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Hand-made, home-cooked, and meaningful: four easy ideas for Valentine’s Day - FoodSt

4 Easy Meal Ideas for Valentine’s Day | FoodSt

Some of us are born romantics who love any opportunity to celebrate love, and others are a little more sceptical about the fourteenth of Feb. (With good reason, too; Valentine’s Day is unabashedly consumer-driven. Those little heart-shaped

February 10, 2018
2 min read

Find more space for yourself in 2018

Last year, like all other years before it, has passed at an astonishing rate. Time flies when you’re having fun, and time really flies when you’re busy! 2017 was a year full of exciting change and new challenges, but I can’t help but wish I had taken

January 06, 2018
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Follow your cooking dreams without quitting your day job - FoodSt

Follow Cooking Dreams Without Quitting Your Job | FoodSt

As a family we’ve talked about ways that she could fulfil her dream of cooking – like a small catering business that she could run during the day – but it has never quite been feasible. The risk of giving up her nursing job and pouring her savings

December 26, 2017
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Gifting Mindfully this Christmas

My family has always loved gift-giving. There are six of us, and until a few years ago we each went to great lengths to buy the perfect gift for every other person. Our gift-opening ritual on Christmas Day was elaborate and special, with much time spent admiring each present and gasping in delight as each one was unwrapped.

December 07, 2017
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Gen Y and the cost of convenience

November 18, 2017
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The power of food in reconnecting our community

November 11, 2017
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Four tips for managing weeknight stress

November 04, 2017
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Meeting Simmone Logue

October 31, 2017
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Do our children even recognise real food anymore?

We need to stop modelling the idea that time-saving is more valuable than money or the environment, and that convenience is more important than nutrition or spending time together. We need to teach the younger generations about real food, but the issue remains: on many occasions we do not have time to cook.

October 26, 2017
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Why Guilt Has No Place in Living the Life We Choose

We’re encouraged to have dazzling careers, enjoy fulfilling relationships, be present for our families and friends, run marathons, take Spanish classes at night and cook beautiful, healthy meals throughout. Some people appear to manage it all, while others of us fall onto the couch at the end of each day and guiltily eat ‘cheat meals’ off our laps while we let the daily stress dissipate.

October 14, 2017
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FoodSt Featured in Marie Claire!

October 11, 2017
1 min read

Journey to FoodSt

"As I picked up the phone to order takeaway I was filled with an overwhelming sense of guilt. I felt guilty for not being as organised as I should be, for resorting to unhealthy takeaway dinners on a weekly basis; I felt guilty for working and for wanting a career and for not spending enough time with my kids."

August 10, 2017
3 min read
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