Category Archives: Recipe

British Wildlife

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

What a gloriously sunny morning :-).  I was feeling so guilty (and still full!) from the previous days over-eating I just had a nectarine for breakfast.  A perfectly sweet and juicy nectarine. Mid-morning we headed off to the British Wildlife Centre which … Continue reading →

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Oyster Festival

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I half prepared breakast when I got up this morning and left it to thicken while we went on a long walk. It was sunny 🙂 We walked from the village through the orchards to the castle gardens and were … Continue reading →

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Home Coming Treat

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

How can a woman run for 2 different trains and miss them both?  Well, I ran for the first because I decided at the last minute to bring my own breakfast to work so left home a fraction later than … Continue reading →

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It’s a Wild Life

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Today’s post was going to be called “a Tale of Two Parties” but for various reasons it is now renamed.  One reason being that I only managed 2 decent photos from Veg Grower and Tree Planters’ 100th birthday party, which … Continue reading →

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Back To The Food

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I seem to have digressed away from the food recently but today I am back.  Back on food.  Healthy and nutritious food. I have not felt quite right since Saturday.  I have had a very irritable stomach which is most … Continue reading →

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Back To Counting

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Back to counting points today.  I confess I rather enjoyed it as it gave me a goal and now, at the end of the day, a sense of satisfaction for having stuck to my daily allowance. Breakfast = 9 30 … Continue reading →

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New Pleasures

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I made several new foodie things today but started with an old favourite, oats with cinnamon, raisins and apple. Porridge made with 1/3 cup oats, 1/3 cup water, 1/3 cup soya milk, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1 tbsp raisins, 1 tsp … Continue reading →

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Kohlrabi Quest

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Apart from the apricot I had a very macrobiotic breakfast of brown rice which I cooked with arame seaweed last night, plus 2 chopped up fresh apricots, some raisins and pumpkin seeds.  Surprisingly tasty. I was hungry at lunch time … Continue reading →

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The Final Jubilee Celebration

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I do like having the time on a weekday morning to make porridge.  Today is the extra bank holiday we have to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee.  I did briefly consider going up to London to wave a flag at the … Continue reading →

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A Jubilee Celebration

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

As well as all the happy memories left over from yesterday, I have a fridge full of treats, including plenty of berries such as these raspberries. A smoothie was the choice for breakfast. Raspberry and Oat Smoothie Ingredients (serves 1) … Continue reading →

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