Last year isthisfood was shortlisted in the best blog category of the Best of Organic Market (BOOM) Awards and I was delighted. Now I’m super excited that the BOOM Awards are back (and not just because I got to gorge on bread with the very lovely Martha from bakeoff as part of the judging process). … Continue reading
You remember cornflake tart from school dinners, right? I’ve been musing on it for a few months now. The crisp pastry case, oozing sticky jam, and that chewy golden cornflake topping. With custard, obvs. Now – and stick with me here – imagine that…veganised. Shock horror. I am not 100% vegan and, for now, I’m … Continue reading
This is a get-your-shit-together recipe. Check your bank statements, update your CV and stop dropping a fiver a day at Pret – instead make a big batch of this on Sunday to see you through the working week. The curry is delicious and the flavours are well-balanced – not too creamy; not too spicy; not … Continue reading
I’ve been dabbling with veganism for a while. Mostly for environmental reasons. Various sources have opened my eyes further to the very real damage that our reliance on meat and animal-derived products is doing to the world – Cowspiracy and The Field Guides podcast excellent episode on veganism to name a couple. Some telling stats: A Chatham … Continue reading
IT’S SQUASH TIME. Eating seasonally is a fairly simple and brilliantly tasty way of maintaining some connection with the natural world when reluctantly living in the city and hopping from the central heating of home to the oppressive heat of public transport to the air con of the artificially lit office. Happy days. No but … Continue reading
This recipe was developed with samples from Little Bird Kefir. Following my fermentation fail back in February, I’ve been pretty reluctant to have another go. No-one wants to experience that foul smell twice. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want to eat fermented foods done properly by somebody else. Lots of literature suggests that eating … Continue reading
I’m not vegan. Not yet. Probably not ever in the most orthodox sense but a diet less reliant on animal products farmed in the way we generally farm at the moment appeals ethically, environmentally and in terms of my own health. The catalyst for this wave of my ‘could I really give up butter?’ questioning … Continue reading
Yoghurt is a staple of my diet. Breakfast, dessert, when I just need a little something – I often turn to a trusty bowl of Greek(-style) yog, a few broken nuts and a drizzle of good honey. So I was delighted when the lovely guys at Esja agreed to send me some samples of their … Continue reading
Buying organic produce and products is one of the most straightforward ways to support a better, more sustainable food system. Organic means fewer chemicals, happier soil, fewer antibiotics, higher welfare, more buzzy flying things. As I’ve discussed before (for example, here) all of this is good for our planet and good for us and warrants … Continue reading
A late May long weekend filled with sunshine, cups of tea outside, forget-me-not spotting, pig-scratching and the cricket on the radio. Just the tonic. As you may have gleaned from my verging-on-complainey Twitter and Instagram feeds, my day job situation has been incredibly busy and a little unfun recently. This weekend however – work free … Continue reading
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