The Adventures of a Transplant Recipient
After my lovely Mexican lunch, I thought I would settle down after work, cook up some chicken I had in the fridge and get an early night. As it turned out, I had forgotten I was going to meet a friend of mine for dinner. We wound up as a four as his mum and … Read more
On the Slow Carb Diet, your options are pretty limited when eating out. Not being able to eat white or processed carbs, dairy or fruit can put a real dent in the menu. A cuisine that does lend itself well to Slow Carb is Mexican. Most burrito places now do a ‘Burrito Bowl’ option, then it’s … Read more
I should start by saying I’m a pretty committed omnivore. I love all food, pretty much without exception. However it is very easy to insist on meat for every meal, and to just eat what is comfortable. A friend of mine had mentioned Vantra as a place she passed and popped in to get a … Read more
I’ll do a post about my diet in due course, but in summary I’m doing the Slow Carb Diet and it’s working rather well. A major upside of this diet is that I get one ‘cheat day’ a week, where I’m encouraged, nay forced to eat stuff that’s off plan. I think Cheat Day is a … Read more
My parents live in Bridport, Dorset, and whilst I’ve seen them fairly regularly in London over the past year, it’s been too long since I’ve been to stay. I remedied this last weekend when I was in Bridport for the Hat Festival. For those of you that don’t know, Bridport is a market town on … Read more
Sun Jan 13, 2013 10:55 pm Ok so ribs & brisket recipe. I bought a half a rolled brisket as that’s what I thought would fit in my 4.5l oval slow cooker. I made this spice rub. http://bbq.about.com/od/rubrecipes/r/bl31115b.htm I used this for both the ribs and the brisket. In the morning the day before I … Read more