Archive for ‘Product Reviews and Suggestions’

Spinach is my BFF I crave it, sometimes irrationally, and I cannot rest until I've had my fill of this luscious green. I am convinced people who say they hate spinach have simply been served the frozen variety during their childhood, and frozen spinach really is enough to scar a person for life. I think a palak or saag is the perfect way to convince a person that spinach ...

For the eco-friendly folk out there, check out these great tote bags and coffee cups. A great way to reduce your use of disposable items, you can use these trendy tote bags for your shopping, library books, and as a way to make an environmental statement. Likewise, the mugs make a great replacement for disposable paper cups. One Less Plastic Bag Tote...

Admittedly this post is aimed at Americans. For those who don' t know, the United Kingdom celebrates Mother's Day in March, a couple of months before the US (Father's Day is, however, the same date). I cannot tell you what confusion this brought me when I first moved to this country. Once a year I would panic it had suddenly become Mother's Day and I hadn't as ...

If you're looking for funky tea towels or hand towels, then Etsy is a great place to start your search. I am loving this retro vintage print, featuring domestic divas from old fashioned advertising art (I love the ad art from the 1930s-1950s and have my own collection of the images)! It's available from the US, but the creator claims they will ship elsewhere. Want to look closer ...

A friend recently convinced me that I ought to try Abel and Cole's organic fruit and veg box scheme, so I figured I'd give it a go. Why not? I'm all for supporting local farmers and for supporting organic principles. The reason I have avoided companies like this in the past is because, due to my cynacism, I didn't want to jump on the bandwagon and ...

What is a TasteBook? It's a high quality, hardback cookbook which you can personalize with your own recipes and pictures. It makes a cool housewarming gift and offers a new take on homemade gifts from the kitchen. Whether you want to add your own recipes or search from a selection of over 20,000 other awesome ...

I was just surfing the internets, specifically good ol' eBay, when I came across this potentially fabulous deal for a Soyquick soy milk maker. Anyone who knows me, or who has followed my last few posts, will know how obsessed I've become with my Soyquick, so my recommendation to buy one comes with great conviction! This Soyquick soya milk maker has a ...

Sage is one of my favourite herbs. It's beautiful to look at on my windowsill (and believe me, it's plentiful; my awesome mother-in-law buys me loads!) and it's fantastic to eat. One of the best ways to serve it, in my opinion, is simply fried in a little butter until it's just nice and crispy. Here I've just made a simply gnocchi recipe ...

I am an American expat living in the UK, and I am happy to be living here; food is one of the greatest reasons. Even while I fear this country is going in the same direction as the US in terms of unhealthy diet and an unhealthy relationship with food, I still feel much happier with my diet here in England. People here don't go out to eat ...

Anyone who knows me will know I'm a huge fan of Starbucks (yeah, yeah, I know). Their coffee is 98% of the time completely reliable across the globe. The problem I have with a lot of coffee places is that their standards change constantly. I'm sure when you've got the quality of an espresso machine as afforded by Starbucks ...