For the last 11 years I have slept with a snorer. I have heard every excuse possible; weight gain, a cold coming, not enough pillows, too many pillows, too cold, too hot, too much cheese, too much beer, too tired, I was on my back, it’s…
SmarTrike contacted me just over 7 weeks ago to see whether we would like to trial their latest addition- the smarTfold. Florence was turning one and we had just moved to Cheltenham so it seemed like the perfect opportunity to get out and explore our new…
There are so many types of olive oil on the shelves these days and working out exactly which one you should be cooking with / adding to oils and dipping your bread in can be a bit mind-boggling. So when Jamie’s Italian sent me a handy buyers guide…
So, Florence is now one year old. I know, I know, where has the time gone? Well, although I feel like it has flown by, I also feel like there were several moments, especially during the first 12 weeks where time just stood still. When…
For the last couple of years I have only used natural deodorants. Through using them I have found that I no longer have skin irritations on my under arms (something I used to suffer with on a daily basis), my under arm hair growth is much…
There was a Giveaway, however this has now finished. Congratulations to Jennifer Hull. I feel so lucky, in fact if I’m going to be totally honest, I feel a bit like Santa came to visit four weeks early and left me with the gifts of…
Firstly I probably have to apologise. One thing that I try so hard not to do in my recipes is use crazy ingredients that you can only find in outer Mongolia and that cost the earth. I have always hated recipes that have way too…
In a culture where calories count more than what’s actually in the foods we’re putting in our body, I have decided to explore the main culprit of the zero-calorie obsession, artificial sweeteners. Losing weight can be a tasteless and dull experience, however, what seems to make…
I am a little nervous and apprehensive about this next post as it isn’t food related but a beauty post, a subject that is completely out of my comfort zone. I have always loved beauty products and having been contacted by a few lovely readers recently…
I have some exciting news that I’ve been wanting to share with you all for a while. A couple of months ago I was approached by Stefan, the CEO of Meat Porter , a UK based online artisan butcher who asked me to collaborate with them and…
There are no two ways about it, coconut oil is quite honestly my number one kitchen and beauty staple and I hope it will be yours too by the end of this blog post. Over the last few years coconut oil has been widely publicised and…
I have loved the Primal Pantry bars since I first had a taster (or 20!) at last years Health Unplugged conference. Wrapped in beautiful bright packaging there are five bars in The Primal Pantry range; Coconut & Macadamia, Almond & Cashew, Brazil Nut & Cherry,…