Posted by kathryn in Blogging

I’m on holidays now until January. And I’m also taking a blogging break. I’ll be back on Limes & Lycopene on Tuesday 13 January. Merry, merry Christmas to you all. I hope you have a wonderful and relaxing festive season and best wishes for lots of good health and happiness in 2009. Thank you for being such great readers. Your comments, feedback, emails and suggestions have all been immensely appreciated over the last 12 month. h3. Menu For Hope …

Read more 3 comments 24 December, 2008

Posted by kathryn in Blogging

The Menu For Hope total is steadily creeping upwards. If you have donated and bought raffle tickets already, there really are some fantastic prizes on offer. And the money is going to such a good cause. Pim has posted some photos, taken by children at White Hill Primary School in Lesotho. This is one of the areas, where the Menu For Hope money is being spent. Last year’s US$90k bought 388,000 meals which fed 19,000 children. 36 tonnes of …

Read more 4 comments 22 December, 2008

Posted by kathryn in Uncategorized

I’ve been thinking of Christmas gift ideas over the last few weeks. Recipes and foodie things to make. ost Christmas gift ideas revolve around cakes, chocolate and sweets. Looking through the latest Donna Hay and it was full of bonbons, white Christmas, chocolate truffles, mini cupcakes, biscuit stacks, cake, cake, cake and cake. It all looks beautiful, amazing even, but I like my presents to be a bit different. So I put out a request on Twitter for healthier …

Read more 6 comments 19 December, 2008

Posted by kathryn in Baking

What the hell is a biscuit recipe doing on Limes & Lycopene? Aren’t I always nagging you to cut back on the treats and eat more vegetables? Well yes, but . . . A while ago I asked what you wanted me to blog about and one of the suggestions discussed was how to make treat foods just that bit better for you. Then I noticed Food Blogga’s Eat Christmas Cookies event and it seemed like a good time …

Read more 19 comments 18 December, 2008

Posted by kathryn in Blogging and Miscellanea

I have another Menu For Hope prize to tempt you. Although this one is only for people who are in, or who can get to Sydney. At Balance2health, the clinic where I see clients, we’re offering a New Year Health Package – to jump-start your health in 2009. All the details are on our brand, spanking new Balance2health website which can be found here. As with all the Menu For Hope prizes, raffle tickets can be purchased at "First …

Read more No comments 17 December, 2008

Posted by kathryn in Blogging

It’s Menu For Hope time again – the annual fund raising campaign organised by Chez Pim. Menu For Hope started five years ago, following the tsunami in Southeast Asia. The campaign has since become an annual event. And in 2007 Menu for Hope raised nearly US$100k to help the UN World Food Programme feed the hungry. As with last year the money is going towards a school lunches programme in Lesotho, Africa. This programme gives a good, solid meal …

Read more 5 comments 16 December, 2008

Posted by kathryn in Vegetables, Fruit and Dinners

It’s been a light blogging week for me. My attention has been taken up by our new Balance2health clinic website. It’s nearly, nearly ready and should be fully functioning next week. Which means I’ll have that bit of spare time back, which I need for blogging. In the meantime – here’s the usual Friday Quicklinks. * Re-gaining weight: Short piece at Weighty Matters on why Oprah regained her weight. We don’t usually talk celebrities and gossip here at Limes …

Read more 3 comments 12 December, 2008

Posted by kathryn in Uncategorized

Checking through your Skribit suggestions, there are a couple of questions about protein: # How much protein does the average person really need a day; and # How to get more protein in your diet I’ve written a fair bit about protein before, so thought I would tie these two up by linking to some old posts. h3. How much protein do you need? * Protein basics: Last year I wrote a couple of posts on protein and vegetarians. …

Read more 3 comments 10 December, 2008

Posted by kathryn in Dinners, Soups and Vegan

• Sweet potato, halloumi & seed soup: I first saw the link to this recipe on The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl and thought what a glorious sounding soup. Sweet potato cooked with leeks and chickpeas, and then topped with sauteed haloumi, seeds and fresh parsley. * Health & the economy: The launch last month in the UK of Change4Life has prompted some debate. Should new health initiatives be delayed until the economic forecast improves? A perspective on Foodnavigator. * …

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h3. Fruit: * Apricot: this is the best month for apricots in Australia. At the moment though I’m unsure where the locally sold fruit are from. I’ll try to find out in the next few days. * Avocadoes: Hass * Berries: the Victorian berry season is in full swing, with raspberries, youngberries, blackberries and so on all in season. However I’ve also bought cheap(-ish) NSW raspberries, strawberries and blueberries over the last 7 days. * Cherries: coming into season, …

Read more 4 comments 04 December, 2008

Posted by kathryn in Blogging and Dinners

What can you make for dinner from a list of 15 long-life ingredients? The kind of foods you’d have in your pantry? This was the question I asked a few weeks ago, when I announced the second round of the Pantry Challenge. And what a list of meals it is. I love these entries because they’re all so different. It shows that even with a limited set of ingredients you can make a range of different meals. h3. "Mograbieh Dinner …

Read more 5 comments 02 December, 2008