This staple food has an interesting story behind it, or at least an old one. You know, Rome wasn’t built in just one day. Pearl couscous, Israeli couscous or ptitim, as they call it, have both. Even though seventy years may not seem long in history, it’s a long time to keep the number one position.
Marvellous Colour Combinations for Your Kitchen
Finding the perfect colour combination for your kitchen can be challenging because you need to consider several factors, such as the other elements in the room, flooring, cabinets, countertops, appliances, and backlash.
The European eating habits the UK could learn from
We’re all guilty of picking up a banana on the way out of the house in the morning, eating our measly sandwich at our desks at lunch – and then worst of all, sitting in front of the TV to eat our dinner. To see just how wrong we’ve got it, recipe box provider Gousto […]
Trust theTractor: Honey Chicken
This week has been Red Tractor Week. Red Tractor was established in 2000 and has grown to become the UK’s biggest farm and food standards scheme, covering all of animal welfare, food safety, traceability and environmental protection. Perhaps you’ve seen the Red Tractor symbol on food when you’ve been shopping in your local supermarket? Perhaps you’ve […]
Who says Halloween is just for the children?
Halloween is coming and as always the children are super excited, but who said that Halloween just had to be for the children? Over at 31Dover they’ve nominated themselves the unofficial sponsors of Halloween this year, and with so many incredible themed bottles it’s not hard to understand why. So if you’re having a grown-up […]
Gift ideas for children
It’s out there already isn’t it…the Christmas word! People are already talking about what to buy and I shared details the other day about the Magic Santa Letter, along with a 30% discount code, to help you make some savings. Sometimes people have really clear ideas what to buy for children. Perhaps they have a […]
A tea for every part of the day
I’ve talked quite a bit on the blog before about my dislike for tea. I am not a tea drinker, never have been, never will be. However, I have in recent years been converted to herbal teas and I’ve been drinking green tea everyday for some time now. Although I had to force myself to […]
Making life easy with EasiYo
A few years ago I really got into making yoghurt at home with an EasiYo maker I picked up at The Baby Show in Birmingham. The children loved it and the variety of flavours. We had fresh yoghurt everyday, either on its own or with cereal. It became part of a daily routine and it […]