Posts By Caroline

My four year old is covered in spots. I hoped it was some sort of heat rash but I’m deluding myself: it’s chicken pox. So I’m cancelling my plans for …
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Much as I love hummus, occasionally I get a little bored of it but it’s just so convenient for lunch and snacks. So I developed some alternatives: easy bean dips that aren’t …
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The first few tips of asparagus in my garden popped through the earth a couple of weeks ago. I’ve had to move the bed once as golden autumn raspberry canes …
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For years I never questioned our traditional Easter Lamb lunch. We have turkey at Christmas, and lamb at Easter. The shops and internet bombard us with the latest lamb recipes at …
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As a child I used to get really excited about flying on planes: the frenetic bustle of the airport itself, finding my own seat, going through all the brochures in …
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I’ve gone a bit nut-mad this year, expanding the variety of nuts we snack on but also looking at alternative ways to chomping on raw nuts, such making homemade nut butter …
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What child (or adult, in fact) doesn’t love a great big jar of chocolate nut butter?

I love the idea of choccy nut butter: a promising combo of cocoa (rich …
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Whatever your view, recent NICE draft guidelines suggest offering statins to everyone with a 10% risk of a heart attack: that’s up to 12 million people in the UK. But …
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Sugar: it’s the not so sweet hot topic of the month. The UK Action on Sugar group is raising sugar’s (negative) profile, working to reduce our intake of added sugar – …
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At New Year I want to feel healthier and say goodbye to the food and alcohol excesses of December. I resolve to eat better and, given our massive credit card …
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