If your Instagram feed is anything like mine it will be full of beautiful, quite stylised images. Cakes, flowers, amazing handcrafted items. Ceramics, ‘flat lays’ and scenery. Each image more beautiful than the last. It’s hugely inspiring and quite daunting… Read More ›
all Quiche sometimes still gets a bad press but you can’t beat it as a make-ahead, take-with-you sort of dish. Any sort of gathering that requires guests to bring a dish, picnics and al fresco lunches will all often involve… Read More ›
It’s not easy to talk to someone in the UK without the weather making up part of the conversation, especially if you’re talking to someone you don’t know very well. And even if you do know them well, it’s likely… Read More ›
First we had Movember: men cultivating moustaches in November for charity to highlight men’s health issues. Then came Stoptober: a government-backed campaign to help people give up smoking in October. Now January has been rebranded by a charity set up… Read More ›
It’s not a modern concept to use the New Year as an opportunity to review and reset. The month of January takes its name from Janus, the Roman god of gates and doorways and he is depicted with two faces,… Read More ›
Although I was given an apple tree a couple of years ago it hasn’t exactly burst into fruit-bearing life yet. It produced a solitary apple last year and this year was on strike. I’m still hopeful for next year… Read More ›
Homemade granola has always been one of those things I’m going to make. It’s been on my ‘To Do’ list for years. Literally. Admittedly it’s a very long list and there are plenty of things on it that should really… Read More ›
It may still be spring but the promise of summer is already in the air. The light is changing, the days are noticeably longer and there are moments when you are suddenly reminded how good it is to really feel… Read More ›
Unless you can produce a certificate that says you are coeliac very few people are going to take you seriously if you say you follow a gluten-free diet. It has become one of ‘those’ diets. Gluten-free, dairy-free, paleo, raw food,… Read More ›
Valentine’s Day gets a bad press. Tired, over-priced flowers, cheap chocolates and badly managed expectations. A bit like New Year’s Eve, you probably love it or hate it. Although unlike New Year’s Eve, your may find your relationship with Valentine’s… Read More ›
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