Why I don't think diets work, and what does

Why I don't think diets work, and what does

The term diet should be applied to the food you eat, your own personal eating plan; however, it has come to be synonymous with a specific and restrictive formulated meal and nutrition plan. When we follow another person’s diet plan we are not eating our own foods, and...

Early start

It’s been nearly 4 months since I left my old business, previously I started work between 7 and 7.30am and finished around 5pm, every weekday, plus the occasional Saturday morning.  For the first few months of my ‘retirement’ I took it easy and often...

Autumn

Why do I love autumn?  I speak to many people who lament the end of summer and dread the start of winter, but autumn is my favourite season.  It’s frequently still warm and sunny, and I love nothing better than those crisp autumnal mornings walking the dog through the...

Good bread is my ultimate convenience food

I don’t know about you, but when I was a kid we had bread with pretty much every meal.  Then along came the low-carb fad diets and my intake of bread was drastically reduced.  In recent years, I’ve made my own bread: but honestly, it takes flipping ages, and usually...

Salt, too much?

I recently spent a few days with a good friend of mine who I consider to have a very healthy diet.  She added food to every meal we ate,  which I found quite surprising as I never add salt to restaurant meals because I believe they are salty enough, and although I do...

How to cook efficiently

I really love to cook, that was the reason I set up this blog.  But I am also really busy and so I have to be clever when I cook, making multiple meals at the same time.  This is really economical and ideal for anyone who is busy or doesn’t really love cooking. It’s...