The last week or so has seen lots of discussion on Giles Yeo’s BBC2 Horizon programme Clean Eating – The Dirty Truth. Yeo basically, and correctly, clarified that diets such as the alkaline diet are snake oil or pseudoscientific nonsense. What was more subtle in the programme was that the media love (and now love […]
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Craftastic! Make Your Own Olive Oil Soap
I love to make my own soap – I know exactly what goes in to it, I know exactly how it is made, I save money and I love to make things! What is not to like? Apart from having to be super careful when handling sodium hydroxide it is like following any other recipe. […]
Exercise: Why I Love Running in the Rain
I absolutely LOVE running in the rain. It is brilliant. For so many reasons. The driving rain hitting your face is really energising, you can run through puddles, you can splash though puddles, you can get as dirty and wet as you like and you just don’t care. It has been tipping it down all […]
The Art of Fermentation
The Art of Fermentation* by Sandor Ellix Katz. It is encyclopedic in content and covers all the essential concepts of fermentation and processes of fermentation from around the world. Lots of them gluten free and vegan!
Best Free Cup of Coffee Ever
I bought a load of old coffee sacks the other day (craft projects ahoy! Look out for future posts for what happens to them…) and there were a few green coffee beans remaining in some of the sacks. So I gathered them up – there was maybe half a cup full – and I
Exercise – If It Hurts Stop
If there is one thing I think I have learned over the years when running, swimming, cycling, whatever – and it is advice I have shared and will reinforce – if it hurts, stop! However, yesterday, on my first run of the new year (I have had a horrible virus like everyone else) I totally […]
Restaurant Review – The Gate Islington
The Gate Islington – a vegetarian restaurant with lots of great looking options for FriFran people like me but with limp food and weird service it is not a place to spoil yourself.
Happy New Year! Reflection, Resolutions and You!
Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed a restful and relaxing break and had an opportunity to recharge your batteries and reflect on the past year. There are always challenges and hills to climb no matter how successful or talented you are and it is important to take stock and think about all your achievements […]