I became a vegetarian when I was 15. It was an ethical decision as I felt wrong that animals had to die just so I could eat them. For the most part of my adult life I have been a vegetarian, and more recently I was a complete vegan. I ... MORE...
Archive for January, 2008
Here are some photos of my first attempt at a soaked grain dish from Nourishing Traditions - inspired by Louise from Quatre Pattes. They were so light, fluffy and tasty - no-one would ever have been able to tell they were sugar-free and made from ... MORE...
There is a fantastic shop here in the UK called Lakeland - it sells every kitchen and homeware gadget you could ever imagine - and then some! I have had my eye on their Yogurt Maker for some time and today my husband surprised me by bringing it home for ... MORE...
As I wrote in a previous post, I have started to chart my menstrual cycles with the help of Katie Singer's book Honoring Our Cycles (she is responsible for me discovering NT!). I have very irregular cycles and hoped that by charting them I might find out what exactly is ... MORE...
I could just cry right now! I have had such an awful day because our neighbours kept us awake with a wild party until 2am, my boys wouldn't settle back down until about 3.30am, then I had to get up at 6.15am to get my husband off to work. I have ... MORE...
As I type, there is a blizzard here in Edinburgh. The wind is pelting the snow against our windows and I can feel the chill in the air. Brrr! I lived on the Northern Beaches of Sydney until I was 25, so I'm used to hot weather but I must ... MORE...
I'm Karina, a Danish Australian, living in Scotland for the past 10 years with my hairy-highlander husband and two gorgeous sons aged 1 and 3. I have been keenly interested in food and nutrition for all my adult life (I'm now 34) and have been down many different paths - vegetarianism, ... MORE...