Food Thoughts Archive

  • pear and ginger muffin

    Pear and Ginger muffins

    Can a simple pear and ginger muffin improve world food security? Well, No, I guess that’s a bit extreme, unless perhaps you’re Oprah. I’ve just seen a television program about people’s small businesses going stratospheric after being featured on Oprah’s favorite things. But I digress,...

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  • Carrot Cake

    Carrot Cake, a blogging milestone and a giveaway

    I don’t bake many cakes, but I’ve made a small cake today, for a small celebration. My blog is turning three months old. Yes, it’s still just a baby in the blogging world but it’s a milestone of sorts. Before I started writing, I read...

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  • Reusable coffee cup, croissant and cloth napkin

    Five super simple ways to eat greener without changing your lifestyle

    Broccoli? Kale? Peas? Your mother was right. Green vegetables are good for you, but that’s not really what I mean by eating green. I’m talking about eating ethically, about eating with an awareness of how our diet is impacting on our body, our community and...

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  • Broccoli, lentil and Avocado salad in green bowl

    Warm Lentil Salad

    There’s an interesting discussion going on over at Five Second Rule about eco-conscious eating and being self-sustainable. Cheryl’s post was bouncing off an article from the New York times about raising chickens in your own back yard as the ultimate in local food. The article...

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  • Cows, corn and greenhouse gases

    Cows, corn and greenhouse gases

    Must we be vegan if we care about the planet? Livestock are one of the most significant contributors to global warming, greater even than the transport industry . Greenhouse gas production occurs at many different stages of meat production, from fertilisers for corn to feed...

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