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Coronavirus: Stockpiling or a feast of clearing out

March 10, 2020 By Ellen

There are, we learn, riots in the bog roll aisles as frantic shoppers grapple for the last Andrex before it’s too late. Too late for what? Goodness knows. Coronavirus is making its methodical way around the world and will get here eventually, no matter what we do. Concerning, yes. Prompting an uncontrollable urge for piles […]

Filed Under: family, other things I have learned, shop Tagged With: coronavirus, Covid19, feast, first-world, food, leftovers, sailing

Two easy your recipes your kids will love

July 5, 2016 By Ellen

Wouldn’t it be great if we could just get the kids to come to the table and enjoy their food? There’s always something that’s not right. They either want to play on their games consoles. Or they don’t like carrots. Or they don’t want to eat with their big sister. Having kids is tough. But […]

Filed Under: review Tagged With: food

Chop chop – a sinful treat for the greedy and idle

November 23, 2015 By Ellen

Gluttony and sloth. My two favourite deadly sins.  I’d become a bit concerned lately that eating out – a treat that should be as sinful as possible – was getting increasingly virtuous. Out with the family recently we’ve found ourselves in the kind of buffety restaurants where people can choose the stuff they really want […]

Filed Under: food, review, Uncategorized Tagged With: Chop Chop, food, Glasgow, lunch, Reviews, Scotland, Something happened in my life

Brewers Fayre, Linwood: much, much better than you’d think

October 20, 2015 By Ellen

Do you remember the years before kids? When spontaneity was more than just a difficult word to spell and now was as good a time as any… Back then eating out was just part of life – see funky new restaurant, go there, dine. My pre-baby self no doubt imagined sharing these culinary delights with […]

Filed Under: boys, family, review Tagged With: boys, Brewers Fayre, family, food, holiday, meals, My Life, Reviews, Scotland, Something happened in my life

The problem with mindful eating

September 23, 2015 By Ellen

Slow, deliberate mouthfuls, savouring every crumb, only giving your body exactly what it needs and not a dribble more. Great. A wonderful theory – in fact more than a theory. Mindful eating really works, when done, erm, mindfully. If you pay attention to what your body is telling you, you eat better food and fewer […]

Filed Under: family, other things I have learned Tagged With: children, food, Glasgow, health, humour, hunger, mindful eating, mindfulness, Something happened in my life

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