The first slice, showing the creamy cherriness inside

Black Forest Gateau

Robin’s birthday was on Tuesday, and he wanted to treat himself to a cake. Specifically, a Black Forest Gateau. And he wanted a real one – none of this Paleo or low-carb or gluten-free nonsense, but something with real sugar and real flour. So he found himself a recipe and …

Baby at 14 weeks

Protosmall!

We’re very pleased to announce that I’m pregnant again. This sonograph was taken on Thursday, when we saw a very calm baby lying …

A week's worth of chopped vegetables. Left, top to bottom: cauliflower, cauliflower, parsnips, carrots, tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes. Right, top to bottom: celery, mushrooms, carrots, parsnips, mushrooms, sprouts, sprouts, courgettes, courgettes.

Chopping veg

We’ve found we can save a lot of time during the week by chopping all the vegetables at once, at the weekend …

Aubergine pizzas: sliced aubergine with pizza toppings

Aubergine pizza

Robin has shared the secret of his awesome aubergine pizzas with me. I suspect it was mainly because he was tired and …

Jar of home-made yoghurt

  I tried making yoghurt again, with some milk that had been previously frozen and rethawed. I heated it as the instructions said, cooled it a little before adding the culture (a big spoonful of Yeo Valley yoghurt) … → 1 November 2012

Citroën Berlingo, front view

Goodbye car

[Update: lower price!] Perth is a great city. You can walk to pretty much everything. And so over the past couple of …

Tallinn skyline south from St Olaf's tower. We climbed the tower, which had a lot of very steep steps, for a view which was totally worth it.

Family trip to Estonia

We recently went to Estonia for a few days with a whole bunch of Robin’s family. It was a very enjoyable experience!

Haddock and cream omelette, with salad, outside on a sunny day. Not very many carbs at all.

What we eat, and why

I’ve mentioned in a couple of posts now that we’ve changed the way we eat. I think it’s time I gave a …