Little Green Blog

national vegetarian week may 19th - may 25th 2008A long term argument over which the jury is still out is whether a vegetarian diet is healthier than the traditional meat and two veg diet.
Things have hotted up in recent years as many people feel that a vegetarian or vegan diet is part of the answer […]

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A woman sifts through the shells of coffee beans searching for any that were not found.What did you feed your child for lunch today? Something healthy and nutritious? Something quick out of a packet? Something nuked in the microwave? Chips again because it is the only thing they will eat? Did they ask for chocolate […]

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lunch from the garden last summer - tomatoes, cucumber, salad leave, fennel, chives and borage - all fresh, seasonal and raw!Mr Green has adopted a high raw diet (about 50 - 60% at the moment). He’s a feast or famine kinda guy and has gone overnight from meat and two veg, coffee and alcohol to […]

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home made tomato soupMaking soup satisfies the criteria for one of the simplest ways to begin your self sufficient journey. It is a frugal meal once you have a few favourite recipes up your sleeve; especially if you make a habit of using left overs or using up odd bits of vegetable that might otherwise […]

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stuffed pepper
It is estimated that in the UK, we throw away, on average, one third of all the food we buy each week.
A lot of this is through leftovers. So it makes sense to either measure out portions more carefully or start viewing ‘leftovers’ as ingredients.
This is one of the ways in which you can […]

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perfect pancakesBelated pancake day. It was only at 4pm yesterday I realised it was the big day itself.
I should have guessed though. In shops I have seen frying pans for sale, alongside packet pancake mixes and ready made pancakes. How can one of the easiest foods to make possibly NEED to come out of a […]

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