I am fixated by coffee. If I don’t get my “fix” I’m not happy and not too functional. This is an addiction, though it’s one I am currently working on ie. reducing my overall daily caffeine intake. For now I have no intention of giving up coffee. I do, however, like to try different types […]
I’ve been back in Ireland for a couple of days and I’m trying my best to “behave”. That means eating a relatively healthy breakfast (Alpen muesli without added sugar washed down with coffee) and having lunch in the canteen at work. In the evening I’m back to cooking, so I’ve been eating plenty of fresh […]
I grew up on cheddar. If you’re Irish and over 30(ish) you probably know what I mean. It’s not as if other cheeses were readily available in Irish shops back in the 1970s when I was growing up. So you had cheddar or you had some other bland cheeses that weren’t exactly “exciting”. More exotic cheeses […]
If you’re watching your weight then you probably pay quite a bit of attention to what you eat. When you’re shopping you might tend towards the “light” or “fat free” or “sugar free” products that adorn so many supermarkets’ shelves. Unfortunately some of the labelling is more than a little misleading. An example I came […]
I’ve been on holidays for the last week or so in Budva, Montenegro. It’s a really lovely spot and it was nice to be able to “recharge” in the sun. Of course no holiday would be complete without a mention of the food and its impact on my diet. Breakfast in the hotel was pretty […]
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 […]
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” […]
