Life in Lilac

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 Thanksgiving, you can use a multi-tasking chef knife that can be used for different purposes such as for dicing, mincing,…

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 on Leather Lane in 2014 and have come on leaps and bounds. Their delicious doughnuts are made from the best…

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 in heavy soil in hedgerows and woods. Generally, crab apples are too tart to eat raw but their apple flavour is intensified when…