It's a booze-free January for me. The Christmas overload of red wine, prosecco and the odd sherry has left me toxic. It also makes the first week without alcohol fairly easy and straight forward. I don't want it. It's like too many mince pies, when you have your first one back in November you think …
Category: Food
Midweek miles & lessons to learn
Cycling during the week is a rare but happy occasion. This week we've had family over including our lovely cousin Amber, a fellow blogger. Although she doesn't blog about life on two wheels she is a huge supporter of me getting out and writing about life and bikes. So with some words of encouragement, on Thursday …
Lunch | Soup
January is the perfect month to get the freezer stocked up with home made soups. Cold days with a bubbling cauldron of sweet-smelling broth on the go; it's the perfect way to get a load of veggies and fill up your tummy. This soup tastes lovely and doesn't take too long to make. It is an adaptation …
Vits
I am working on remembering to take my vitamins. First thing I try to do when I arrive bleary eyed in the kitchen is pour a glass of water (half boiled water half cold from the tap) then I down my vitamins and oil supplements. An Omega 3+6+9 and a multivitamin. I have quite …
Cheers….
This week can be summed up by one word: change. My 11-month-old boy started to crawl, which is a both a milestone and a game changer. He is on the move; he’s attacking the baubles on the Christmas tree; he is chewing the magnets off the fridge. I had forgotten what this was like from …
Friday thoughts
The hard sell has begun on the pre-Christmas diet. If you aren't on some programme to get into that little black dress then you have truly given up; you might as well crack open the mince pies and ladle on some brandy butter while you're at it. Last Saturday, we were in Costa having our …
Brekkie
Breakfast is the meal I struggle with the most and there a few reasons why: 1. When the family all eat breakfast I am too busy sorting them out to sit and eat. 2. I cannot always face food early in the morning - coffee yes, food no. 3. My favourite breakfast in the winter …
Pressure
Pressure: another ‘P’ word and one to put on the list to avoid. (I think there could be a theme here). Today I thought to myself, there are four weeks to Christmas and ‘oh no, I need to lose a stone by then’. Why do we do this to ourselves? It’s not impossible, but to …
You are what you eat…
Today is going well (it's only 3.37pm). I had protein rich and low carb scrambled eggs and smoked salmon for breakfast, cashew nuts for a snack and I am thinking about getting round to lunch (albeit late) of homemade mushroom soup. A bike ride is also on the cards. I am feeling virtuous. If only every …
