by Verite Reily Collins | Feb 11, 2022 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise
Entertaining made easy With Easter comng up, and warmer weather making it fun to eat outside, I look for easy recipes that work indoors or out. I used to love entertaining but now find it difficult to lift heavy pans and dishes. However, for Easter, I’ve...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jan 28, 2022 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise
Climatarianism I found this word in one of the Sunday supplements; apparently, it means ‘eating seasonally, shopping locally, limiting food waste and avoiding plastic packaging. So now you know, if you think like me, there is a name for us! There are lots of...
by Verite Reily Collins | Dec 7, 2021 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise
Bombe Nesselrode (White Christmas Pudding) Anything named after the 19th century Russian diplomat Count Nesselrode contains chestnuts. His chef, Monsieur Mouy, knew he liked these, and the pudding is appropriate for Christmas because across Europe, Christmas...
by Verite Reily Collins | Oct 24, 2021 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise
This Autumn It’s more important than ever to ‘Eat Local’ With empty shelves in supermarkets, it’s a good idea to work out what food you can buy locally, in case lack of lorry drivers, etc. means we are going to have a shortage. Since...
by Verite Reily Collins | Aug 31, 2021 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise
Using up left-overs The rainy summer has meant I spent far too much on ordering food online, so now am having an ‘austerity kick’ and using up left-overs in the fridge, rather than throwing them away. Harking back to my childhood, when nothing was ever...
by Verite Reily Collins | Aug 17, 2021 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise
Ways excess weight sneaks up The majority of us pile on the pounds when taking cancer drugs; it comes with the territory. ‘Culprit foods’ we grab to give us a quick lift when we need a snack could be to blame, according to the Daily Mail. The bad news...
