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100 calorie cooked breakfast

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

After a thoroughly self-indulgent Christmas, I’m back on 5:2 fasting (eating normally 5 days a week and restricting my calories to 500 on the other two days). But that doesn’t mean I’m forced to munch on chilly salads, which is … Continue reading →

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5:2 fasting for a longer life

Posted on November 13, 2012 by

Inspired by the BBC2 Horizon documentary, Eat, Fast and Live Longer, we’ve been trying out 5:2 fasting in our house. This means for two days each week we fast (500 calories for women and 600 for men) – and the … Continue reading →

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My top plum recipes

Posted on September 7, 2012 by

Our elderly plum tree is dripping with fruit – and a good month later than last year, thanks to this summer’s weird, wet-hot weather. What to do with them all? My favourite recipes are hazelnut plum crumble, sugar plum tart, … Continue reading →

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Story of a dinner – from French garden to yoginis’ supper

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

This is the story of a delicious dinner – one of the yummy vegetarian feasts served at Les Aleis, the retreat centre in the south of France where I run a yoga holiday every September. It’s a great time of … Continue reading →

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Redcurrant muffins – from bush to belly

Posted on July 2, 2011 by

Our redcurrant bush is beautifully bejewelled at the moment. We’ve been eating them with meringues, breakfast cereal and this morning I found a recipe for redcurrant muffins on this website. Perfect to take to my cousin’s party on the beach … Continue reading →

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