Low Carb Shepard's Pie

Welcome to mince week! I'm starting off with one of our staple week day dishes, Shepard's Pie. This is great to make in the weekend and keep to re-heat. It also freezes well and the cauliflower mash makes it an easy low carb version too.  Serve with a green salad or some steamed greens and you're good to go.

Review: Temple Bar Food Markets

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Every Saturday Mr. Ox and I take our re-useable cotton bags down to the Temple Bar food market to stock up on our local organic veggies and meat for the week. Mr. Ox is partial to the coffee (the BEST in Dublin, hands down) while I love the warm apple juice (with a sneaky shot of apple brandy to keep the chill out) and the vegan wheat free treats. Shopping at these types of markets are good for the environment and for your health (not to mention the hip pocket) because you are buying good, local, organic, sustainably produced food from people who care, thus cutting down on transport costs and keeping Irish money in Ireland. No greedy global brand rapping and pillaging the earth with carcinogenic substances here. So do something good for yourself, the environment and the community and give your local market a go, I'm sure you will be pleasantly surprised.

Irish Markets

Today Husband and I were at the Ranelah Market, "spreading the Chiropractic word" :P. And Dublin put on a brilliant show with the weather, sunny skies all day (with only 2 minutes of light rain!). I love giving free postural checks and talking to like minded people about health and I love markets. There's nothing better than buying fresh, organic, local produce from people who really care about food.  It's a pity that this young market will only be around for one more week. I really hate to see it go, the people there, including the stall owners, were so lovely and there really was a sense of community, so much better than a stuffy old tescos. I wish all the people involved best of luck and hope our paths cross again soon.
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