Category: Food & Drink

Beauty Brews Organic Teas – Grace & Hygge

I’m an avid herbal tea drinker, I have such a varied selection in my home and I love trying out new and exciting tea blends. There is a huge variety of herbal teas available to suit various palates with many health benefits.  I just love discovering and experiencing healing herbs. I avoid caffeine and many…

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Gluten Free Lemon 🍋 Meringue Pie

I decided to challenge myself over the weekend and get my bake on! My hubby has coeliac disease and loves pies, but frankly ready made gluten free pies are overpriced for the tiny potions you get.  He has a fondness for lemon desserts so I decided to treat him to his favourite dessert….Lemon Meringue Pie….

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Review: Nutri Ninja Pro BL470UK

I’ve had a Nutribullet for a number of years now and recently my hubby decided to purchase the Nutri Ninja® Pro BL470UK – Black & Grey (exclusive to Currys). It retails for ÂŁ99.99 but is currently on sale for ÂŁ69.99. I love my Nutribullet and was curious to see how the Nutri Ninja performed. The Nutri Ninja®…

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Carrot, Pear and Beet Juice 

I’m so glad it’s Friday!  I’ve been really struggling to get back into a routine with school runs and everything. I have to admit I didn’t do any juicing over the holidays and with the weather being all over the place I feel like I’m  coming down with something so it’s time to get my…

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Review: TreeVitalise Organic Birch Water

This post is a little late but here’s my review of TreeVitalise  Organic Birch water I received from Fitlondoners Instagram competition.   The bottles came beautifully wrapped and I also received 2 branded cotton bags which come in handy when I go to the supermarket. Birch water has been hailed by health enthusiasts as the next coconut water…

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Kenwood Disaster Chef 2015 Live Final

After 6 weeks of creating recipes at home to test and improve our culinary skills, it was now time for the 10 finalists to go head to head to see who would be crowned Kenwood Chef. The live final was held at AVEQIA cookery school in London on Saturday 28th November 2015. We were allowed to…

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Kenwood Chef Sense KVC5000T Review

I got to put the Kenwood Chef Sense KVC5000T through its paces during my 6 weeks recipe challenge for Kenwood Disaster Chef 2015. I love my gadgets and I’ve wanted a Kenwood mixer for ages, I remember my mum had one over 30 years ago.  Kenwood is well known for its quality build and durability. I also…

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Kenwood Disaster Chef 2015 Week 6 Recipe Challenge – Roquefort Cheese SoufflĂ©

It’s the final week! I can hardly believe it’s been 6 weeks already. I’ve had so much fun and the Kenwood Chef Sense has really revolutionised my cooking.  I won’t be hanging up my apron anytime soon, I have so much enthusiasm to try new things. This week’s recipe is Roquefort Cheese Soufflé created by Raymond Blanc.  …

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Kenwood Disaster Chef 2015 Week 5 Recipe Challenge – Walnut Cake

So it’s week 5 already! This past week has been hectic.  The kids have had a bug and now I’ve got the worst flu ever.  But hey, cake makes everything better! This week’s recipe is Walnut and Strawberry Cream Layer Cake and was created by Miranda Gore Browne, Great British Bake Off finalist and cookery writer….

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Kenwood Disaster Chef 2015 Week 3 Recipe Challenge – Dim Sum

I can’t believe it’s week 3 already! This week’s recipe is Pork and Vegetable Wontons in a Spicy Oil Dressing and was created by Martin Johns, Kenwood Development Chef. I love wontons but never imagined I’d be making my own from scratch. I have to admit I was very nervous about making pasta from scratch….

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