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- Why looking after your gut is important for mental health. A session with Claire ThomasHow much do you think about your gut? Is it something that you are aware of or just know it to be something that digests food?The gut a fascinating system, full of interesting processes which is why it is referred to as the second brain. Most of us can ignore our gut but it tells us some very interesting things if we listen…19 min
- Food and Spring (1) Learning to reduce food waste.We are well into spring and food waste has been topical due to price increases making life challenging for many households. Thankfully creativity and practical steps to reduce food waste can help to minimise the impact of squeezed household budgets. You can do this - listen to how!!22 min
- Food and Autumn (3) Before we bid January farewell let’s think about our pledges!Why do we bother making pledges in January? It’s the month after we eat the most food yet January is a month we often talk about food pledges. Could it be possible that your food pledges in January will take you to amazing heights in 2022?19 min
- Food and Autumn (2) Find out about herbs and how to enhance your food with an array of herbs.Cooking with herbs can turn a boring meal into an amazing one. Herbs have both medicinal and culinary uses so it’s no surprise that more and more people have become curious about using herbs in cooking. Making a start with herbs is easy when you know how.14 min
- Food and Autumn (1) Autumn’s hot food growing tips are ready for you.There’s plenty to explore when it comes to warm salads and tasty vegetables. As the cold weather approaches, don’t let that put you off the food growing ambitions started in January. Relax and unwind as you chop the garlic and roast the butternut squash.24 min
- Food and Summer (3) This summer there’s plenty of courgettes around and who doesn’t love courgettes?Summer is the season for great vegetables and this year it’s turned out plenty of courgettes. Listen to this podcast and start experimenting with summer fruit and vegetables like courgettes, tomatoes, broccoli and spinach.22 min
- Food and Summer (2) How the Italians do it.If you’re interested in food and culture listen to this episode and discover how some of our Italian friends enjoy their summer with amazingly healthy fruits and vegetables. They make eating seasonal food so easy.24 min
- Food and Summer(1) the Hungry Gap is officially over. Hurray!Summer is here and we have plenty to celebrate. For one, the hungry gap is over and we can eat lots of delicious fruit snd veg. Do you want to know what’s in season? Listen to this episode to find out what is plentiful in June.21 min
- Food and Spring (4) Cooking mindfully is not as easy as we think but it is possible so let’s start.Anyone with multiple things on the go will know how helpful relaxation can be. The lockdowns made us face some “home truths” about ourselves. Now it’s time to mend some of our ways by starting to cook mindfully.Our guest Saba a life long food lover, cook and yoga teacher talks to us about how everything is linked and more importantly how to start fixing it.29 min
- Food and Spring (3) Spring throws up some surprises and this time, it’s the Hungry Gap.If you’re growing your own food, shopping in farmers markets and so on, you may notice the hungry gap; a kind of pause affecting some of your favourite produce; making you appreciate them even more.23 min
About LIFE IS FOR COOKING
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A podcast by Greenwich Pantry in London; for foodies who enjoy cooking or want to get started. Discussing food and culture, we’ll be chatting to foodies, chefs, and more, sharing recipes you’ll want to use over and over again. We'll feature food stories, answer questions and talk you through the tricky bits. Join our conversation, we would love to hear from you.
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Life is for cooking so sit back, relax and start drooling.