Delicious UK – (01)January 2021

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Welcome to

JANUARY

Surelyit’sgoingtobea betteryear...Ithastobe,right?Before

writingthisI lookedbackatlastJanuary’seditor’sletteranditwassofullof

innocenthope,with(obviously)noideaofthemagnitudeofdifficultywewere

onthecuspoffacingas 2020 unfolded.I’mgladI didn’tknowwhatlayahead,

actually;sometimesa gradualdawningof challenges makes those challenges

easiertocopewith– onedayata time.

Althoughwe’veallhadmorethanenoughofbadnews(alongwithwordsthatnow

makemecringe– ‘unprecedented’beingtopofthelist),I’vebeenheartenedbyhowpeoplehavelearned

tobemoreopenabouttheirwellbeing,sharingmoreandconsideringothersanew.Onthatnote,I have

somethingtoaskyou.I’dloveyoutotellmeaboutyourexperiencesofthepastyear:thehighs,thelows,

talesofcommunityspirit,howyou’vecoped,people(thenewcommunityheroes)who’vemadeyou

smile.Thegood,thecheeringandtheinspiring,aswellashowcookinghashelpedyou– cooking(or

reading)assolace.I’dliketoseepicturesofthingsyou’vecookedfromissuesofdelicious.magazine

andfromourwebsite,too.ThereasonI’maskingthisisbecause,whenall’ssaidanddone,what

liesattheheartandsoulofdelicious.isYOU,ourmillionsofreadersandonline users, and I want

toreflectthatbytellingmoreofyourstoriesinthepagesofthemagazine.

Meanwhile,wehavea campaignlaunchingthismonth:ReclaimYourLunchBreak.Togaugeits

importance,I’llaskthisquestion:ifyouwereonceoffice-basedandnowworkfromhome, how

oftendoyoumotoronthroughlunch,thinking‘I’lljustdothisfirst’?Thensomehow

it’s4pmandyouhaven’tsomuchashada cupoftea.Soeasilydoneyetsobadfor

wellbeing,nottomentionproductivity.Turn to p89 for strategies, ideas for how

tospendyourbreakandquicksnacksto

rechargethebraincells.Somanygood

ideastokickoff 2021 ina positive

way.Here’shoping it’s

KAREN BARNES, EDITOR

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