http://eatthechange.org Changing the world, one mouthful at a time Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:27:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've finished the week now, and it's been really interesting.  The thing that struck me the most was that I barely put anything in the bin all week, and it made me realise that if I stop buying things in plastic packaging entirely then I will hardly ever be sending ... http://eatthechange.org/2008/09/23/end-of-the-week/ Tuesday 16th. At work again, so more of the aforementioned potatoes for lunch (yawn) though luckily these were in the fridge all of yesterday. But the last evening called for a celebration, and I made a delicious soup, with split peas, potato (!) and more of that marrow (stupidly forgot to ... http://eatthechange.org/2008/09/18/how-i-did-day-7/ Monday 15th. This is by far the hardest day. I'm out from 6.30am till 9.30pm, and I'm not the sort of person who can survive more than a few hours without food, hence the industrial quantities of potatoes... So it's a cheese sandwich for lunch with potatoes and boiled veg, ... http://eatthechange.org/2008/09/18/how-i-did-day-6/ Sunday 14th. This is my first day back at work since I started the pledge, and though it's only a half-day I still need a packed lunch, so it's more stuffed marrow... The evening is spent boiling potatoes. I'm not going to be home much the next couple of days, so ... http://eatthechange.org/2008/09/18/how-i-did-day-5/ Saturday 13th. Took a trip to the seaside today, to a favourite splace of mine on the remote Dengie Peninsula, with the ulterior motive of visiting Sarah Green's organic farm shop in nearby TIllingham. Took a packed lunch of potato, beetroot, cheese (again, sigh). Got a boost from the shop ... http://eatthechange.org/2008/09/18/how-i-did-day-4/ Friday 12th. For lunch it's back to salad with bread and cheese, so in the evening I try to inject a bit of variety. I use my multi-decked steamer to cook salmon with potatoes, beetroot and spinach. Really not bad. Also had another go with bread-making, but although it seemed ... http://eatthechange.org/2008/09/18/how-i-did-day-3/ Thursday 11th. Combined yesterday's soup with more potato and fennel for lunch. Had a muffin from a batch baked by my partner using Windmill flour and local blackberries - delicious! Struggling now to keep the aphids off my moroccan mint plant (and hot drink source) - the last one died a horrible ... http://eatthechange.org/2008/09/18/how-i-did-day-2/ Day 1. (Wednesday 10th) Began the pledge with what was to become my regular breakfast - a bowl of porridge (oats from Pimhill) with rape seed oil from Cambridgeshire, ground linseed and Exmoor honey. For lunch I began an assault on my potato stash (expecting to eat a lot of them), with beetroot, a salad ... http://eatthechange.org/2008/09/18/how-i-did/ 10th-16th September - my Eat the Change week.   I knew this was going to be difficult. I live in suburban Essex just beyond outer London, with no organic food shop for miles around and a farmer's market just once a month. Being a confirmed townie, I'm hopeless in the garden and ... http://eatthechange.org/2008/09/18/preparing-to-eat-the-change/ I have spent so much of this week shopping, preparing, cooking, eating, and generally thinking about food! On Tuesday I went on an Eat the Change shopping trip to Gloucester Road.  In the Real Olive Co the only thing I could have bought was Godminster Cheddar in wax, but it was ... http://eatthechange.org/2008/09/18/107/