Engagement Party Planning

January 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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A close friend of mine has recently become engaged and, as per usual, it has fallen to me to do the menu planning. At the moment I am contemplating the sort of things one can serve for a spring engagement party.  I am leaning to towards something a little different because their party is expected to be a little, how can I say, off the wall perhaps? Personally I would like to keep the food to simple yet hearty food because I have a feeling the guests may well be drinking plenty of champagne (and … [Read more...]

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The New Year Diet…

December 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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I cannot believe it is that time of year again - the season to be jolly and eat lots. Don´t get me wrong all of this is highly enjoyable. Its the bit which follows the festivities of Christmas and the New Year - the month I like to refer to as the annual month of dieting pain - January. You can be pretty sure no matter how good I think I´ve been - no matter how much exercise I did over the festive period somehow those few choccies and other christmas goodies have all sunk to my bottom. In … [Read more...]

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Müller stirs a little wünder into Britain

November 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Müller, the makers of one of the most delicious yogurts on the market, is taking time to remind us to stir a little wonder into our day. I have to admit it is a philosophy I myself live by and so I was perfectly happy to feature the follow video - mostly, I admit, because it is one of the most charming advertisements they have turned out. But where else can you see our favourite cartoon characters these days? Mr Men, lovable picnic moocher Yogi Bear, ‘sniggering hound’ Muttley, and KITT, … [Read more...]

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The party season is approching…

October 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Roast Duck with Root Vegetables

Are we really here again so soon? It seems only yesterday I was basking in the heat of a beautiful Spanish summer and now I am facing winter, christmas and the end of year party season all over again. Christmas will soon be in full swing. This means plenty of planning in this household as it appears we are to host the family Christmas this year (fun!). For an entire two weeks our house will accomodate our nearest and dearest with cherubs (you have no idea how hard it was to resist the urge to … [Read more...]

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Reducing energy costs…

September 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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If you spend a lot of time working from home or experimenting in the kitchen as I do then you realise just how quickly your electricity bills can go up! Most especially lately because I have been in the process of creating some recipes for a publication I have coming out in the near future - which has meant a great deal of repetition. Truth is, with my website design business and writing commitements I am wondering if it would be more practical to setup an official office outside my home in … [Read more...]

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Dinnerware

December 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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I am taking a breather from cooking and baking at the moment. After a significant number of baking sessions before Christmas and one hell of a cooking session on the day itself I am sorely in need of a break from both cooking and eating. So, instead, I am looking at purchasing a new Dinnerware set. There comes a time in every cooks / entertainers life when they suddenly notice their precious dinnerware is looking a little tired.  This happened to me this Christmas as we dragged our well worn … [Read more...]

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Why I love Hostgator?

September 2, 2010 By 1 Comment

Welcome all readers of Hostgator Magazine! I was absolutely delighted to be Hostgators featured site this month. Its always nice to receive some recognition especially from my favourite hosting company! Over the course of the last ten years my sites have been hosted with so many hosting companies I have lost track. Nearly every single one of them failed on reliability or customer service. The company I was with prior to migrating my sites to Hostgator caused my sites to have massive amounts … [Read more...]

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