Health
10 TEAS FOR EVERY MOOD
Ten teas for every mood is a graphic from Simply Serene’s Blog. A Nurse Practitioner from New York, who started blogging to share her passion for healthy living who says no matter the mood, there […]
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Baking
CLEAN CAKES BOOK REVIEW…
Clean Cakes by Henrietta Inman – what a beautiful name for a cookery book. When I browse Amazon for cookery books I do find that it’s the front picture that promps me to find out […]
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Health Benefits of Tea
DRINK YOURSELF YOUNG WITH THESE 3 DRINKS
Drink yourself young with the following three drinks – Green Tea – In a Chineses study, people who drank three or more cups of green tea daily were biologically five years younger than those who drank […]
Tea
6 DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEAPOTS FOR PREPARING YOUR TEA
Here are 6 different types of teapots and cups for preparing your tea from traditional to old fashioned. The classic teapot – They were originally developed from the little round-bodied teapots that were imported from […]
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BREAKFAST TEAS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE
There’s not just plain old ‘English Breakfast Tea’, lots of countries around the world have their own type of Breakfast Tea. The general term “breakfast tea” can be used to refer to a type of robust, […]
1960's Food
THE COUNTRY’S FIRST TEA SHOP…
The Country’s first tea shop was opened in 1864 by the Manageress of the Aerated Bread Company. The company directors allowed the manageress to serve refreshments to favoured customers. Although Thomas Twining ‘s tea shop […]
Loose Tea
GYOKURO ASAHI TEA, THE RAREST JAPENESE GREEN TEA…
Gyokuro Asahi Tea is the rarest Japenese tea of all, being grown in the Kyoto region under special bamboo shades to control the amount of sunlight to the plants.The fine emerald needle-shaped leaves give […]
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KNITTING FOR EVERYONE…
If you haven’t learnt how to knit before then now is the time to do so. Knitting is back in fashion from knitting simple tea cosies to bed throws and even recycling old sweaters into […]
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TEA PAIRINGS FOR CHRISTMAS…
With Christmas now well and truly on countdown I thought it might be nice to write a post on tea pairings with some of the festive foods we eat. When drinking Lapsang have it with […]
Cleaning Products
5 TOP TIPS ON CLEANING AN OVEN…
To clean any spills in the oven, sprinkle with automatic dishwasher powder, cover with a wet paper towel, let stand for a few hours, then clean with a damp sponge. Or make your own […]
House of Fraser
TEA AND CAKE AT HOUSE OF FRASER…
It’s been a while since we popped into House of Fraser in Nottingham so while we were there I suggested we gave the Restaurant a try. I chose the Bakewell Sponge and my husband had […]
Kitchen Gadgets
11 WHIPPING AND WHISKING TIPS FOR YOUR BAKING…
A pinch of salt added to margarine makes whisking quicker. If your custard goes lumpy, quickly put the base of the pan into some cold water and keep whisking until things are going smoothly again. […]