Summertime and the weather is… not so hot actually. Neither is the kitchen because I really don’t have time to be in it.It’s the summer holiday here and a week in we are full throttle. By that I mean I’m…
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As part of Reuben’s children’s university – and just because it’s fun – we do rather a lot of cooking, making and baking. What sounds nicer than Pineapple & orange marmalade? Last weekend Adam and I took the kid’s to…
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Have you ever come across something that combines two of the things you love the most? Well, I have. Sweets and wine. Mr Gladstone’s Curious Emporium has developed fusion wines that have perfectly captured the essence of your favourite tuck…
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A couple of months ago a press release made it’s way into my inbox for some new sausages – actual sausages, not the dodgy euphemism that usually creeps in alongside offers for Russian brides and erectile dysfunction (neither of which…
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Have you ever noticed that we live in a pretty darn judgemental and snooty world? From the clothes we dress our kids in to the grub we slap on the plate, and never any more so than at Christmas. There…
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