Slow Carb Cod Wrapped in Parma Ham on Lentils
Last Saturday I made this and it didn’t go down to badly if I do say so myself. Its easy, fast, pretty damn tasty and who doesn’t like cod wrapped in parma ham. As with all of my recipes I’m not one for measurement and tend to do things by eye. Ingredients 2 Cod Fillets […]
Slow Carb Diet Week’s 1& 2
This is just a quick update on the slow carb diet/4 hour body regime I’ve been on. First of all Its far easier than I thought it would be. I’m eating great breakfasts, loving lunches and dinners as well. The switching to no sugar hasn’t been too bad either as cinnamon in coffee is pretty […]
Four Hour Body for Normal People!
Last week I started an experiment. You’d be amazed at just how often those words come up in my life. It normally starts with “Sinead, I was reading this book and …” and ends with my wife rolling hers eyes knowing that her life is about to get slightly more difficult. So here we go. […]
Failing to Achieve a Goal – and being happy about it!
I’ve recently failed to achieve a goal, running my half marathon this coming weekend. The reason I’ve failed is that my body just isn’t happy to go further than about 8 miles at the moment. I’ve know for a while that I wouldn’t be able to run this half marathon and have been fairly OK with […]
How to make raised beds cheaply
I made some raised beds earlier in the year so that we can grow some veggies in our back garden. As always this was done on a complete budget The total cost for our two raised beds was £50, they measure 8ft by 4ft and they were a breeze to make. I haven’t taken many pictures […]
Cranberry Gin Recipe
Last year I had planned to do Sloe Gin but never got around to it. Then before Christmas I saw a this cranberry gin recipe and thought I’ll give that a go. I was not disappointed this stuff was delicious. The recipe is fairly simple just cranberries, gin, caster sugar and some orange peel, that’s it. I […]
Protecting a Child with a Blog
My daughter Katie-Ann, who is only 9, has started her first blog. She’s always been fiercely independent and has an entrepreneurs spirit. She’s already launched several “businesses” and having a blog is going to be an amazing experience for her from which she will learn so much. But as you know the world is not […]
Runners Knee, am I bothered?
After last weeks high I was really looking forward to my weekend run. 8 miles was going to be a doddle, or so I thought. After a very enjoyable, and fast by my standards, 6 miles my knee started to play up. It wasn’t bad enough to stop so I finished the run and maybe I […]
Running 7 Miles -its a really big deal!
On Saturday I ran 7 miles, I really enjoyed it although my knee started to play up after a couple of hills at the end. And even though It was only 7 miles it was a really big deal. The reason it was a really big deal is that 7 miles is the furthest I’ve […]
Almost Gluten Free – Doesn’t Work!
At the end of last year we discovered that Sinead, my wife, was a celiac. After a torrid 6 months of adjusting which involved huge weight loss and lots of related illnesses she’s starting to glow again with a complete diet over-hall. She cut the gluten completely about 5 months ago and is starting to heal. […]