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Understanding Food Date Labels – What You Need To Know To Avoid Food Waste This Holiday Season

Did you know that understanding the food date label can save you lots of food and money? Have you ever bought a food item in a hurry to get out of the supermarket holiday hustle, then realised at checkout, or worse when you got home that the expiry date is less than a week away? Well, I have – it’s frustrating!

There is so much information on a food label. Some would argue too much or say it’s confusing! If you’re accustomed to zooming through the supermarket, you may not notice the date labels. Don’t worry, I’ll share how I’ve improved my food waste and grocery budget by understanding food date labels much better.

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Celebrating Bajan Food during November!

I feel like I end up saying this phrase quite often to people, “In Barbados…”, and some random Barbadian fact comes out. Either about our customs, cuisine or just how everyday life is. I’m sure you can put two and two together to figure out I’m from Barbados. Yes, yes, that’s the island in the Caribbean where Rihanna is from. And NO, we are not all on the same landmass as Jamaica, but rather very far away in our little Caribbean Sea. November is the month of our independence from English rule, which ended in 1966.

As we celebrate our 54th year of independence, I’ve decided to share some Bajan delicacies with you all. Barbadian cuisine has evolved from African, Indian, European (English, Irish, Portuguese) and even South American influences. It’s delicious food and anyone who tells you otherwise doesn’t know what they’re talking about. Hopefully, you can either try to make them at home or come to Barbados to experience them.

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Lessons to Learnt from Lockdown

This is an extra short post because I feel like we’ve all learnt lots of wonderful and not-so-great things during the COVID-19 lockdowns including how to make sourdough bread. Here’s just a summary of what stood out to me.