Journal Musings

I recently stumbled upon a bargain. Not a new pair of shoes or a coat. I mean an real bargain, an edible one. No, not chocolate! Parsnips! Thanks to Tesco I found 4kg of perfectly ok parsnips for ….. £1.09! Lucky me! Although I had forgotten that I had parked the car a distance away and walked, knowing I only wanted a few bits. Hey hoy, that added to the cardio exercise with some more weight! I love parsnips, often preferring them to potatoes. They are a powerhouse of antioxi

I’ve done recipes for chocolate courgette cake and beetroot cake, in the past, and even this one made it into a blog a couple of years ago. As it’s squash time again, I thought I’d re-write and re-post! Squash are becoming so popular with lots of different varieties out there. They need a lot of water and space to trundle along, so are ideal for an allotment. As they are so easy to store, it is a vegetable that is pretty much here all year round. Store in cool dry conditions

I’ve always found it hard to understand why people are slow to take advice, when it’s quite apparent the information they are being given would really help them. It’s taken me years to not take it personally and to just sit back and wait. This is one of those times when people are hearing about something in the news and now they are asking me about it, rather than me telling them. I guess it’s all about timing. Now it’s all about curcumin. AKA Turmeric. Every body is differen

Today, being the last Sunday before Christmas, I expected great crowds in Taunton town. It was practically deserted. Not a bad thing as my brother doesn’t do crowds and finds queuing frustrating. We met for our now regular monthly Sunday breakfast at The Cosy Club, and then to do a little food shopping. ‘It’s freezing.’ He said, with his glove-less hands in his pockets. It was just above freezing, and had been foggy so felt really cold. Where is your scarf?’ ‘I forgot it.’ ‘P

We can’t say that autumn isn’t here. The leaves are turning colour so fast now, one more day or so of cold weather and they will be forming a carpet on the ground. This is the time of year to reevaluate your self care programme and diet, and if, like me you like to eat with the seasons, this is the time soup making comes in to it’s own. But what about your juicing, do you change this? In years gone by we couldn’t purchase cucumbers or tomatoes at Christmas. If you got celery

This should be the time of year we are thinking about hunkering down. The fires are normally lit by now but we haven’t even brought the wood in doors yet. The summer weight duvet is still on the bed, and I have only worn a hat once so far to walk the dog. This season seems to be extending beyond its usual zone. Leaves are  still on the trees and I have cucumbers still hanging on in the greenhouse. I’m sure it is normally colder by now. Not that I’m complaining. It saves heati