As an anxious person who always thinks ahead to the worst possible scenario, I am also constantly preparing for the worst possible scenario. I have solutions galore for when things go wrong and while I may initially panic and go into shut down, eventually my problem-solving self comes to the fore and I quickly move […]
Coronavirus diaries – How to keep calm and carry on
I could make this short and sweet and simply write “plenty of alcohol and valium”. But that is neither sustainable nor healthy, so even though I have had a few more glasses of wine than usual and a tablet or two of valium at peak anxiety times, they are not my main coping strategies. What […]
Polish pork rissoles
This is one of my all-time favourite meals and the kids love it, too. My mum makes it with beef mince, but pork makes it so much more delicious. The caramelised onion added to the mince is the secret ingredient that makes the rissoles so moreish and I have to keep the kids from eating […]
Coronavirus Diaries – Food Anxiety
I’ve been feeling increasingly anxious this weekend about our food security, amid continuing reports from friends of emptied supermarket shelves. Not just toilet paper this time, but necessities like fresh meat and vegetables. So I went to have a look for myself, on the pretext of getting wine. Our local IGA was cleared out of […]
Why I hate cooking and how I’m trying to find the love again
Once upon a time, I used to love cooking. I collected the Women’s Weekly recipes from when I was a teenager and experimented with recipes on my parents and sister. I also cooked ordinary home food nearly every day. Recipes that my mum taught me to help out in our busy household from quite a […]
