I’m probably at the most critical point in my life. I feel that I am about to cross over that imperceptible line , the line that when you cross it, you are unaware you’ve crossed over but by which time it is too late anyway, you are lost forever. I feel that I am barely clinging on and quite frankly, I am terrified. I’m terrified because up until this point, I haven’t been able to change things or make a significant difference to my general malaise and constant quandary: how to escape this fortress that I have imprisoned myself in.…
FOOD: friend or foe?
BACK ON TRACK?
As with patterns of behaviour in my life, it is no surprise to me that I haven’t written a post for about 6 weeks. This is what I do. I enter into something with great gusto and enthusiam only to let it drizzle down to a soggy blob once the initial spurt of interest and productivity has waned. Its not as though I get bored quickly and replace an activity with something else. Its rather that my rituals and habits have a more insidious and forceful tug and have always been the default setting in my life. This last paragraph…
BREAD OF LIFE
I’m not sure I could relate to someone whose idea of a sandwich is sliced white factory produced bread, spread with margarine and a slice of processed cheese. In fact, I think that sandwich making would be an excellent way to assess each other when meeting for the first time and would be a great way to figure out if one wants to further pursue a relationship. After all, if the thought of being forced to eat such a tasteless and bland offering as the cheese sandwich described above is abhorrent, then why would one imagine that its maker would…
SURVIVAL!!
Since admitting to my obsession with food I have been wondering if we aren’t all capable of being somewhat more interested and invested in our food consumption than is considered healthy or necessary. There is a global epidemic of obesity and its related health implications. Would those who over-consume have the same unnatural preoccupation with food as do those who under-consume? This got me thinking about the role of food throughout the ages, the value placed on it and the means of locating/ purchasing/ finding this life-sustaining commodity. I thought it might be interesting to draw up some comparisons/differences between…
BROWNIES
2 days ago I decided to make a heathy version of some brownies naturally sweetened with dates instead of cane sugar. I had also read that you can make brownies with beetroot as an ingredient but was more intrigued with the idea of adding aduki beans instead. I didn’t have a tinned version of the beans and I had to therefore soak the dried beans overnight.( This recipe might necessitate some forward planning.) After soaking the beans for 10-12 hours you then have to boil them rapidly for 10 minutes and remove the scum that forms on top before allowing…
PANDORA’S BOX
I loathe shopping. I especially dislike shopping inside a large mall. After about an hour I lose the will to live. There is however, one exception and that is shopping for food. I am passionate about this pastime. I get this feeling of total euphoria, a zone of inner contentment that borders on obsessional. My interest is especially piqued when I am in a foreign country or in an unfamiliar or uncharted food market. I can literally spend hours wandering the aisles not just looking at the merchandise but as a paying consumer, happy to spend a small fortune on…