Yesterday I was at an event where people were talking about calories. I overheard a woman say, ‘Oh no, I can’t eat carbohydrates today, I need to drop a dress size.’ I spoke to another women who told me she was on a juicing diet. A man had a conversation with me about being on…
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Why you should eat a BURGER for BRUNCH…
YOLO The End. Last year, me and one of my best friend’s Jonathan (Jesus wept – how many best friends do you have?) decided to make it our PERSONAL MISSION to have NON BRUNCH ITEMS for BRUNCH. Some people set themselves yearly goals to further their career. Or travel more. Or meet the love of…
Food is LOVE – Caramac Porridge
They say a way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Scrap that! A way to ANYONE’S HEART is through their stomach. Think about how many ‘ceremonies’ or ‘rituals’ we have related to food. Birthday parties and birthday cake. Christmas dinner. Thanksgiving dinner. Easter and chocolate. Going out for dinner with friends. Going on…
(Low Sugar) Carrot Cake Oatmeal : How to stop ABUSING YOURSELF with FOOD.
When your mental health is BAD or your MOOD is LOW, do you A) Deprive yourself of FOOD, STARVING YOURSELF and PUNISHING yourself? B) Lose your appetite completely and FORGET to eat? C) Binge eat turning to all the DELICIOUS and ‘TRASHY’ comfort foods, eating so much that your body HURTS and you HATE yourself?…
How to make your porridge SEXY.
(A precursor: I’m not planning to do exclusively porridge/oatmeal recipes. I am going to do recipes for non porridge things, I promise you. And reviews as well. Keep your eyes open.) I’ve been obsessed with porridge for years and it has been an almost daily staple of mine. I’ve followed porridge recipe websites, visited porridge…
Rhubarb and Ginger Crumble Oatmeal – Sunday’s are HARD
Today it is raining. Outside my window. And in my brain. Not to sound like some teenage Sylvia Plath. Although that is me using humour to deflect the point… Sunday’s are a hard day. They seem to stretch on forever. I won’t go into detail but having spoken to other people who suffer with mental…
Carrot Halwa Oatmeal – When you’ve fallen out of love with London
London can be a scary place when you’re ill. The tube can be claustrophobic, oppressive and overwhelming. The amount of people bustling past you can be terrifying. The feeling of isolation can be impending. When I first moved to London, seven years ago (bloody hell), I was unbelievably excited. I had always wanted to live…
Filling your food with Joy
Hello there, My name is Joy. Apt, I know. I want to introduce myself to you and why I’m starting this blog. I love food. There’s a start. My first memories are of food. When I was 3 years old, sitting by the river in my home town with my Mum eating hot, greasy and…
Joyfull Joy 