To meat or not to eat
As naive and ‘vegist’ as this may sound, I have always thought that going vegetarian was for those who generally didn’t wash their hair more than twice a year, hand weaved their own clothes from...
View ArticleBarbie Etiquette
Barbies, as in the ‘throw a shrimp on the barbie’ variety and not the plastic bimbo with unrealistically long legs, play a crucial role in entertaining when living in Australia. Most socialising tends...
View ArticleCooked to perfection
Anyone planning to move Perth and pass their days rotating slowly on a beach towel like a rotisserie chicken should think again. Forget the myths about safe tanning – the sun is not your friend. Over...
View ArticleEat to Save Your Life
A couple of nights ago Jamie Oliver‘s programme ‘Eat to save your life‘ was aired on Australian TV. In a country where the amount of junk food restaurants practically out number the people, a programme...
View ArticleWhat IS on the end of your fork?
Of course I have been aware of the food scare crisis going on in China over recent weeks, but I admit it was only last week that I sat up and really took notice. I was emailed a list of some of the...
View ArticleDamn that fairy
This past week has been something of a traumatic toothy experience for my daughter, and a scary glimpse into her dental future for me. First she started off in the dentists chair, for what we thought...
View ArticleTaxing the fat to pay the thin
So, finally a doctor in the UK has been brave enough to speak out and voice what many people already think – that instead of pandering to the needs of the morbidly and super morbidly obese with free...
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