Moving through life's seasons
I do like nice coffee but it’s not always straight forward these days. Perhaps like life itself, it can become a little complicated and I’m just trying to keep things in perspective, although I can’t help having a rant. Continue reading “The trouble with coffee”
Yesterday I had my appointment with the NHS dietician, who actually turned out to be very good. Certainly better than the picture portrayed by the maverick kidney consultant, mentioned in a previous post. I met the dainty dietician at a health centre in Luton and this is roughly how it went…. Continue reading “The dainty dietician”
In our house I am known for some weird food, the kind of thing nobody would come close to eating unless they were starving on a desert island. So here’s possibly my weirdest sandwich so far.
It is made with tomato and red onion, both grilled on a slice of toast. I am sure I could wax lyrical about the health benefits of these and why tomatoes are allegedly better for us once they are cooked but for now, just take my word for it. Add to this some dark tahini and, for a little moisture, some Hellman’s mayonnaise. Continue reading “Weirdest sandwich so far”
Last week I had my 3 month check with the kidney specialists in my local hospital. He was quite a surprise for me in being so suave, dashing and definitely the maverick consultant. Quite entertaining really. Continue reading “The maverick consultant”
As we started our FIRE frugal living, I remember seeing Rachel being incredibly focussed in the garden, beavering away with a mischievous look on her face. Turns out she was planting up the plant tub and so we are now growing some herbs. These serve the beautiful purpose of looking great in the garden and they’re edible as well, making them even better. Continue reading “Growing some herbs”
I might be a bit sneaky here. I reckon Rachel has been quietly impressed at how I have quickly slotted into our frugal living. It seems she was a bit worried I would get a bit carried away in spending too much money now I have all this extra time to play with through buying some of these fancy-pants smoothies at truly fancy prices. So instead I’d like to mention the magic of home made smoothies. Continue reading “The magic of home made smoothies”
In our house we seem to use an alternative language for some of our food, hence our food glossary. This works fine for us and there’s never any misunderstandings. Having said that, we do cause a few raised eye brows when we have some friends around and lapse into using our own language. Continue reading “Our food glossary”