When I was growing up in County Clare my grandparents used to keep hens. Not chickens. Hens. I’m not sure how many hens they had, but we always had fresh eggs which we knew were 100% natural and would probably have qualified as “organic”. Back then, in the 1970′s, the concept of “organic” food hadn’t [...]
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Offloading The Problem By Ordering Diet Food
I like cooking. I don’t like cooking for myself as much as cooking for others, but since I’ve been on this diet I’ve “retrained” myself to cook at least once a day and prepare proper meals for myself 3 times a day. But I have to admit I’m very tempted by the idea of “outsourcing” [...]

Supermarkets Don’t Like Singles
Supermarkets seem to hate single people. They probably aren’t really aware that they hate us, but they obviously do. Apart from a couple of exceptions, such as Marks & Spencers, most supermarkets assume that there are at least two people eating their food. Want some chicken? It’s a pack for two? Want a bit of [...]


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