my summer vegetable anti-anxiety soup
February 12, 2013
I was born anxious. I’ve fretted for as long as I remember. I worried for one and all. Some days it cripples me and I
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45 tips for saving $1036
January 21, 2013
Last week I chaired a food wastage forum – Whatever Happened to Waste Not Want Not – as part of the Sydney Festival. It was
make your own ginger-ade soda
November 13, 2012
Do you fit one or several of these scenarios? Gone sugar free, but crave a “sweet” soft drink/soda, especially on hot days? Want a healthy
I love food, hate waste: a recipe with beetroot leaves
October 23, 2012
I love food, hate waste, as you might have learned from reading last week’s post on how to cook your scraps. I’m doing a bit
finding your life aesthetic
August 31, 2012
A few weeks ago I was in Vienna for a day, as part of a 38-hour haul from Greece to Denmark. And I had a
Take time: the Ikarian lesson that’s changing my life
August 17, 2012
On my last day in Ikaria Thea took me aside in her kitchen as I was making my morning mountain tea in a little tin
why you should eat sardines…and how to avoid mercury in your fish
July 3, 2012
I love sardines. They’re good for cardiovascular health, joints, skin, memory, and energy levels. But also, they’re sustainable and low in mercury. In my I
look who else rides a bike and doesn’t wear a helmet…
June 27, 2012
How rad. David Byrne from Talking Heads is a big bike banger-on-erer. And he makes a good point. The New York Times just ran a
I’m a modern-day nomad
May 16, 2012
Lovely Jo sent this quote to me the other day as a sort of “hey, it’s you” alert. It’s from Tales of a Female Nomad
happiness that doesn’t depend on what happens
May 3, 2012
I’m facing a big challenge at the moment. It’s something that’s been building up for a while: finding out what life is like – and