Posted by kathryn in Blogging, Vegan and Dinners

It seems I’ve been a day late with everything this week. Including Friday’s Quicklinks . . . which I’m posting today, Saturday. Also a warning – I’m going to be off air over the next week. We are moving and in a moment of very poorly timed clumsiness, I’ve fractured my ankle. So I’m in plaster and on crutches. All of which means the logistics of working, moving and getting around, are going to pre-occupy me for at least …

Read more 10 comments 14 February, 2009

Posted by kathryn in Uncategorized

Given the weather we’ve had it’s hardly surprising a reader has asked for hot weather meal suggestions. It’s something I’ve been talking to clients about. As well as trying to find good solutions for Richard and I at home. So I’ve posted five meal ideas on my clinic website. h3. What’s your favourite hot weather meal?

Read more 9 comments 13 February, 2009

Posted by kathryn in Blogging

Tuesday is a regular posting day for me and I had planned another installment of the Omega 3 series. But not today. Not when I woke up this morning to find the number of deaths in the Victorian bushfires has risen to 173. As all my Australian readers will know, any many of you from overseas are also aware, at the weekend bushfires raged across parts of Victoria – the state in the south-eastern corner of mainland Australia. At the …

Read more 7 comments 10 February, 2009

Posted by kathryn in Dinners and Ethics & Sustainablity

Before the Quicklinks – an Australian plug. Wellbeing magazine have just published their first edition of Wellbeing Food. And it’s a beautiful thing. Sub-titled Eating for Pleasure & the Planet, it’s a cross between a magazine and a book. Well maybe it’s better described as a thick, advert-free magazine. I’ll admit to a bias – as I have an article in there on whether fresh is best – but I think it’s a really, really good, comprehensive, basic guide …

Read more 4 comments 06 February, 2009

Posted by kathryn in Uncategorized

According to Harris Farm Market the heatwave throughout much of Australia will cause supply problems over the next few weeks. At this time of year much of our produce comes up from Victoria and South Australia. The 40° plus temperatures down there have played havoc. Farmers can’t get pickers to work in these temperatures (don’t blame them) and much of the produce is rotting in the fields. Produce from New South Wales is limited. As usual, no promises this …

Read more No comments 05 February, 2009

Posted by kathryn in Uncategorized

Following the success of the guest posts during the 31 Days to a Better Diet, I’m continuing the series. Every now and then, there will be a post from a guest writer on what they do to eat well. Today it’s Leanne from Forever Change talking about her DIY Food Panel. Have you ever stared down at an empty packet or an empty plate/bowl of something, almost in disbelief and thought to yourself did I really eat that whole …

Read more 6 comments 03 February, 2009