There are only so many ripe avocados a household of two people plus two dogs can get through in a few days. Especially given avocados are seemingly toxic to dogs. This is a recent lesson I’ve learnt after winning the ripe avocado lottery. Keen to give something back to the community my husband has been helping … Continue reading
A recent episode of Catalyst, called ‘Our Chemical Lives’, revealed how thousands of chemicals are used in everyday products. Whether it’s food packaging, cleaning products or cosmetics it really is amazing how many chemicals we come into contact with today compared to our ancestors. On Catalyst, an Australian science show, they called it “the chemical soup of … Continue reading
Over the last year I’ve eaten more avocados than in the last 10 years combined. Like many people I used to be conscious of their high fat content and so typically avocados were a treat saved for weekend breakfasts. But nowadays, being more clued up on avocados as a superfood, I’m happy to have avocado … Continue reading
If you’re reading this then you probably love avocado (the fruit that many people mistake for being a vegetable). But perhaps you’re skeptical about how, in only three minutes, you can turn avocado into home-made guacamole. You can. I’m not promising you’ll nail it in precisely three minutes on your first attempt but by the … Continue reading
