The Mr and I are overspent this week in both financial and caloric terms which has presented something of a challenge for the catering team- which is Me tonight. Due to being both brilliant and too lazy to go on a yellow sticker hunt at the shops I’ve pulled it out the bag with our […]
Read More Skinflint BologneseI was beyond thrilled to discover my local fish boss Terry had a glut of whelks available last weekend. Already cooked, shell on at less than four quid a kilo which meant I could add plenty to my shopping list for our fishy Easter holidays night in. I bloody love whelks. Ok they aren’t posh […]
Read More Are You Going To Eat….. Whelks?I don’t have the downlow on how to be thin yet, but if there is one thing all dieters (and frankly all eaters) should keep in their fat fighting arsenal it is a good quality hot sauce. By good, I mean one that you like. Hot sauce is brilliant because it packs flavour with so […]
Read More The Skinny Thing: Hot SauceWhat: Mixed menu of classic grills, veggie and vegan options and all sorts with comically prison themed dish names. Where: Behind and under Colchester Town Hall, entrance just off the High Street. How Much: £30-£40 a head three courses and drinks Overall: 7.5/10 The Cells boasts to be the only venue in the country where […]
Read More A Little Plug- The Cells, ColchesterWhat? Traditional Italian Where? Church Street, Colchester, CO1 How Much? Menu dependent, potentially ouchy for meat lovers, budget friendly for pasta fans Overall? almost but not quite 8/10 Il Padrino has been open some three years in Colchester and I must confess to not having heard that much about it. To be honest Italian isn’t […]
Read More A Little Plug-Il PadrinoThe Restorer, quickly developed to combat The Bonk after a long hike without enough breakfast. Huge vitamin C hit and about half a days vitamin A too. Ginger and lime keep it from being sickly. Boomboom Smoothie No.3 Serves 1 Around 250 calories Up to 11g protein up to 6g fibre 1/4 banana 250g mango […]
Read More Smoothie #3Fennel- member of the carrot family that doubles as a pretty, bee friendly garden addition and yummy culinary additive. As expected for a bulbous vegetable, fennel is low calorie and fat negligible packing roughly 40% dietary fibre by weight. A 100g serving will get you about a third of your vitamin B requirements for the […]
Read More Skinny Thing Food Hero- FennelA green and lean effort, distinctly savoury low cal tummy filler. Potential healthy boosts from fresh citrus and ginger. Boomboom Smoothie No. 2 Serves 1 <150 calories Up to 4g protein Up to 9g fibre Good for- dieters, sick days and exercise recovery. 1 small green apple 1 stick celery 4 inches cucumber 2tbspn fat […]
Read More Smoothie #2What? Modern pub grub Where? Crouch Street, Colchester, Essex How Much? Ranges with menu up to £25 a head with desserts and sides etc Overall: 8/10 Ah, the Kings Arms. Or if you are over 30 and local to Colchester, The Hogs Head. If you need to ask, you weren’t […]
Read More A Quick Plug- The Kings ArmsTo be clear before we start, I’ve never been skinny other than maybe as a toddler. I was a fat kid, a very fat teenager and a morbidly obese twenty something. This maybe isn’t a surprise for someone who so clearly enjoys eating, and always has. Perhaps always. I’ll get to that later. Cut back […]
Read More The Skinny Thing- An Unhappy Revisitation
Food. Boom. 