There is nothing better than going on holiday with your family. You get to spend quality time with them that you wouldn’t usually have on a day to day basis at home. Furthermore, you also get to create special memories for your children that they will be able to look back on for a lifetime. There are tons of great…
It’s the Thanksgiving season folks! And needless to say, the pressure is building up! There’s the ultimate need of preparing a lip-smacking and sumptuous Thanksgiving meal for friends and family. And you are at a loss because as we know, every person cooking during the holiday times are at a time constraint. But, your prayers have been answered. As this…
Are you making any New Years Resolutions? I tend to make very similar ones every year but this year I am throwing in a couple of new ones for good measure! Donate to the local Food Bank Traditionally the time around Christmas has always been a time for giving to those less fortunate. For 2019 I have decided that I…
I was lucky in that I managed to get to the age of 29 with a full set of Grandparents. My paternal Grandmother sadly passed away in January 2016 and then only 18 months later I had lost my paternal and maternal Grandfathers. When my paternal Grandfather started to show signs that he really wasn’t capable of living on his…
As if planning a holiday isn’t stressful enough, the dark cloud of Brexit and what the end result of the UK leaving the EU may bring is adding to our concerns. Loveholidays, the fastest growing online travel agency in the UK, has conducted a survey of 2,000 people in the UK to gauge their view on holidays abroad next year….
Since I decided to work on losing weight I haven’t allowed myself many sweet treats, however, when I was with my sister on a recent trip to Spitalfields Market in East London I decided to give myself a break when I came across Crosstown Doughnuts and discovered their vegan range! Crosstown launched their speciality handmade sourdough doughnuts from a market stall…
A couple of weeks ago I celebrated my 32nd birthday and as part of the celebrations I decided that I wanted to indulge in some vegan-friendly cupcakes as this year I decided to change from long-term vegetarian to vegan. I did some research and discovered a bakery called Vegan Antics, based in Gravesend in Kent not too far away. Vegan Antics…
I love this time of year when the temperatures start to drop and the countryside is full of ripening fruits just waiting to be picked. This year we’ve gone on a bit of a foraging rampage and have managed to collect a good harvest of fruits including crab apples from my parents’ garden. Crab apples grow throughout Europe and thrive…
I don’t often go into London these days but on a recent jaunt into the city with my sister, we decided to explore what foodie delights are now being served in Spitalfields Market which seems to be going more and more upscale. Having changed from a long-term vegetarian to a vegan this year I have discovered it can be tricky…
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