Recipes

My Coronation Cake

With Coronation day just around the corner, I’ve been planning some delicious (and easy to make) homemade treats. My whole family will be coming over to celebrate and I wanted to prepare something everyone could enjoy. You know I’m no chef, but I can bake a mean chocolate sponge cake […]

My Merry Pomander Oranges

The easiest, most delicious, and most fragrant DIY Christmas decoration: pomander oranges. I make them every year, they are my favourite handmade decorations and are so nostalgic; they bring back many happy memories of past Christmas holidays spent with family. I like to pierce the orange with a toothpick or […]

My favourite Festive tradition: Mulled wine

As soon as the tree is up, I make my first batch of mulled wine. Even when we lived in Los Angeles, I would find the ingredients and serve it to friends who had never heard of it before. The aroma of sliced oranges, cloves, cinnamon and red wine is […]

Make Breakfast Pretty! My Homemade Granola

It’s always in the best hotels that I opt for the granola at breakfast. Yes, it’s delicious, but I also love the Kilner jar presentation, and the mouth-watering sides of berries, Greek yoghurt, and honey drizzle that it comes with. It just looks so pretty. And I’ve finally found my […]

Should You Go Gluten Free?

Going gluten free is one of the most talked about diet trends out there today, so much so that it’s become a bit of a cliché – but is it all it’s cracked up to be? I certainly feel that afternoon slump (and often tummy aches) after a delicious pizza, […]

The One Thing That’s Changed My Mornings

I did a two-day juice cleanse the other day and loved how it made me feel. I had a lot more energy, better concentration and generally felt more bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. I’ve continued drinking celery juice and it’s the one thing that’s changed my mornings. The benefits of celery are […]

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