Posted by kathryn in Breakfast, Vegan, Snacks, Summer, Vegetables, Winter and Baking

There haven’t been any Friday Quicklinks for ages, but I’ve spotted some good stuff on the ’net this week, so here goes: * The Great Muffin Makeover: Harvard School of Public Health have a great piece on making better-for-you muffins, as well as recipes and a comparison of their muffins vs coffee shop ones. * Chilli Kaffir Tamarind Tofu: Via @Ganga108 comes this delicious looking recipe for stir fried tofu marinated in chilli, kaffir limes and tamarind. I think …

Read more 4 comments 20 January, 2012

Posted by kathryn in Blogging and An Honest Kitchen

Couple of notices today. Firstly, The Amazing Adventure of Dietgirl is 11 this week. Eleven whole years old, which is quite remarkable. To celebrate, the lovely Shauna is having a series of giveaway competitions, including some copies of our eMagazine An Honest Kitchen – Cooking for One. To win you just have to leave a comment on this blog post. And then cross your fingers. Secondly, I’ve just put together my 2012 clinic cooking class schedule. Classes take place on …

Read more No comments 18 January, 2012

Posted by kathryn in Vegetables and Easier eating

Today I have another guest post from Cindy, one half of Where’s the Beef?. This is part of an occasional series on Limes and Lycopene, around the theme of what makes it easier to eat well?. Cindy and Michael blog about vegetarian eating in Melbourne and their soy bomb recipe is wondrous. Anyway, over to Cindy. While I’ve been writing a food blog for over five years now and loving my veges for many years more, I think one …

Read more 11 comments 14 January, 2012

Posted by kathryn in Summer

I’ve been thinking a lot about new year resolutions recently – after all it’s that time of year. While I’ve noticed more and more articles and people poo-pooing the idea of new year resolutions, I actually like them. While I realise many people break their resolutions quickly and most don’t last beyond January, I think that’s a problem with how we make new year resolutions, rather than with the concept itself. Most resolutions have a big picture focus and …

Read more 11 comments 03 January, 2012