Can Ancient, Chinese wisdom be found in the old Anglo-Saxon culture??

the food diaries, back to basicsYukari WerrellJanuary 3, 2023breakfast, food, chinese wisdom, meridians, healthy eatingComment

Becky visits Brad’s allotment - Part 1 - Carrots and Corn

I visited my friend, Brad’s allotment to learn more about growing food…

the food diariesBecky JamesSeptember 17, 2022allotment, becky, carrots, corn, growing foodComment

Looking back at my Harvest

Looking back at my harvest from 2021!

back to basics, the food diariesYukari WerrellDecember 30, 2021yukari, harvest, grow your own, 2021, cucumberComment

Nishime for Beauty and Nourishment by Dr Margaret Trey

Playing with color, texture, and shape of vegetables can be a creative respite as autumn is ushering in winter.

the food diariesGuest ArticlesNovember 27, 2021Dr Margaret TreyComment

I'm making plantain and chicken wings tonight! - by Fatim

Once it's all done. Your final results should be like this and ready to be enjoyed with a little chilli sauce on the side

the food diariesGuest ArticlesSeptember 22, 2021fatim, African cooking, plantain Comments

Basil and I

Again, just for fun, I put the stem in a pot with other basil plants on my kitchen window sill. Then it started to shoot!

the food diaries, in the garden, back to basicsYukari WerrellSeptember 14, 2021Yukari Werrell, basil, grow your own, pestoComment

Brick Lane Treasure by Si Gross

As far as I'm concerned, there's only two Beigel shops in London - Beigel Bake and Beigel Shop. Both on Brick Lane in the East End of London.

arts and crafts, the food diariesGuest ArticlesSeptember 3, 2021bagel, beigel, Si Gross, art, artist, ink, drawing, London, family traditions, family businessComment

Well Done! by Ian Lynch

At some point in time, I’d decided that I didn’t need to follow the recipe anymore.

the food diariesGuest ArticlesJuly 9, 2021Ian Lynch, lessons in life, egg, food, cooking, determination, life lessonsComment

Exploring kombucha in Australia by Alex Joseph

I hope from reading this its inspired you to try out more kombucha. Head to your local health store or cafe. If they haven’t got it, remind them that they are missing out on a drink that has been around for over two thousand years.

the food diariesGuest ArticlesJune 29, 2021kombucha, tea, alex, foodComment

Libyan Osban by Inas Alkhallas

Osban is a traditional Libyan sausage. The sausage is stuffed with rice and spring onions, as well as lamb meat, chopped liver, and other lamb parts.

the food diariesGuest ArticlesJune 21, 2021Inas, Libya, foodComment

Sharing Attieke by Fatim

This is our traditional food which we call Attieke but many people call it cassava couscous as it comes from cassava originally. Attieke originates from the African Coast

Bringing some of our African traditions to Carry Forth Tradition by Fatim

Attieke is better when it's eaten with a group of family or friends sat eating from the same plate - that makes it more enjoyable!

the food diariesGuest ArticlesMarch 24, 2021africa, food, tradition, cassava, couscus, attieke, home cooking, guinea, west africa, FatimComment

My Mum's Apple Cake by Paula

If there is one recipe that I always wanted to have passed down (I am sure there are many) then this is definitely one of those. My Mum’s apple cake. Strictly speaking it’s not my Mum’s own recipe as her friend Ruby gave her a photocopy from a cook book .

the food diariesPaula WilsonMarch 22, 2021apples, family, baking, cooking, cake, recipe, Paula WilsonComment

Drinking Pu Er Tea - by Emily

One Pu Er tea categorised as ‘Ancient Tea Trees’ tea, is harvested from old tea trees that are almost around 300-400 years old. Tea trees grow very slowly. I once visited an 800-year-old Tea Tree in Mt. Nannuo, next to it there had once been a tree of around 1000 years old.

the food diariesGuest ArticlesMarch 19, 2021pu er tea, chinese tea, yunnan, china, ancient traditions, ancient tea tree, tea tasting, By a GuestComment

'Dismantled Cottage Pie' by Paula

Leading busy lives can be challenging to remember to plan to make wholesome food. I have found so over the years of bringing up twins mostly by myself with a little help along the way from friends and family.

the food diariesPaula WilsonMarch 18, 2021cooking, home made, food, family, Paula WilsonComment

A Surprise Crop - Part Two by Paula

So we brought the large colander full of small purple grapes into the kitchen after my son Trinley and I had tasted a couple - just about sour turning to sweet - perfect!

in the garden, the food diariesPaula WilsonFebruary 25, 2021gardening, grapes, homegrowngrapes, grow your own, Paula WilsonComment

Wonder dough by Paula

This dough recipe is taken from Delia Smith’s pitta bread recipe of which this works for every time like magic!

the food diariesPaula WilsonFebruary 25, 2021dough, bread, recipe, Paula WilsonComment

Yeshe Makes Brownies by Paula and Yeshe

I’ve never made brownies before, and I wanted to see what homemade brownies looked like because I’ve only ever had a brownie once before. I felt pretty confident of making them by myself and so I tried it and it worked perfectly.

the food diariesPaula WilsonNovember 7, 2020food, baking, cooking, family, children, Paula Wilson, YesheComment

Part 2 - Dad's Mini Allotment

It turned out dad's beans, onions and tomatoes had come along so well and they'd been munching their way through beautiful homegrown produce!

john, in the garden, the food diariesBecky JamesOctober 24, 2020John, grumpy old man, grow your own, tomatoes, beans, onion, allotment, becky, dad, home grown, garlic, tomato sauce, gardening, growing, foodComment

My relationship with food, recovering from M.E. practicing an ancient, traditional self cultivation way by Becky

It’s no secret that it was in fact by practicing Falun Dafa that I made a full recovery. The exercises helped me both physically and mentally, were gentle enough for me to cope with after being so weak for such a long time and really easy to learn.

the food diaries, lifeBecky JamesOctober 18, 2020food, health, healthy food, responsible eating, traditional eating, traditional food, Becky JamesComment

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