Loving food as much as I do, one of the things I missed the most during the (many!) lockdowns was going out to eat in restaurants. I love the whole experience of dining out – the atmosphere, the service, menu studying, beautiful wines and great food. Obviously, I have my favourites – but I am …
Merchant Gourmet: Plant-Based Recipes
Merchant Gourmet: Plant-Based Recipes We all love good food, but when good food and convenience go hand in hand with plant-based living, you have struck gold. Merchant Gourmet represents just that- delicious, healthy, veggie and vegan food pouches of wonderful grain and rice mixes. Merchant Gourmet were kind enough to send me a selection of …
The Wonderful World of Podcasts
I may be quite late to the game – but I have recently discovered podcasts, and I really cannot get enough of them. Lots of friends and family have made some wonderful recommendations and I have tuned into (and binged!) quite a few podcasts over the last month or so. I include at least one …
DIY Wine Tasting at Home
DIY Wine Tasting at Home If you know me at all, then you know I love Birthdays and love to make each of them fun and unique! We have done spa days, treasure hunts, birthday pub crawls, birthday lucky dips (yes – really!), surprise trips and even ‘pick an envelope’ to choose a birthday activity. …
Veganuary 2021
Happy Veganuary Happy 2021 and Happy Veganuary! I love that January has been adopted by Veganism and plant-based eating. If you didn’t already know, Veganuary is a campaign which is set up to encourage people to try being vegan for the month of January. It is a really great way of trying out veganism and …
2020: My Favourite Things
2020: My Favourite Things What a year it has been for us all. It has felt like we’ve all been on a rollercoaster, rolling off the tracks… into the unknown, with more ups and downs and loop-de-loops than anyone really cared for! But we made it- the last month of 2020. I wanted to end …
A Simple Life
2020 hasn’t been quite what anyone expected. I started this blog, looking back at my blog posts from November and then December 2019- and couldn’t help but giggle at my optimism for a New Year, knowing now, what was to come. Thinking about February/March 2020 – you’d be forgiven for thinking it was the start …
Benoli. Restaurant Review
Benoli. Restaurant Review Norwich is lucky to boast Benoli an independently owned Italian restaurant offering beautiful authentic modern Italian dishes with the most delicious hand-made pasta and carefully sourced ingredients. Benoli is owned by Chef-Patron Oliver Boon, a former ‘Masterchef Professionals’ finalist- and the restaurant is run with pride and enthusiasm which is obvious as …
The Power of Journaling
Generosity of Mind ‘Words are our most inexhaustible source of magic’ For as long as I can remember, I have loved to write. One of my earliest memories is of a tiny little diary with a golden padlock and miniature key that I would hide under my pillow. I would write and write, filling up …
Anyone Can Cook!
I love Disney as much as I love food and Disney Pixar’s masterpiece Ratatouille combines those two loves in the most magical way. Remy is a rat, who loves food. He finds himself separated from his family and in order to cope finds comfort in his love of food, with the help of his imaginary …