The smell of gourmet food from the kitchen was a norm in my family. My dad, an incredibly talented chef, would strive to find his way around my picky eating tendencies. It couldn’t have been easy for him, especially since…
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The smell of gourmet food from the kitchen was a norm in my family. My dad, an incredibly talented chef, would strive to find his way around my picky eating tendencies. It couldn’t have been easy for him, especially since…
by Nicola Moore A food first approach to health My mission is to champion positive health messages and relationships with food, and during my 20 years in the nutrition industry I have never subscribed to overly restrictive diets. My aim…
By Jane Hanna Stoudt Standing on the beach with the sand gently massaging in between my toes, I breathed in the salty beach air with fullness and raised my hands above my head. My gaze steadily fixated on the horizon.…
by Vicki Edgson [Dip ION] So, you’re on 5:2, the 16:8, or the Fast 800, having already tried Weightwatchers, the Mediterranean. Keto, or Low/No Carb diets, or Gluten/ Dairy/ Meat-free diets and you’re beginning to think that none of it…
by Natalie Leon “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower” – Albert Camus The Japanese phrase momijigari means red leaf hunting, a compound of momiji (red leaves, or maple leaves), and kari (hunting). Every autumn as the Ginkgos and Japanese maples (Acer…
By Lisa-Jane Johnson Like most couples, when we were thinking about starting a family we had wonderful day dreams and imaginings of what life would be like with our perfect offspring. My idyllic fantasies involved skipping through cornfields in a…
By Kirsty Lewis Food and Love, two things I love, for different reasons… Mr G and Food I love food. I love Mr G (the affable Frenchman in my life). My G is a fussy fucker when it comes to…
By Gillian Adams As a keen homebaker, I have long enjoyed expressing love and gratitude through food. It seems so much easier to show someone how much they mean to you, or letting them see your appreciation or thanks by…
By Anna Thomson The foods that we love, or associate with love, are often deeply rooted in our childhood memories. When we become mothers, feeding our children becomes one of the many outward expressions of our love and intrinsic desire…
by Beth E Stanton My grandmother Edna was a terrible cook. She never really stood a chance. My grandfather tolerated zero spices (or really any flavor, for that matter), so suppers were bland affairs of meat, potatoes and boiled-to-death veg.…