Live For Food

I’ve been having some dishwasher problems recently.  There seems to be something wrong with the pump, and its probably related to some recent drain problems we’ve been having, so I haven’t been able to use it.  I’m really not a fan of washing up and with a small kitchen the dishwasher also ends up acting […]

Its always helpful to have all the links you need in one place – so here is my handy list of links for all things weight maintenance and weight loss that you may like to refer to from time to time:   Food: calorie counters http://www.calorieking.com/ (American) http://www.calorieking.com.au/foods/ (Australian site – better for UK foods […]

In the second of this series I’m going to look at the main sources of animal protein: meat, fish and eggs. When you’re counting calories in these groups quite often the items come in ready prepared portions, for example, a steak, a chicken breast, or a fish fillet and it is easy to estimate the […]

I love the idea of making curry from scratch but most of the time find myself picking up a jar of Patak’s curry paste instead.  So in order to get back to basics I’ve had a go at this recipe for Chicken Bhuna from BBC Good Food.  I have never used fennel seeds before so […]

Many people claim not to be able to cook these days and that always bemuses me. I don’t cook much from memory, I don’t make much up from scratch, but I find it very straightforward to follow a simple recipe.  Most of the dinners I cook started off as me reading a recipe, having a […]