Nick's Food Blog

  • Calcium

    by Rollo Millership
    Calcium is a mineral most often associated with healthy bones and teeth, although it is essential for a wide range of processes including blood clo...

  • Carbohydrates don't need to be complex

    by Rollo Millership
    Carbohydrates are a thing slightly shrouded in mystery. As a result of Aktin's and other diets they are often considered as the reason for heart pr...

  • Protein: The Many Wonderous Forms of Amino Acids

    by Rollo Millership
    Macronutrient is the name given to fats, carbohydrates and proteins, they are called this because they are the things the body needs in larger quan...

  • Fat: Unsaturated, Saturated and Trans, Explained (A Bit)

    by Rollo Millership
      Fat is a very small word but it has a lot of meaning. In some cultures fat is associated with good health and prosperity while in others it is a...

  • Turmeric

    by Rollo Millership
    Turmeric is a flowering plant of the ginger family which originates from India and parts of South-East Asia. The rhizomes are used fresh or boiled...

  • Ginger!

    by Rollo Millership
    Mankind's relationship with this root goes back at least 5000 years. Ginger is a carminative, a fancy word for something that stops you farting but...

  • Basil

    by Rollo Millership
    Basil is native to tropical regions from Central Africa to South-East Asia. All basils are part of the mint family, species of basil include: sweet...

  • Saint Brigid and the Festival of Imbolg

    by Rollo Millership
      Happy Imbolg! Today, the 1st of February, is the beginning of the Celetic celebration Imbolg (also spelt Imbolc and pronounced Imm BOLL Ock/Ogg),...

  • A Brief History of Christmas Dinner

    by Nick Hartston
    A midwinter feast is thought to have taken place in Britain for over 4000 years. A  team of archeologists studying approximately 400 pig jaw bones ...

  • Mustard

    by Rollo Millership
      Mustard plants are a variety of plants of which the seeds are used as a spice and the leaves are eaten directly. Broccoli, cauliflower, radish a...

  • Intermittent Fasting

    by Rollo Millership
    Fasting has been practised by people for thousands of years for a range of reasons. Physicians as far back as the 3rd century BC recognised that s...

  • Top 10 - Meals on Reels

    by Rollo Millership
      The photo I used for this article is, of course, the unforgettable spaghetti scene from The Lady and The Tramp. I have chosen to have no animate...