we live in." Anna Jones Two things have 'inspired' this post - well one really I...
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- Apr 13
Professionally Californian - a blog
"Queen of California Cool Cooking, Patron Saint of Vegetables" Lauren Kodiak/Kitchn I have a list of blog sites I come across now that...
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- Apr 9
Unhealthily delicious
"cooking honey with butter and chilli until bubbling makes the most glorious topping to put on a grilled cheese sandwich." Drizzle and...
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- Mar 10
Camouflage or hidden?
"To camouflage - to hide something, or to hide the truth about something" Cambridge English Dictionary "To hide - to prevent something...
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- Mar 7
Summer's end
"Moods, like seasons, change and the anticipation of something new and different is what gives life an edge." Delia Smith It's my guru...
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- Mar 5
Cooking with gas - or not
There is nothing more annoying than being wrong about something that makes your life better." Doug Hendrie - The Age/Sydney Morning...
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- Feb 10
Eat food - rule no.1
"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." Michael Pollan The above quote is probably the most famous modern quote on food around. It...
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- Jan 5
Healthy?
“There were no significant differences between health food snacks and regular aisle snacks in terms of energy, saturated fat or sodium." ...
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- Dec 2, 2022
Hot off a rock - a Neanderthal falafel
"more and more studies are suggesting an ancient penchant for bitter - and astringent-tasting plant foods from as early as the Middle...
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- Oct 20, 2022
The sugar dilemma
"Australians consume the equivalent of 960 Olympic-sized swimming pools of sugary drinks every year, giving the country one of the...
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