Posted by kathryn in Blogging

I’ve been somewhat absent from this blog recently. It started with house-hunting, fracturing my foot and moving, but has persisted. While it’s true the other parts of my working life have heated up – I’m busier than ever in clinic and have new writing work – but that’s not the full picture. I’ve had some writer’s block. Plus with Limes & Lycopene rapidly approaching third birthday, I’ve been taking some time and space to re-evaluate what I do online. …

Read more 9 comments 28 April, 2009

Posted by kathryn in Vegetables

Mashed potatoes to me are one of the ultimate comfort foods. There are times when I crave it and going into winter we’ll probably be eating more of it. While there’s nothing wrong with the actual potato part, most recipes call for bucketloads of milk and butter. Which hikes up both the kilojoules and also the saturated fat. Over the years, I’ve gradually found ways to make my mashed potatoes just that bit healthier. h3. How I make mashed …

Read more 20 comments 23 April, 2009

Posted by kathryn in Uncategorized

Do you know what you eat? I mean, do you really know what you eat? Because in my line of work I come across a lot of people who don’t. Often they have a picture in their head of how they eat – wholegrain toast, lots of salads, regular stir fries, plenty of fruit, minimal take-away. However when I get them to record their daily food, it looks quite different. Often the salads, stir fries and fruit are not …

Read more 12 comments 21 April, 2009

Posted by kathryn in Vegetables, Ethics & Sustainablity and Soups

• Food crisis: Raj Patel’s blog has a piece on the food riots in Haiti – 30 years ago Haiti grew all the rice it needed, so what happened? * Red lentil & preserved lemon soup: Boy I like the look of this recipe by Jules of Stonesoup. It’s for a hearty, thick and rich soup of red lentils with spices and preserved lemons. * Bittman & fish: There’s been an interesting conversation on Grist this week between Tom …

Read more 5 comments 11 April, 2009

Posted by kathryn in Uncategorized

The weather is noticeably cooler. While still available, the stone fruit is rubbish. The cooking segment on the radio this morning featured parsnips. All of which signals we’re moving right into Autumn. And this means the fruit and vegies that are in season, starts to change quite radically. h3. Fruit: * Apples: new season Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, Granny Smiths, Royal Gala and Jonathon’s are all in stores. The best are probably Galas and Fujis. * Avocadoes: Shepards are …

Read more 10 comments 07 April, 2009

Posted by kathryn in Ethics & Sustainablity and Dinners

• Baked sweet potato: After my post about baked potatoes, Dietgirl left a comment linking to this post on Traveler’s Lunchbox. It’s a recipe for roasted sweet potato with a spicy olive and fetta salad – and it looks fantastic. * Do you have a scale addiction? If you’re trying to lose weight, weighing yourself more than once a week is counter-productive. Yoni Freedhoff from Weighty Matters counsels against scale addiction. * Two miso recipes: Miso is one of …

Read more 6 comments 04 April, 2009