Live For Food

This weekend was the occasion of my brother’s wedding.  So instead of my regular post I’m going to share what I had to eat at the wedding, as I haven’t had much time for writing over the weekend!  The wedding was lovely, and no mishaps despite being on Friday 13th!  It did rain a lot, […]

I seem to have been reading a lot about the concept of health at every size recently. This philosophy promotes the idea that regardless of your weight or size you can still be healthy, and that health should be your primary concern, not weight loss. Given that obesity levels are rising, and that most people […]

Photo: lauri koski If your digestive system is like mine, it detects when you go on holiday and says, “What do you think you’re playing at? Where’s my routine? Why are you eating out so much? Where’s my fibre?” If you don’t respond to it, the consequences can be unpleasant. So here are my top […]

I always thought the term “bento box” referred to sushi – but actually it means a Japanese single portion packed meal. I have recently come across “character bento” where Japanese mums will spend time making little characters out of food in their children’s lunchboxes. The use of rice makes it possible to form little models. […]

I have two cats – I’m surprised I haven’t managed to get them into more posts already, as they are my furry babies.  Here they are, playing in the garden.  Anushka is the white tortie, and Rafferty is the black and white. We had them as 8 week old kittens, and they are now over […]