Extra kilos always seem to come with a bonus helping of guilt, repulsion and self-pity. For many people this is of course a vicious cycle - a higher weight than expected on the scale results in pity relieved by excess consumption, which results in guilt and there we go all over again. Those feelings are [...]
Whether you're a gourmand with a penchant for pastry or a sweet tooth with a snacking habit, many of us are carrying a few (or more) extra kilos. The dangerous combination of gluttony, complacency and marriage has resulted in a recent expansion of my hips and thighs. While I'm not quite contending with the likes [...]
If you're like me, you often find great recipe ideas on blogs or other websites. I used to just bookmark the pages but I found I quickly forgot about the bookmarks and as a result never used the idea. Printing out the recipe worked for a bit - but many blogs (like mine) have frilly [...]
It has been one of those weeks. The only possible cure of which is a new pair of shoes or a roast dinner. Apparently we're in the midst of a Global Financial Crisis so I went with the roast. Good thing too, because as it turns out husbands tend to be awfully forgiving of a [...]
I have been horribly slack in posting lately. It isn't because I don't love you. I have been overseas and subsequently dealing with the fun sort of complications in life that always seem to happen at the most inconvenient time. I'm taking my own advice and taking life slowly. I will be back shortly (with [...]
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Beyond Beeton is a post-modern guide to household management inspired by Mrs Beeton’s 1861 Book of Household Management.
