Category Food

Risotto

I like to make a risotto. Not only it is a cheap and tasty meal but it also gives its creator the opportunity to get a bit tipsy whilst all that stirring is going on. What’s a girl to do…

Marmite

Noooooo!  I’d nearly run out and we can’t be having that. So Marmite was on my shopping list last week.  I bought the most generous jar available as those poxy little ones don’t last five minutes in this house. That’s…

Oranges

Allegedly oranges are not the only fruit but there’s certain a lot of them in our home. Hot Stuff has taken our bulk buying to a different level. He’s bought a box of huge oranges that came direct from a…

Weekly Shop

Here’s one that I took earlier, a selection of fruit and vegetables from one of the greengrocers in town. Like most people we do weekly shop at the big supermarkets but also source locally to support local businesses. It would…

Golden Paste

I’m reflecting on how I might improve my overall health and wellbeing and tackling it from every angle. One of these is thinking about what I put in my gob. A few years back someone told me about the anti-inflammatory…

Chickpea Saute

Years ago I didn’t eat meat. My resolve finally melted away when I was confronted with those beautiful dried sausages that the Europeans produce. Lonzu, that I came across on Corsica, a wonderful delicacy made from fillet of pork is…