9 fascinating facts you didn’t know about Quinoa
9 fascinating things you didn’t know about the superfood Quinoa. It’s not a grain but a pseudocereal. It’s a complete protein. has low GI and is easy to digest.
Quick and Easy Comfort Food
What do you crave when you need comfort food. Mine is a bowl of pasta, a cheese toastie or some stir fried noodles. Quick, simple dishes that hits the spot.
9 things to know about Skyr the Icelandic secret
Skyr is virtually fat free and calcium rich. Each tub of Skyr has more protein compared to the equivalent size tub of yoghurt. This will be great for anyone following a low carb diet or on the paleo diet
Understanding Iberico ham classification
Meet the new Rock Stars, Jamon Carving Champions Somewhere in Spain, a flashy sports car arrives at a hotel, this chap folds himself out of his low slung car, sauntered into the hotel with attitude, sporting the requisite incognito sunglasses, in rock star fashion. His has a holster full of special carving knives. It’s not some film…
Sourced Market – Crowdfunding their way to a retail empire
They say that the UK is turning into an entrepreneurial nation. London is now one of the best cities to do a startup. Now Sourced Market is not really a start up. They are an independent business that has been going for over 5 years. I met with the founder and CEO, Ben O Brien,…
Tequila and Mezcal Fest 2015 preview
Mexico! what come to mind when you think of Mexico. I think of Fiestas, bright colours, lively music, Mayan ruins, hot chillis, chocolate and amazing food with lots of zingy flavours. This month in London, Tequila Fest hits town again, bigger and better than last year. There will be lots of workshops on Tequila and…
Wine Tasting with Oz Clark at Celebrity Cruises’ Lawn Club Popup for #LondonWineWeek
During the recent London Wine Week, Celebrity Cruises hosted a wine tasting event with Oz Clark. He picked a selection from the 500 wines available from the Celebrity wine library and took the group on a tasting journey. Oz is a very funny speaker and he brought a new appreciation to the wines we tasted….
15 things you need to know about frozen foods
Frozen food is often ignored but sometimes you will find it more nutritious, more convenient to have at home, there is less wastage and you can have food out of season.
Cook Healthy with LV= Lovelife
Learning to cook healthier dishes is always of interest. At this Healthy Asian cookery class with LV= we were shown a few very tasty and quick Asian recipes. All the recipes are quite easy to put together and full of flavour. It might be healthy but it is still tasty and fills you up too….