The WW Foodie

When I look back on 2010 it will not be as one of my more successful years. I’ve lacked motivation and focus in a number of areas. Work has ...

Well, two sleeps left to go until what might just be the most important meal of the year, and like all good foodies I’m getting quite excite...

We had our team Christmas “do” yesterday. Half the people I work with are off today. Of the remaining half, some of us feel somewhat delicat...

Well, I’ve spent most of the last week skulking in bed with woman flu. Which is to say the real deal rather than the man kind. There has bee...

I didn't go in for homemade Christmas presents until a couple of years ago.  The reason being is that I am one of the least crafty peopl...

Yesterday, D came home with a plump little pheasant which will form the basis of our Christmas dinner this year. It is all rather exciting, ...

Ah, snow.  It may be cold and wet and make your toes go slightly numb when you are walking down the road with a hole in your boot, but it ha...

...for a little review. Pro Points has now been up and running for 3 weeks, and this little blogger has lost three and a half pounds. Not a...

Have I happened to mention how much I adore curry? I was quite aged before I discovered my passion for spicy food. The primary problem for...

It appears that winter has well and truly arrived. Looking out of the office window, all I can see is dense, pale fog. I don’t find Leeds an...

I don’t think it will come as a particular surprise to anyone that blue cheese and broccoli is a gorgeous combination. This lovely soup reci...

Massive excitement on Monday morning when Weight Watchers launched its brand new plan, “Pro Points” to existing members (with a roll out to ...

Well, it's been a few days since we came back from London now, boasting a few new pounds in my paunch. But since we had some absolutely ...

I was born and raised a Catholic which, naturally, meant attending Catholic school. Which in turn meant that the countdown to Christmas only...

Michelin star bashing has become rather prevalent in some quarters. It seems that there are certain chefs, critics, food bloggers have falle...

Friday already! The days have really run away from me this week. An exciting weekend coming up for us; we’re off down to London to indulge...

This is the second risotto recipe I’ve put up in the last few weeks. I suppose at least I’m consistent – or dull, depending on your point of...

When you were a child how many times do you think you said “When I grow up I’m going to….” I know for a fact that I intended to eat Coco P...

Right, I think it is high time for another recipe.  And after recent posts on the subject, you would be forgiven for the thinking this has t...

This morning at work we learned that a colleague, who actually sat just across the room from me, had died unexpectedly. He was admitted to h...

Having burbled on about mussels in my last post, here (just for you, Peridot!) is my “recipe” for seafood spaghetti. I use inverted commas b...

....2lbs off!  Hurrah! Getting back to a meeting appears to have done the trick - for the first time in a long time, I planned out a week’...

So, the million dollar question this bright Monday morning is does: 6 days of stellar pointing + 4  3 gym trips – 1 boozy Friday at th...

D claims to have not been much into cooking before we met. He had three dishes in his repertoire with which to woo the ladies: bangers and m...

So my first day back as a fully paid-up, meeting attending, tracking-like-a-demon, Weight Watcher wasn’t stellar. But for the opposite reaso...