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Hannah

@bcnbabe.bsky.social
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No longer based in Catalunya. My heart still belongs in the EU! Love food, wine, music, books. Loathe right wing “tontos”.

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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 11h
I learned to cook when I lived in Spain in my late 20s. The jarred sauces & condiments I’d relied on, where imported & very expensive so I had to learn how to match the flavours & make my own. Now we have moved back to be with my octogenarian parents. They rely on frozen chopped veg & jars, tins.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 12h
I could never find them in Catalunya! I looked for them when we wanted to make chocolate Easter nests! We ended up using “sticks” a version of all bran instead!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yum!!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Sounds scrumptious!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yum!!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
That sounds tasty! I adore Thai food! But I especially envy the fresh pineapple! Lush! We are having left over roast pork with cauliflower cheese, stuffing, roast sweet potatoes and other veg. No pud, no booze (for me).
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Haha! I much prefer to EAT food, yes Janet!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Lol! What did they buy? The same things? Or was only one buying?
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Unhappy Meals - Michael Pollan
Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." Michael Pollan An oldie but a goodie all the same.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Talk to me in 20 years” he said. But I am here in Wales, instead, where two young people I have met have Crohn’s, another few have fibromyalgia, diabetes. And they’re younger every time.(3)
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Mothers no longer keep a barra in the cochecito to satisfy their grumpy babies.” He said. “They have donuts instead. The ones that are readily found in the supermarket. They don’t go off and are ready to satisfy anytime baby cries” (2)
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
When I first arrived in Catalunya, I marvelled at how slim they all were. That the Mediterranean Diet must be well adhered to in this corner of the world. The doctor to whom I was chatting to said you are arriving just as things are changing.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yes! 🙌🏻
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I agree it’s not an easily defined term. And a lot of nutritionists and dieticians have pointed out that the term tends to “throw the baby out with the bath water”. But with food deserts being a real thing, colorectal cancer diagnosis in the young increasing we don’t need to kill the messengers.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Thank you for sharing my post! xx
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I don’t think you should hold Tim Spector and his ilk to a higher account than the people who successfully peddle addictive food stuffs. But you have managed to do so. So if you feel I am lowering myself to your level, so be it. Go in peace my friend.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Listen lovely, it’s easy to see what’s whole and healthy. That we as a community want to argue the toss and eat shit doesn’t change that. Mars and Coca Cola positively encourage the controversy! I have these arguments with my children, I don’t think you and I need to argue too.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hahaha. But cheese is both, didn’t you know? And it’s also a ferment! So it’s actually especially good for you! And my favourite. I’m all about cheese, butter and cream and… I’m also aware the snake oil sales are also on all sides. Not just Tim whatshisname.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It’s not rocket science. If the food is high in fat salt sugar and doesn’t look like it’s original ingredient, it’s ultra processed and shouldn’t be consumed in great quantities. But it doesn’t mean we can’t inhale a packet of Doritos at the weekend. Moderation is key.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I’d dive into that! Fabulous!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It’s a trauma from my toddler years! I was forced to eat a boiled egg. (Long story, utterly understandable) And yes it’s a combo smell and texture. I’m fine with omelette, scrambled etc. But runny yolk is not for me. But hard boiled is a problem too…sigh!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Stuffing almost ready!
Cubed sourdough sage and onion stuffing as per Daughter’s request/demand! Needs another 15 mins in a hot oven!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Im not much of an egg person but that looks lovely Hass! Well done on your 10k too!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
There is nothing better! Buen provecho Shawn!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
What time do you usually eat your Sunday evening meal Gfrancie? I’m still waiting on the applesauce and stuffing and hubby is chopping the sweet potatoes!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I can imagine how delicious this will be Brie! Bon profit!
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I am reluctant to pay for things I can make (often better) at home. But I conceded to enjoying g time with my friend at a cafe and enjoying the best lemon and ginger tea I have ever had! I’m going to buy and infusion pot just so I can attempt to replicate it!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It’s my favourite! Thanks for sharing Beestrot!
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It all sounds delicious Mary! And very special! I hope you’ll have a very happy thanksgiving! No butter tart?
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hahahaha! I’m married to a Scot and have never needed to live in Scotland to know they’re a breed apart! There are words, poems, traditions, and food/drink that is uniquely their own. George Robertson is entitled to his opinion, but in my own experience I am inclined to disagree.
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Nicola Miller @nicmiller.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
My column is devoted to @burylitfest.bsky.social first food programme. I'm its curator and I'm so thrilled these wonderful authors have agreed to appear. We'd love you to attend! www.suffolknews.co.uk/whats-on/fes...
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Perhaps your body is telling you something?
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I also have a flatter dough when I prove in the fridge. I can bulk ferment in the fridge preshaping no problem, but proving is a problem.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
S’ok Marie-Pierre! The beauty of English is we can devine meaning in the context!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Stunningly gorgeous! I’m sure you both enjoyed it! We have trails near us too and I run them every other day and hubby and I walk them daily! (Our old dog does a quarter of one each evening these days bless her!)
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Let this, among her other personality querks, rapidly bring about her professional downfall.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
My mother, a former champion on herd immunity and vaccines, a retired nurse, has been indoctrinated by the anti vaccine rhetoric on the internet. So even though the MRNA vaccine isn’t yet available in the UK, she has decided not to vaccinate ever again. 🤷‍♀️
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I want to rejoin yesterday! I’m so pro- EU I wish we’d never bloody left!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We do tuna (in oil) cooked onions and chopped fresh oregano. Thats the most controversial combination for us! I’d love anchovies, olives and capers but my 3 generation family would revolt! We do pizza Saturdays too!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Thanks for sharing this Marie-Pierre. My children are eligible for flu vaccine, but we adults shall have to pay. My mother has decided not to. So it’s down to us. I had flu in late 2019 & it took months to recover. By the time I began to feel human again, we were locked down for covid!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Adorable!! 😍
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
And?? How did she like them?! So beautiful, so creative! You’re an artist Shihab!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Perfect name for her! Love it!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Thank you Paul thats high praise coming from you! This is the first week I can honestly say they ate well too! My mum found them too dark. So I shall need to work on getting them baked inside without the dark golden crust.
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My husband is Scottish, I’m Welsh on my mother’s side and Irish on my father’s side. So my poor kids aren’t English. Oh well!
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Hannah @bcnbabe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
He’s much more polite than his cousins in North Wales! On of them swooped down on my husband and stole his granola bar, pecked his finger too!
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