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HAPPY HOUR – THE PERFECT PLUM MOJITO
I’ve become a little obsessed with plums this summer. I like them so ripe they melt in your mouth, but also when they’re still hard and a little bid tart (sounds rude but isn’t, I swear!). This is a...
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URBAN FORAGING – TARTS WITH ELDERFLOWER & BLACKBERRY
This is the season for ripe blackberries and bored children on summer holidays, so I decided to bring the two together yesterday to make some easy and delicious berry tarts. The result was an excellent...
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SMOOTHIE SATURDAY – MANGO BANANA COCONUT (N)ICECREAM
September is now, according to the latest issue of ES magazine, the thinking woman’s January. A time to capitalise on the mounting energy of the new term and indulge in a little lightweight self...
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EASY AUTUMN BAKING: PLUM AND ALMOND TART RECIPE
Autumn is upon us – what else could make us all feel better than a freshly baked tart using seasonal fruit? This quick and easy plum and almond tart recipe merely involves a little puff pastry, a good...
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HAPPY HOUR – THE ‘HEALTHY’ SHRUBARB FIZZ
Yeah you got me. There are no healthy cocktails, but this rhubarb-based tipple is trying really hard. It harks back to traditional cocktail making when ‘shrubs‘, or vinegar-based syrups, were created...
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CHIA BREAKFAST PUDDING WITH MANGO AND COCONUT
Pudding for breakfast? Yes, please! But before you start thinking of whipped cream and chocolate for brunch (now that’s an idea) I have to tell you this ridiculously good morning treat actually strays...
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HAPPY HOUR – THE “MULTI-STORY”
Last month, Bella and her partner took me to see an amazing Beethoven concert in a multi-storey car park in Peckham, London. It was a lovely, breezy, end of summer evening and I tried a cocktail that...
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SMOOTHIE SATURDAY − COCO CHOCO INDULGENCE
We could kiss Christine Joos, our resident smoothie-guru, sometimes. This creamy coco choco smoothie is one of those that makes you question whether it really is as healthy as it claims to be − it...
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HAPPY HOUR – THE SLEEPY HOLLOW
Halloween arrives when Autumn is at its best – the leaves are falling, it’s getting darker, and wind howls among the trees. It’s the perfect time for trick-or-treating or eerie walks in dark forests....
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SATURDAY SMOOTHIE − TOTALLY TASTY TOFU
We know what you’re thinking. Tofu. In a smoothie? But trust Ladyland’s wellness doyenne, Christine Joos, when she tells you that it’s really REALLY good for you, in a totally tasty way too… Dear...
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HAPPY HOUR – EASY WINTER CRANBERRY COCKTAIL
If you feel like you need to congratulate yourself for getting to the weekend, make yourself a cocktail! Nothing too taxing mind, just three ingredients stirred together will do. Here’s a great, simple...
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AN ELDERBERRY ELIXIR TO KEEP YOU FIGHTING FIT
Full disclosure: During the winter months I LIVE on elderberry elixir. It’s literally changed my life. I bought a bottle of Sambucol a few years back during the early stages of a particularly ferocious...
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HOW TO MAKE FRUITS DÉGUISÉS – AND ENTERTAIN THE KIDS!
School is out at the end of the week so if you’re looking for an easy-going, fun activity to do with your spawns pre-christmas look no further! Fruits déguisés− or fancy dressed fruits if you need a...
View ArticleHACKY MONDAYS – PRECISION ICING
If you’re doing some delicate decorating, don’t faff about with a piping bag for a tiny cookie. Use a plastic syringe. The kind you get with a bottle of kids’ paracetamol. It works a treat and you use...
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SMOOTHIE SATURDAY – THE DETOX QUEEN
We know, we know. It’s all feeling a little fuzzy around the edges still. There was the booze. Then the carb loading you did to absorb the booze. If your liver is still feeling the strain, why not...
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CARRY ON BAKING – VALENTINE PALMIERS
A couple of years ago, my sister told me how easy palmiers were to bake, and that I should give it a try – without too much effort I would be able to impress my friends with my amazing baking skills....
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THE TASTIEST CHEESE TOASTIES TO MAKE & DEVOUR NOW!
What is the laziest dinner, apart from a takeaway of course? Well I would be tempted to say a bowl of cereal, but a close second in my mind are cheese toasties. I LOVE cheese on toast. It requires...
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ASPARAGUS AND PEA QUICHE WITH SMOKED CHEESE
We have a new food contributor! Bethie Hungerford, from Hungermama. Check out her site for fantastic meal plans that will make your life so much easier if you ever have that...
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HAPPY HOUR – ELDERFLOWER COLLINS
All this (occasional) sunshine has me hankering after the most summery of drinks. I recently discovered the utterly refreshing and dangerously drinkable Elderflower Collins and it’s my new weekend...
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SMUG BRUNCH – STRAWBERRY AND RHUBARB CHIA PUDDING
Have you seen South East London Journal? It’s a fantastic little mag all about our neighbourhood here in London. There’s a new issue out this week and we’ve contributed a couple of recipes. Check them...
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