In the interests of upping my intake of dark leafy greens I re-visited a dish I used to make all the time in New Zealand. Basically it is greens in a cheese sauce with a potato top. It is total comfort food for me – like a vegetarian shepherds pie – my Mum used […]
Given my normal eating style is very close to the Weston Price dietary guidelines anyway, last time I was pregnant I looked into the Weston Price Diet for Pregnant and Nursing Mothers and it made sense to me. Because of my age I’m at higher risk for pregnancy complications such as gestational diabetes, placenta praevia, pre-eclampsia
Unhelpful thoughts I feel like the Sword of Damocles is hanging over my head. Yes,Â
Bedtime reading When I became pregnant the first time, Mr Duncan and I started a new practice in which he reads aloud to me in bed a couple of nights a week before we go to sleep. Mr Duncan can be a bit of a gadget addict and this was my way of trying to
While we were trying to conceive Poppy, I was working for a company based in Paris. My team were based in Poland and the South Coast of England so most of my work was done over the phone from my home office. Every couple of weeks I had to go to head office for a
Turkish memories This was my favourite dish when I was waitressing at a restaurant in Istanbul. I did not intend to waitress while I was living in Istanbul. It just kind of came to me. I used to go to a particular restaurant around the corner from my room, in the evenings, to study
So. For once my two week wait symptoms were not actually PMS. I got a positive result on my home pregnancy test today. Identical symptoms to the past three cycles. Completely opposite results. Bizarre. Part of me feels – whew, I get another chance. Part of me feels – oh no, here we go again.
Last weekend the weather was crappy and we had nothing but a bunch of odds and ends left from our veggie box so I thought a good old fashioned farmhouse soup was in order. I remember this as a Sunday evening staple in winter while I was growing up. It is filling, tasty and extremely
We got Gem Squash in our veg box this week. Its all very well being able to skip the potatoes or lettuce when I want to, but sometimes I end up with a replacement I have no idea about. This was one of those times. Now I like orange winter squash and they’re very nutritious,
I am supposed to be writing an essay for a continuing education course. Â I go to the library to find books. Actually I also go to the library just to leave the house. Working From Home and Not Working are two very different beasts. I’m much better at the former. One of the things