Silv's Journal

My initial attempt was to make a Minestrone Soup which swiftly derailed once I wanted to add bok choy, quinoa seeds, leek and red bell peppe...

As we experimented with different juice combinations and largely relied on The Big Book of Juice and Smoothies by Natalie Savona for inspir...

And the end of this journey has arrived.  Four weeks of juicing and souping.  Throughout this month I broke my diet once on Mother's Day...

I am a big fan of pulses such as lentils, chickpeas and beans.  Besides the fact that I enjoy their flavour they are packed with protein, nu...

As the third week rolled by I settled into my routine with juice in the morning and evening, soup at lunch and nuts for snacks.  Many of the...

The power of pumpkin and sweet potato are in their anti-cancer and antioxidant properties, whilst the leek is a good source of potassium and...

Day 8 Breakfast - 3/4 pineapple, 2 apples, 2 oranges & 1 tsp psyllium husk (absolutely delicious) Lunch - cabbage, carrot & apple...

Originating 2000+ years ago from the Northern Mediterranean, the broccoli is an Italian vegetable that was highly regarded by the Romans.  I...

I found this soup recipe on the New York Times website and it looked more interesting than my more basic recipe.  Just like cabbages, the ...

If you have been following my blog recently than you may be aware that I have started a detox diet using fruit juice in the morning and vegg...

Day 1 Started the day, which was at noon for me (recovering from jet lag), with a pineapple and apple juice.  A surprisingly delightful co...

Inspired by our Aussie kickboxing and karate instructor, Bernard Schokman, my hubby and I started a journey towards body detoxification, cle...

A humorous account of a day in Venice by my brother, Alex. Actually I wonder if it was more about him wrapping his head around what his 3 ye...

This is the final post for our Austrian holiday.  We spent our 19th day journeying from Graz to Vienna by train again.  This time round we...