Posted by kathryn in Blogging and Spring

The lovely Sharon of Flavour Crusader is running a series of posts called My Food is Me. Previous contributors include Lucy and Lesh from The Mindful Foodie. The latest post in the series is from me – about one of my favourite recipes and how I cook. Also, a couple of posts ago Deborah left a comment about easy packed lunches for Spring. This set my mind working and I’ve come up with a few more ideas on my ’Everyday …

Read more No comments 24 September, 2011

Posted by kathryn in Nutrition and Myths

While I was training I was taught there are ‘no bad foods, only bad diets’. It was a phrase used regularly to remind us to take a more complete look at the way people ate. Not to focus on one or two meals, or even one or two days, but to instead see the broader picture. I’m not sure I completely agree with this statement now. I think there are bad foods – foods which have no nutritional value or …

Read more 10 comments 21 September, 2011

Posted by kathryn in Vegetables and Grains

After talking last week about different ways to make a healthier pasta meal I thought I’d post some recipe links, to give you some more ideas. # Broccoli, anchovy and herb pasta. Wendy from A Wee Bit of Cooking has some lovely pasta recipes on her site and this is one of my favourites. It’s an easy meal for one, which can be upscaled for more people. The addition of rosemary is particularly good. # *Radicchio, spinach and mushrooms …

Read more 13 comments 14 September, 2011

Posted by kathryn in Grains

Pasta has developed a bad reputation. I know a lot of people who believe they shouldn’t be eating it. That as a “carb” pasta is unhealthy, fattening and a big no-no if you’re trying to lose weight. All of which seems to me to be an unhealthy and untrue extreme. Sure a big bowl of pasta, dripping with olive oil and covered in parmesan is not the best thing for your waistline. However while it is true that many …

Read more 21 comments 07 September, 2011

Posted by kathryn in Blogging and Fruit

Today I have a question and also some news. h3. Citrus I’ve just moved into a suburb, where almost every house has a citrus tree. In my garden there is a glorious, large lime tree. When we moved in it was laden with fruit and I’ve been frantically preserving, marmalading, making pickle, squeezing into salad dressings and giving away to friends. Over the last two weeks it’s come alive with new flowers and these blossoms, as I have discovered, …

Read more 7 comments 02 September, 2011