10 tips to stop holiday weight gain
’Tis the season when every social gathering seems destined to fatten us like geese intended for foie gras. But if you’d rather not enter 2012 with tighter jeans, here are 10 strategies to help you survive. No, I’m not going to suggest you consume only black coffee and celery sticks at your next party. Food [...]
Five foods to feed your face and help you look younger.
These foods can pack a really powerful punch when it comes to stopping free radicals having an adverse affect on your complexion. Sardines are literally “swimming” in zinc and what’s called essential fatty acids (EFA’s). These little cold water fish are rich in omega-3 oils which helps your body to fight off inflammatory substances that [...]
Like to know how to tame your hunger?
Ever feel like there’s a wild animal in your stomach that just can’t be satisfied? Well fear not, here are my ten tips to help tame that beast! What’s that earthquake sound in my stomach? Those rumbles in your tummy are air bubbles moving around your stomach and upper intestines as they begin to contract [...]
What you should feed your babies and toddlers – 100 years ago
From this fabulous book – first published in 1911 – inherited from her grandmother, Suze St Maur shares its tips on how to bring up children. In these excerpts we share some of the delicious gourmet food that was thought appropriate for infants and toddlers… “The Woman’s Book: Contains everything a woman ought to know” [...]
Highfalutin’ Dining
Ok, it was Valentines night. A night when you are likely to get a pretentious meal with a slightly over priced menu but really with the pub recently being awarded its Michelin Bib Gourmand we did expect more. How is that customer service, cleanliness and civility have gone out the window? Just because a chef [...]
All that jazz – All in A Day
If I sat down and really thought about what I could achieve in a single day, I might be able to come up with some interesting challenges that I think might be possible…. but record a whole album? Well that would probably not be one of them, even if I had the requisite talents. But [...]
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