6 Months In

A slightly different approach for today's blog, but I hope you enjoy this slight deviation in direction. I've been blogging now for just over 6 months, with the last 4 of these having a post a week. Now is the time to reflect on how it has been going so far. I think this blog …

Recommended portion sizes

Potentially a more random observation of mine, but it annoys me enough to write about it. I am currently eating a tub of raspberries from a well known supermarket. The packaging helpfully tells me that if I eat 80g I have had one of my five a day. Reaching this target is an aim I …

The Great Plate Debate

As I alluded to in Baffling Buffets I promised you a post on plates. I'm a traditionalist, I like a plate that is a plate. Preferably, round with a slight lip to it. Nice and straightforward. A solid perk of this is how well it fits into a dishwasher, almost as if they were designed around it. …

Wait, What Weight?

Today's post is a topic which I can talk about for days, so apologies if you're still reading this tomorrow. The topic is the lack of consistency we have with measurements, the lack of moving completely forward with the metric use of measurements. I'm going to start with weight. Most recipes I read these days …

Baffling Buffets

A short take on some of the perils of a buffet

Being a fussy eater

I am a fussy eater. I am not dreadful, but I could certainly be better. Whenever I head home from Uni, mum's first question is what food do you want me to get in? I would love to pretend this is because I have a more sophisticated diet than most, but no I'm fussy. I'm …

Meat-Free Monday: The Final Take

Hopefully, you've enjoyed following my progress with my meat-Free Mondays, if not, don't worry this will be my last post on the issue! Starting my Meat-Free Monday journey, I think it was safe to say I was sceptical at best. Can cutting meat out of my diet one day a week really make any significant …

Meat- Free Monday Take 4

Yesterday, was the last day of my month long trial of going Meat-Free on Mondays. This post will follow the standard "what I ate" approach with another post coming on my takeaways from the experience - if you're going to do it milk it for all it is worth! Lunch was a fairly basic creation …

Meat- Free Monday Take 3

Yesterday saw the third Monday in February grace us with its presence, and once again I stuck to eating no meat. Today, having got the hang of avoiding meat I thought I would try some different dishes. Rather than just avoiding putting meat on my plate I would try and do something that could be …

Meat-Free Monday Take 2

On a day filled with love, it is only right I turn my blog to something I love; food. Yesterday was the second instalment of my month-long trial of Meat-Free Monday. I was coming down with a cold yesterday, so I turned to the classic comfort food. A nice big, warm bowl of soup, with …