In the UK, this is a period in the garden and yard that’s called ‘The Hungry Gap’. The last of the overwintered veggies are coming to an end and the [ … ]
Global Diets: Russians Too Fat, Americans Too Worldly
There are contrasting approaches to population health in the news this week. Russian officials have more or less ordered Russians to change their diets – the Federal Consumer Protection Service [ … ]
Cancer-Beating Foods: New Evidence to Help Us All
75% of cases of cancer of the oesophagus would disappear if people ate better and took regular exercise …
How to Make Peanut Butter from Scratch
Does the peanut butter recall have you feeling like you can’t enjoy some peanut butter? Here’s how to make peanut butter from scratch.
Eat Better, Eat Cheaper – Enjoy Breakfast
Depending on your current breakfast cereal buying, I’d be willing to bet you’ll save between half and three-quarters of your current spending, and get a breakfast granola that’s tailored to your own preferences.
Multi-purpose foods for health, happiness and planetary well-being: Chilli Crock-pot Soup
According to the American National Eating Disorders Association 91% of women surveyed on a college campus had previously or continually attempted to control their weight through dieting, 22% of them [ … ]
Solstice Recipe: Leaf Bread
It’s not the healthiest recipe in the world, but Icelandic Leaf Bread is a tradition dating back centuries, and with some modern adjustments, can make a wonderful addition to Christmas [ … ]
Bento: more a lifestyle than a lunchbox
Bento boxes are creeping into all kinds of places: pre-schoolers carry them, trendy young things in the media swipe noodles from them with flying chopsticks and those with long-term [ … ]
Edible Wild Food: Sorrel
Today we’ve eaten the last of our sorrel until spring. Where I grew up we had traveller families who passed through our village several times a year, and when they [ … ]
Eat Better and Cheaper with Fewer Dirty Dishes
Everybody is feeling the ‘credit crunch’ and there are fears that people will be forced to buy cheaper and less healthy food as a result. But there are ways that [ … ]