A rare meat-free blog post coincides with what I call Project 13. Starting today, I will have 13 days to get my bikini body in shape for THAILAND! Can she do it?! Probably not, but I did march purposefully around the supermarket today, stuffing my basket with vegetables and resisting the crisp aisle. A diet high in vegetables and lean protein and low in refined carbohydrates and sugars should at least keep the bloat at bay. Continue reading
First of all, apologies for the lack of posts this week. I’ve been completely knocked out by a dreadful cold all week – the kind that renders at least three of your senses useless (smell, taste, sound) and leaves you gasping for breath when you eat because your nose is so bunged up. Needless to say I have had no appetite. Continue reading
There’s never been a better time to be a burger lover in London. Just when you think you’ve found the perfect match (Hawksmoor? Goodmans? Bar Boulud? or my personal fave, the off-menu at Joe Allen?), Meat Liquor comes along. I went with my colleagues to the much hyped diner for lunch, where we gorged ourselves like it was our last meal. We shared fat onion rings, skinny fries, decadent buffalo wings with a blue cheese glaze, and I had the Dead Hippie burger. We also shared two bottles of wine and had a Creme Egg each… oof. There’s something about going for a good burger that makes you high, yet very uncomfortable around the waist. Continue reading
It’s time to reveal my fourth meat box, and the first of 2012! This month’s box is a very special one indeed – it comes from field&flower, based in lush Somerset. Although most of you may not have heard of field&flower, it’s a special company because of its unique selling point. You get to build your own box, by buying a set number of credits and picking out the stuff you really want. So no more boring bacon for me! Continue reading
