Articles, Beauty, Food, General, Health, home-slider, Uncategorised, Waste not want not / 17.02.2025

One of the first things we lose as we age is the strength to climb hills and stairs, which is why we should keep the momentum going for as long as we possibly can. Once we start to age, we often exercise less, sit more often, and maybe even move into a bungalow or one level sheltered accommodation, meaning we barely use the stairs at all. We then lose our confidence and before we know it, we struggle to even manage a single step in or out of...

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Articles, Beauty, Food, General, Health, home-slider, Uncategorised, Waste not want not / 02.02.2025

For a few years now we’ve been living through a cost-of-living crisis, seeing prices go up and up, sometimes on a weekly basis. We’ve all felt the pinch and sometimes have even had to choose between two things, neither of which we want to give up. We’ve survived okay, we’ve learned to live with it and maybe we’ve even embraced a more frugal life of less waste, extra layers of clothing and more creative thinking all round, none of which is a bad thing. Some reports I’ve read over the...

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Waste not want not / 20.04.2020

Cheap and cheerful, full of beta carotene and always great to add a bit of colour to your plate. There is so much to do with these delicious, sweet vegetables that were never even orange in the beginning! Did you know that? Carrot and cumin pie This is one of my favourite tarts, it is truly delicious. 175g plain short crust pastry 35g butter 2 onions, finely chopped 550g carrots, cut into short thin strips 2 tbsp. lemon juice 1 heaped tbsp. cumin powder 2 tsps. caster sugar ½ tsp. salt freshly ground black pepper 150g double cream 1 egg, plus...

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Recipes, Waste not want not / 18.04.2020

Cabbage is one of those veg that reminds me of school meals, I used to drown mine in gravy to mask the nothingness (the dinner ladies boiled the heart and soul out of it) but now I totally love cabbage, I can’t get enough of it, which is good because it is super good for you. Don’t avoid it or leave it at the back of the fridge, give those leaves some renewed life. Cabbage Steaks with Pancetta and Parmesan Cut the cabbage into 1-inch steaks leaving the core attached...

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