Finding the chase and cutting to it

Studies on the impact of ultra processed foods has been doing the news circuits for a while now, but while it seems obvious that highly smoked, reformated foods (e.g. corn syrup is often cited here), and packaged foods (pringles anyone?), we should perhaps cast the net a little wider. I love pesto: but it is […]

When my husband was made redundant in 2008, my wage was less than a third of what it is now and we had a mortgage. We had no gym membership, we had a relatively expensive house to run compared to our wages. But we adjusted and 9 weeks later, he had a job offer with […]

The temperature dropped this week in the UK, as the wind was coming directly down from the Artic. Today, it was 20°C, but on Thursday at the same time, the temperature outside was 13°C, with over night dropped to 4°C. That meant we got to see the heat pump properly in action. It worked really […]

If you have been following my blog for a while, you’ll be familiar with my love of automation. It is not necessarily a passion my immediate family shares, but working with them, we have a situation we can all see the benefit of and all have equal control. (If you are in such a position, […]

This week has been the first with the fully operational butcher’s block and much cooking has been done. From a tasty carrot and corriander soup, enjoyed on Tuesday evening after work and for lunch on Wednesday, to chocolate cookies. It has fulfilled its promise. Indeed, it’s almost too easy to cook from scratch. Since we […]