food and drink

More Austere Than "My Month of Austerity"

Submitted by RA on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 23:31

So I passed the half-way mark of my "month of austerity" sans alcohol, caffeine, and sugar with flying colours so to speak. Haven't caved in to temptation, although I must confess whenever a cloud of fresh brewed coffee wafts through the house, I start fantasising about when my month of austerity ends.

Having got passed the initial intense withdrawal effects, it's now just a matter of not giving up on my initial resolution out of boredom or a premature sense of achievement.

My Month of Austerity 1: Out With the Caffeine, Booze, and Sugar

Submitted by RA on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 22:50

I'm not one for New Year's resolution, but for some time I've been thinking about what it would be like to cut off my daily dose of stimulants and intoxicants i.e. caffeine, booze, and sugar.

I've been consuming these, in various shapes and forms, on a daily basis for most of my adult life (and - booze excepted - in smaller quantities for most of my life).

Garden Salad

Submitted by RA on Tue, 08/17/2010 - 00:24

There's something very satisfying about a garden salad, both from an aesthetic and taste point of view. Even more satisfying when you've grown it yourself. A few years ago I'd never have thought about making this kind of salad - I wouldn't even have been able to name most of the leaves here. I like the yellow and orange that the marigold petals bring, although in this picture you can really only make out the orange of grated carrots.

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