Recipes & tips for filling bottomless pits
Ah Christmas, that time of year when we desperately try to scramble our finances to fund another pile of toys for our dear offspring and wrack our brains for inspiration. So I thought I’d do a round-up of a few of the must-have gifts i’ve been reviewing and buying along the way: Wappy Dog on [...]
Sponsored giveaway There’s a new Greek-style yoghurt on the scene – it’s called Greek Gods. It comes in four honey-infused flavours and the guys that make it hope it’s going to be as successful when it launches in the UK as it has been in the USA. Greek Gods yogurt is apparently packed with friendly [...]
As the last rays of sunshine warm up September, there’s still a chance to spark up the BBQ – imagine a delicious herbed spatchcock chicken on the grill with some tasty chipolatas. Better yet, why not try and win a box of these goodies so you can enjoy the pleasure courtesy of Knorr! The seasonal [...]
To celebrate Easter, the UK’s leading supplier of dried fruit Natural Selection have given me this rather marvellous baking hamper to give away to one of you lucky lot. Here’s what you get: 3 x packs of Chopped Apricots 3 x packs of Dried Cranberries 3 x packs of 5 Fruit Mix 3 x packs of [...]
The competitions just keep on coming, this time it’s this very marvellous Easter hamper bustling with Asda’s Extra Special Leiths approved treats. Here’s what the lucky winner will receive: Hamper items (all Asda Extra Special and approved by chefs at Leiths) Extra Special all butter pastry cases Extra Special artisan flat breads Extra Special plain [...]
I’d not seen these desserts before, but lovetubs are a warm, rich, melt-in-your-mouth pudding which can be found in the dessert chiller in selected Sainsbury’s stores. It’s definitely the kind of baltic weather that makes me crave for a lovely hot pud. Available in both Sticky Toffee Pudding and Chocolate Pudding flavours, lovetub can be [...]
Am I spoiling you with competition prizes or what?! My favourite London cookery school Leiths has teamed up with supermarket Asda to put together their Extra Special range of products for Christmas. And to celebrate they’ve given me this glorious hamper to giveaway as a competition prize. Imagine this landing on your door in time [...]
With this rather marvellous recent dose of sunshine the people of the UK have been flocking back to the beach this weekend. I’m sure we’ll all have our cosy coats and boots on in a few days’ time, but do you have a favourite beach in this country? My personal favourite is Bamburgh in the [...]
When you become a mum, not only do you experience the highs and lows of rearing a brood of unruly children, but you also gain a far deeper appreciation of what your own mother went through. So Mother’s Day is a VERY special day in my book where all mums should be thoroughly pampered! So [...]
