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  • Introducing Weetabix Protein

    Introducing Weetabix Protein

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    Protein is something of a hot nutritional topic, with the importance of it in the diet reaching beyond “bro” body builders and into the world of your average fitness fan. Recently Weetabix got in touch and asked me if I’d like to try their new Weetabix Protein. I’m on a pretty high protein diet at…

  • Victory Scotch Eggs – Cooking Through the Decades

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    Years go in a fit of optimism I thought I might occasionally post recipes on here. In actual fact I think I managed to share one, for Cranberry and Mulled Wine Stew. I do very occasionally post recipes on Lipstick, Lettuce & Lycra, but to be honest I’m really not organised enough to post recipes…

  • Recipe: Scrambled Eggs & Ham with Schwartz Oregano

    Recipe: Scrambled Eggs & Ham with Schwartz Oregano

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    I have to confess I have a cupboard stuffed with jars of dried herbs that I rarely use. Many of them went out of date years ago, so don’t really taste of anything any more. It’s not that I don’t want to use them, it’s just that I seem to forget they are there. When…

  • Recipe: High Protein Black Forest Smoothie

    Recipe: High Protein Black Forest Smoothie

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    Smoothies are one of my favourite breakfast choices, along with overnight oats. I tend to fall back on banana, almond milk, flavoured protein powder, and maybe some chia seeds or other addition, and sometimes it gets a bit samey. So I was browsing Pinterest for inspiration, and spotted several variations of the idea of a…

  • Weird and Wonderful Smoothie Ingredients

    Weird and Wonderful Smoothie Ingredients

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    I reckon that the Nutribullet, or is it’s similar blendy, smoothie making sisters, have to be one of the most purchased items this January? I base this on no evidence whatsoever, other than the fact that I know several people have recently bought one and that every time I walk into a shop it seems…

  • 3 Festive Gin Cocktails

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    Have you been to the Advent Calendar today? Behind today’s door is a bottle of Tanqueray Gin and a rather swish notebook from Smythson with some cocktail recipes for you to make with them. I confess I don’t like Gin & Tonic (unless, apparently, it’s the most expensive Gin & Tonic as the amazing Gin…

  • A Week In My Diet

    A Week In My Diet

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    Last week when I wrote about my attempts to sort out my weekend diet with Gousto I promised to publish a 2015 food diary, like I did in 2013 and 2014. In 2014 I gained quite a bit of weight. I’d been hovering around 160lb for quite a while, and trying to lose weight and…

  • Cooking With Gousto – Or How I’m Dealing with Weekend Bingeing

    Cooking With Gousto – Or How I’m Dealing with Weekend Bingeing

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    One thing I’ve been trying to “fix” ever since I started this blog is my diet, and I can finally say I feel like I’m starting to be in a place where I’m mostly in control and feel that I eat well. I posted weekly food diaries back in 2013 and 2014, and I’m planning…

  • Review: Quest Protein Bars

    Review: Quest Protein Bars

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    I’d been hearing a lot of hype about Quest protein bars, they’re one of those things that came from the US and for a bit were kind of tricky to get over here, so of course everyone was raving about them. Part of their appeal seemed to be the huge range of flavours you could…