I spent the weekend in Texas and just got back to London this morning. It seems like London and Texas had the same weather over the weekend – hot and sunny. Perfect ice cream weather. After I finished the CapTexTri and headed to the airport I managed to squeeze in a visit to Amy’s ice […]
Late last year, to celebrate the end of YEARS of planning and renovations in our house, I bought myself some kitchen toys – including a Vitamix. Since then I have been experimenting with it – like making the curry paste for my version of Nigel Slater’s Thai Green Curry – SO EASY! And milling my […]
This post is a round up of what the past four weeks of eating gluten free have been like for me – and of the consequences of eating gluten when I have more or less been clean, as a means of seeing how my body reacts to it. It is a post where I describe […]
I love the triathlon community. And I equally love the foodie community. Anytime I pop onto Twitter I can find an interesting discussion in my stream about the latest seasonal produce, or the newest restaurant, or “the best place” for whatever food is of the moment. My google reader is full of my favourite food […]
This week at our house we have embarked on a two week gluten free experiment. For a few years I have listened to DH say how he thinks that eating pasta and bread may be causing him stomach issues. I have always contended that this is probably down to portion control – when he eats […]
At the end of our house renovations last year, I promised myself that I could indulge in a few kitchen toys. One of these was an ice cream machine. I got it into my head that when it comes to treats, I should only eat what I make. And taking this to the n-th degree, […]
Back in January I participated in the Teapigs Matcha Challenge. I was asked by Teapigs to have their matcha every day for 20 days, and then to share my thoughts on my experience. It was kind of them to provide me with a matcha kit in return for my participation and this blog – especially […]
It is no secret. I enjoy wine. Especially with a meal, but often as an after work drink on its own. I first decided to learn about wine when I lived in Japan. I joined a wine club, and bought two bottles a month for home delivery. I got to sample wines from small estates […]
A few months ago I had enough. I was tired of reading about how cupcakes were evil. Really? You are calling a *cupcake* EVIL? Poor cupcake. What did you do to be called evil? It seems, so, well, wrong to call you that… Evil (adjective) 1. Morally reprehensible 2. Arising from actual or imputed bad […]
When I first started to blog, I used to schedule my posts – themes per days of the week. So Monday was training, Tuesday tips, Wednesday all things charity, Thursday my random thoughts, and Friday food. In 2010 when I upgraded and launched this website (when I became Beating Limitations, rather than My Fitness Year), […]