Breakfast / 08.12.2016

These delicious overnight oats are wholesome and totally flexible. it only takes a few minutes to put together the night before and is ready to enjoy when you get up. It’s a perfect breakfast if you are always in a rush like me!...

Uncategorised / 19.11.2016

An apple a day keeps the doctor at bay so never, ever throw one away! Stew them, bake them, or eat them whole, They are oh so very good for the soul….. In a good year these precious fruits are prolific in the UK. If you grow your own they are easy to store and will last for a few months, a basic method is to wrap them in newspaper and store them in a cardboard box but make sure they’re not touching or they will go bad. If you are feeling...

Waste not want not / 19.11.2016

In the old days of my grandparents, ‘waste not want not’ was a phrase that was uttered a lot but why has that changed, food seems to have become a disposable commodity but so much energy goes into it’s production, packaging and delivery it really should not be just thrown away,  ALL of it is precious. When everyone is talking about recession, making cut backs, people starving in Africa, can we really justify throwing away so much food each day/week/month/year/lifetime? Food needs to be looked at in a different light...

Health, home-slider, Waste not want not / 17.11.2016

As part of my new Waste Not Want Not series I wanted to share with you my first ever edition and maybe you could tell me what you think and if it is useful, enlightening or just plain rubbish?! You may or may not know but I hate waste with a passion, any time, energy and effort that is invested in a product, especially something perishable, makes it far too valuable to just discard without a thought. It is believed we throw away around £600+ worth of food every year,...