Sometimes I just don’t have the guts to deal with whole fish.  I’ve never wholly regained my bravado since the Saturday in 2002 when my kind and thoughtful brother, on the way home from his job delivering spanking fresh fish to temples of gastronomy The River Café, J. Sheekey, Moro, Gordon Ramsay, The Ivy et al, dropped

David Davis Here. Good new commentary about stuff form the Observer; that is to say, a “News Paper”, mostly read by pseudo-intellectual British lefties, with names such as Deidre Dutt-Pauker. These are a declining breed happily, but sadly with an ability to “punch above their weight”. we shall have to see about that when we set

According to recent figures, discount stores Aldi and Lidl have recorded sales growth of 20% and 14.9% respectively on a like-for-like basis. Even Iceland, which specialises in frozen food, has had a growth of 15.2%. Now this may not look that significant, unless you compare it to the growth reported by the established supermarkets-Tesco, Sainsbury, Asda and Morrisons-which reported a

From the Inside: executive summary Experiences of Prison Mental Health Care, from the Sainsbury Centre from Mental Health Is based on interviews with 98 prisoners in five West Midlands prisons. It finds that the ‘average’ prisoner has a combination of mental health, substance use and other problems. Mental ill health is not the exception but the

Image via Wikipedia I calculated a 1 foot tuna and cheese subway in a Honey and Oat bread is more than 600 Calorie!! Wow I really messed up today, no more subway for me now. I might have just taken  a fruit at Sainsbury and called it in. This set me back by quite a bit, my average BMR

Who’d say that my daily trip to the supermarket would make my day? I mean, I had to mention the Emergency Chocolate in the chocolate’s shelve Label: ‘For immediate relief of: Chocolate cravings, Lovesickness, Exam Pressure, Mild anxiety and Extreme Hunger. Directions for use: Tear open wrapper, break off desired dosage and consume. Alternatively

Image via Wikipedia Today I went down the gym and tried to look for a pair of running/gym shoes. Here is my programme 10min run/warmup at 10km/h+ 2min shake up stretch 4 sets of 10 on my deltoids 5 sets of 8 on my triceps 3 sets of 15 of crunches modified with medicine balls with a twist 3 sets of 10 leg

I love watercress. The only problem with buying watercress in the supermarket is that it doesn’t have a very good shelf life. But my eyes lit up when I visited our local Sainsbury last night. They were selling ‘living watercress’. It’s in a pot, and you need to keep it well watered. But you harvest

I love this, it makes me giggle. It all links back to being thrifty, which doesn’t mean having to compromise. Below is listed from Martins money saving expert a table showing when supermarkets reduce food (In the UK). I would also add that I have noticed in the past that certain days are more likely to

At Sainsburys today, while queuing at the basket only section, on impulse I picked up two small bunches of flowers to buy as a present for my wife. As I put them in my basket, the man behind said, quite loudly, “Fucking poof.” I turned round, waved my left hand in his face, so he could see my wedding