Did you see the news recently about how the inflation shopping basket has changed over time? This is the notional ‘shopping basket’ which is used to calculate the cost of inflation. Personally I don’t pay an awful lot of attention to how much each item in my virtual basket costs … I shop online and so […]
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Week 5 – a whole week at home to look forward to
Working for a French company, I get to travel to our Paris office quite frequently. Whilst I hate having to wake up at 5am to catch the train, and staying in a hotel is boring, I love taking the opportunity to spend time with my French colleagues. But I’ve been travelling a fair bit recently […]
Week 4 – converting the French to British food
Who says the French don’t like British food eh? I have yet to meet a French person who hasn’t wanted to try some of our traditional British dishes, although I admit I was dubious about the success of my menu for last Wednesday night: Haggis, neeps and tatties to taste Welsh rarebit Toad in the hole […]
Week 3 – ferrero rocher 1, Tracy 0
The best thing I can say about the ferrero rocher is that they are gone. Admittedly in my tummy and not in the bin, but they’re not singing to me any more. Mmmmm, they were delicious though. Note to self: don’t buy anything made with Nutella until I have learnt self control. As you can see […]
Week 2 – still hungry, still trying to ignore the Ferrero Rocher …
The box of Ferrero Rocher I bought for Christmas is still singing to me, but I am trying to ignore it as I won’t just eat one – I’ll eat them all. I know they are desperately unfashionable chocolates, but I adore them. Creamy Nutella and crunchy nutty coating – delicious. I’ll open the box once […]
Week 1 – a healthy start to 2015
Well, I know I am going to be STARVING hungry this week, as my body tries to re-adapt to a regular diet, instead of the festive ‘eat and drink anything you like’ diet. So, taking my own advice, I have planned my meals for the rest of this week. I love planning what I am going […]
Some healthy eating tips for 2015
I am no saint when it comes to food. The title of this blog is It’s not easy being greedy for a reason. I am greedy and it’s not easy … but it’s bloody good fun. However, after a December of over-indulging, I doubt I am the only person to be saying to myself “okay, […]
Merry Christmas 2014 from It’s not easy being greedy
Wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas! I hope you all have a greedy day with your family and friends. Scroll down past my beautiful (and rather large) Christmas tree to see what I’ll be eating today … Breakfast Cured salmon with potato cakes and green butter sauce, Buck’s Fizz Dinner Prawn cocktail (my recipe […]
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Eating my way around the world – hola from Mexico!
My amazing suntan is not enough compensation for being back in rainy, wintry, cold London … especially as I am going back to work tomorrow. My body still thinks I am six hours behind in Mexico, even though I am forcing myself to get up early to reset my body clock. Also, having come from an […]
Meal planning Monday – 9 June 2014
Good news and bad news from last week. The good news was that Team AXA won the Macmillan Cancer Support House of Lords v Commons tug of war. It was a lot harder than I had anticipated but the adrenaline rush was fantastic when we won (either that or the effect of the champagne – […]