‘Me time’ is now official. Early this year over 1,000 new entries were added to the Oxford English Dictionary and the noun ‘me time‘ was one of them. I imagine very few people would turn down more me time. Because too often life’s essentials get in the way of precious time for ourselves – the biggest … Continue reading
We’ve all been there. You buy a fancy new ingredient, something you haven’t tried before, and have grand plans to experiment. Months pass by and it remains unopened at the back of a kitchen cupboard. Then by the time the ingredient gets a second thought the best before date is fast approaching. In my case … Continue reading
Over the Christmas period, during my almost digital detox, a couple of posts by Elaine at Foodbod caught my attention. Her posts were all about spices – where to begin with spices, how to use whole spices and more. Whether or not you’re a spice expert I’d recommend checking them out here – because, as Elaine … Continue reading
I’ve long been using apple cider vinegar to make pesto and to pickle vegetables. Surprisingly my recipe for beetroot pickled in apple cider vinegar is the second most visited Feast Wisely post. So whats the deal with this special vinegar? It has a reputation as a superfood and is often touted as a digestion aid when … Continue reading
I was having a pantry clear out last week expecting to find a few items close to their best before dates. To my surprise I only found one – a full bottle of premium fish sauce containing 72% anchovies (with salt the other ingredient). With a month to go before it passed its prime I had … Continue reading
What do garlic, ginger, chillies, tomatoes, coconut oil and turmeric have in common? They’re all known to be superfoods. And for this reason they’re ingredients I try to eat as often as possible – I find them to be potent foods for keeping illness away. According to Google’s definition a superfood is “a nutrient-rich food considered to … Continue reading
Too often we’re tempted to take cooking short cuts. Store bought chicken stock, pre made curry paste, tubs of hummus. Every short cut takes us another step away from a diet free of processed ingredients. Continue reading
