Post image for Where to eat in Barcelona – a few foodie finds

A slight diversion from the usual healthy/sustainable themes this week. I’ve already touched on the subject of holiday food in a roundabout way already but for about six weeks now I have been meaning to post a few notes about all of the great places to eat that we found on our trip to Barcelona. I was still procrastinating when … Read the full post

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Baby carrots with plums and chilli

by sophie on September 21, 2007 · 9 comments

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As mentioned in my earlier post about the french beans with almonds, I’m going through a phase of ‘messing about with my vegetables’, finding new ways to cook and prepare that don’t bring anything disagreeably unhealthy into the equation. Roughly translated, this means no lashings of saturated fat heavy butter (well not every day anyway!) and not too much … Read the full post

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Post image for A low sugar way to preserve fruit: Plum and Apple freezer compotes

For the last few weekends I have been a triathlon widow, which has been OK with me because I have had plenty of time to potter about in the kitchen and ponder on what to do with the bounty from our fruit trees.
The usual suspects when it comes to preserving fruit to use through the winter are jams … Read the full post

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French beans with almonds

by sophie on September 12, 2007 · 7 comments

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There are all kinds of tasty pod-based vegetables around at the moment and I am determined to make the most of them before we can only get them by flying them in from Kenya, Thailand and other far-flung countries. Over the last few weeks we have had the most amazing technicolour array of french beans, a vegetable I used … Read the full post

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