Archive for August, 2012

Local food art

I went to a local flower show over the bank holiday weekend. My church had a stand there and I volunteered to take a turn. It was the traditional kind of show where people compete to grow the biggest vegetables, display the best flowers and make the tastiest cake. There were also separate show categories [...]

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Moroccan lamb steaks with lime sauce

I buy lamb steaks once in a while. My supermarket often includes them as part of a 3 packs of meat for £10 deal. This recipe is something to liven them up a bit instead of eating them plain. It serves 2 people. Ingredients 1 tsp turmeric 2 tsp cumin 1 tsp ground cinnamon 2 [...]

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Realistic dieting expectations

 Photo: Paul Preacher I think that one of the reasons so many people fail to stick to a weight loss diet or fail to achieve their desired result is that their expectations are too high. On the other hand it’s possible to believe that its just too difficult to lose weight and that you are [...]

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Chicken: what can you do with it?

Chicken is probably one of the cheapest meats you can buy today, depending on what cut you get. So I thought I would do a little summary of the various cuts you can buy and what you can do with them. Whole chicken Chicken is commonly bought as a whole bird. Your standard bird feeds [...]

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Balsamic roasted sausages

I like doing different things with sausages, instead of the usual hotdogs or sausage and mash, so here’s a simple recipe which makes tasty roasted sausage and veg. I scaled the recipe down for just one person as I made it for myself when my husband was out for the evening. He’s not a fan [...]

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