When you’re up close getting your hands dirty with social media all day long, you take it for granted people know about wonderful stuff already. I was chatting to an offline friend last week and she had never heard of Pinterest. “Oh it’s wonderful!” I told her. “You’d love it!” You “pin” (click with mouse) […]
Ladybird Cookies and Bees Too!
The weather may keep kidding us it isn’t spring yet but I’m full of the joys of it with these ladybirds and bumble bees chocolate cookies. I was especially pleased with how these came out because my husband actually asked if he could take them in to his colleagues at work. The feedback was that […]
Monkeying Around with Crisps (Walkers)
Sponsored post Like most mums I find my kid is hankering after a snack to plug the gap between school finishing and tea being ready. Generally this involves biscuits or bananas but until now not crisps or baked wholegrain corn snack thingies. I was however asked to try out a bag of brand new Walkers […]
Chocolate cookies with coffee icing
Sparkly chocolate coffee sugar cookies, trying to convince myself to drink coffee whilst learning to use the De Longhi Icona coffee machine.
France on Fridays #5: A Quick Trip to La Boucherie
I lapsed out of my habit of posting a French themed picture each Friday but here is one for you today. I am continuing work on my new French travel site – it has its own Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and WordPress site built but I want to get some “pillar content” as Darren Rowse calls […]
April book round up and a confession
With the dearth of posts lately you’ve probably noticed I’ve had bloggers’ block. Before rumours start circulating that I’m either pregnant or head down writing another book I should let you know what the real reason is.
Calais shopping booty!
My Calais shopping splurge confession. I am not safe in Carrefour.
Beef Wraps with Cranberry Relish and Spinach
A tasty beef tortilla wraps recipe that will look as fabulous out of your lunch box as on the party table.
Turkey Wraps with Barbecue Sauce – Quick Easy Lunch Recipe
These Turkey Wraps with Barbecue Sauce are a quick tasty lunch that we enjoy at weekends – they only take ten minutes to make. For optimum flavour, marinade your turkey overnight. Updated 2026 · Originally commissioned using Heinz products via the Collective Bias™ Social Fabric® Community – see further info below. I think everyone is […]
Westfield Stratford Review: 30 tips from a seasoned shopper
Westfield Stratford regular Sarah Trivuncic shares her tips and experience to help you get the most out of your visit in this Westfield Stratford Review.
Leon hidden banana cake
Today is the third in a series of sponsored posts working with Whitworth’s Baking Sugars. Find out below who how to join in with their Twitter competition to win a selection of Whitworth’s Baking Sugars.
TGI Fridays, Westfield Stratford
I have mused in the past how I virtually have my own parking space at Westfield Stratford. This giant new mall is under 15 minutes from home and one of our most frequent destinations for shopping, dining and entertainment. So when Westfield invited me to visit a restaurant of my choice to review, there were […]
