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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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- Jul 30, 2022
Crumbs
"something you wish to share with your online friends." Urban Dictionary "a small fragment" Merriam-Webster Actually I think that first...
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- Jun 10, 2022
Cookie and Kate - one of those healthy - and successful - websites
I'm feeling marginally despondent today - I'm sure it's just the weather. Which doesn't help the inspiration so I thought I''d do one of...
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- Apr 13, 2022
Vegetarianism then and now
"Time was when a vegetarian was just that: someone who ate no meat or fish, but only vegetable products. Nowadays there are many shades...
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- Apr 8, 2022
Cooking made us brainy
"fire is needed to fuel the organ that makes possible all the other products of culture, language included: the human brain." Jerry...
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- Mar 2, 2022
Lucky dip - how's my diet going?
"it may well be that our bodies just learn to cope better with a fast, in other words, you'd have to keep up the fasting routine forever...
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- Feb 21, 2022
Do you eat 30 different plants each week?
"It has been shown that individuals who consume at least 30 different plant-based foods each week have more varied gut bacteria, and...
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- Jan 14, 2022
Veganism
"veganism is the wellness industry’s new cash cow." David Cox - The Guardian I have been meaning to do a post on veganism for some time,...
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- Nov 19, 2021
A climatarian diet? Too hard
“It boils down to people buying what they need, and using what they buy." Andrew Parry - Wrap Does it though? I think it's much more...
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- Nov 18, 2021
Do you need a degree to shop wisely?
"A report by the OECD reveals that 40 per cent of Australians do not have the necessary literacy skills to participate in daily life....
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