27/12/2010

Bare Magazine


I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas. We have had snow on the ground for the last ten days, so I turned to one of my favourite magazines for entertainment - Bare. It was sadly short-lived - it published from 2000 to 2001 only - but even after a decade, I still miss it. Started by the inspirational Ilse Crawford (I will try and publish a post on her in 2011) it was essentially about health and well-being - articles spanned features on the moon's cycle, light, the spine, sleep, mud - and so much more. One to seek out on ebay with any Christmas pennies accrued ...

19/12/2010

Carrot Jam


Occasionally, just occasionally, a little sugar passes my lips. I was given The Seasoned Vegetarian as a present last year and the author is spot-on about his recipe for carrot jam: "Hold on there before you turn the page; this is one of my favourite recipes in the book". That said, I am going to give it a try with some honey to replace the sugar ...