January 23, 2025
I won’t lie. It may take you 30 seconds while you get the hang of it. And I know you’re busy. If you can’t give it the time then please don’t buy it.
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January 18, 2025
Here's a little bit of summer to brighten a gloomy January. Strawberries are firmly associated with Wimbledon Tennis. But
human ingenuity has extended a 4-6 week natural harvest to pretty much all year by growing under glass, and also now...
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January 16, 2025
Lizzie was a bit overwhelmed by her hair. She called it a lion's mess, as opposed to a lion's mane, which was a shame as she had great quality hair, but it didn't benefit from the simplistic one-step long Bob she came in with.
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January 12, 2025
True Tarte Tatins take time (alliteration not intended 😊), the preparation of this version is super quick. I used up a spare roll of puff pastry; apples and nuts are always on hand here.
Try these delicious treats at home. You won't be disappointed.
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December 21, 2024
Here's a bit of fun for Christmas which the kids will love having a go with. You'll need the cookie cutters, but they come in all shapes, sizes and designs nowadays.
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December 19, 2024
Bad hair can creep up on you. Time is scarce. Life gets too busy and you put yourself last. Hair starts to take longer and longer at home to get less and less of a style.
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December 19, 2024
It’s not ‘rocket surgery’ either, as George Bush allegedly mis-said. Only this month, 748 neurosurgeons and space engineers went through cognitive testing to see if the phrases – ‘It’s not rocket...
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December 14, 2024
We stayed at 2400 metres in San Pedro de Atacama. An oasis in the desert fed from the melting snow of the soaring 6000m peaks gushing into the rivers that run through the historic town. It's not far from
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December 14, 2024
Probably made famous in recent years by the 160 year old Parisian baker Ladurée, recipes can be traced back to the 8th century in Tunisia, Persia and Morocco. The Japanese, South Koreans and Swiss have their versions too.
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December 13, 2024
We’ve been taught as a society to reach for a pill when something's wrong. A quick fix, often with a sting in the tail that’s rarely mentioned. For thicker hair, people like to think...
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December 07, 2024
“Why Chile?” Said Jack back in February, “We don’t speak Spanish!” “You don’t speak Spanish when you go to Spain either”, I replied. Nonplussed, he didn’t mention it again until September when one of their favourite TV shows, Race across the World’, hosted a clutch of celebrities struggling..
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December 06, 2024
Here's a seasonal treat to try this holiday which the kids will love to help with. The meringues can be small enough to be bite-sized, or large and dramatic.
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