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Over £3,000 raised for Oxfam so far – Thankyou!
I just thought, before I take my highly inconvenient migraine back to bed, that I would check the fundraising page for my Live Below The Line challenge this year…. And I’m staggered to have passed the £3k mark! Thankyou to… Read More ›
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£5 for 7 days challenge – Day 3
Day Three. I was sent home from work this afternoon with a migraine. Well-meaning friends have suggested that I quit the challenge to look after myself, but I’m not a quitter. I get migraines every now and again, usually stress… Read More ›
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£5 for 7 days challenge – Day 2
I come to the end of Day 2 of my second take on the Live Below The Line challenge, or this time I’m stretching my fiver over seven days and I’ve tried to up my fruit and protein intake. So… Read More ›
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Live Below The Line 2: Day One Meal Summary
At the end of today – a day I have spent mostly packing up my kitchen and handing most of the contents to a friend to look after in the face of my pending move – I wasn’t really hungry… Read More ›
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Live Below The Line: Take Two
I’ve decided to reattempt the Live Below The Line challenge, taking on board my previous experience of white rice and lack of protein, and advice and comments from readers. The challenge is open until June – so I thought a… Read More ›
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Love in snapshots: May 2013
Love in snapshots: in a world where we define people by their job titles, I am defined by the love and the generosity of my friends: More to follow as I pack up and move over the next fortnight… Jack… Read More ›
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Defined by the love of my friends.
I wrote back in July 2012, in the article ‘Hunger Hurts’ (http://agirlcalledjack.com/2012/07/30/hunger-hurts/): “You sell the meagre DVD collection for an even more meagre sum, the netbook, a camera, you wash clothes in basic washing powder that makes your skin itch…. Read More ›
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Reader’s Recipes: Rod’s Perfick Hot Pud
Never forget the most simplest of hot puds. Slice and deseed any fruit….you’ll soon discover which one works best for you. We like plain old apple….but pear, pine-apple or orange are also good. A small knob of butter or other… Read More ›
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Reader’s Recipes: Kate’s Spicy Lentil Burgers with Chilli Tomato Sauce
Burgers 4oz Red or Brown Lentils carrot grated celery finely chopped onion finely chopped 2oz Breadcrumbs clove of garlic crushed 1/2 tsp Mustard 1/2 tsp Cayenne 1/2 tsp ground coriander 1 egg Sauce 1/2 tin chopped tomatoes 1tbsp marmalade pinch… Read More ›
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Eek! Presents! Thankyou Schwartz!
So, a funny thing happened this week, in my funny life. On BBC Radio Wales on Wednesday afternoon, I mentioned that I buy just one herb or spice a week to add to my collection, in order to widen the… Read More ›
