We all are fully aware how important a balanced diet is, and especially the importance of partnering it with regular exercise, and we try daily to abide by this - including our pets in this regime gives us a further sense of well being. Part…
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Most cookbooks launch in the autumn & early winter, to get us geared up for holiday cooking, and while I don’t have a cookbook of our own to share with you this season, I am excited to share my top picks. Perhaps these are gifts for family or…
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I think it’s the spirit of Christmas that has us believing that suddenly cookies have no calories, and that anything served with a dip is its own food group. But can this festive season be naughty AND nice at the same time? I don’t mind…
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With cooler weather driving us indoors, baking takes on a new appeal. While we often use the new year as the time to discuss new trends, in the baking world, fall seems to be when we look at styles and whims related to baking. Some of these…
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Can you feel it? Not that the morning and evening dusk light has changed (it has) or that even a hot & sunny September day lacks an edge to it (it does) or that traffic patterns on your street now have picked up pace (they have) but it’s that…
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While I can desperately wish to bottle up summer to save for those cold January days, it’s just not going to happen. I can, however, preserve summer’s finest flavours in jams, jellies, condiments and pickles. Home preserving is more popular…
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