Do you make your own Christmas Pudding or do you buy one? I know there are many good charities out there that sell quality puddings to raise money but even these will never be as good as the homemade ‘real deal’. I say this with confidence and I know that if you are a pudding Continue Reading
Does your family have favourite Christmas foods? We certainly do and I love cooking up a storm – particularly to make gifts for friends and family. One of the our favourite family sweet treats is Rocky Road. I use a recipe from Mum’s Recipe Book for this. But a few years ago I made this Continue Reading
I am always on the look out for interesting salads for Christmas. Not that all my family will eat exotic salads but that doesn’t stop me experimenting. Hopefully one day they will appreciate the effort! This recipe is similar to one I had in a restaurant a few years ago. The only difference is that Continue Reading
There was a time when I baked biscuits and cakes every week and they were eaten very quickly by my hungry family. I also used to have a cake or two in the freezer for unexpected visitors etc. But these days Andrew and I eat very little sugar and even less cake. But I still Continue Reading
We have been writing about healthy households for most of this year. We thought it might be time to recap and bring it all together for you. So here are our 10 tips for healthy households with links back to some of our posts this year: Tip #1 A healthy household is one where everyone’s Continue Reading
Being proactive rather than reactive is something I think about all the time and has become a ‘catch cry’ in my every day work as a compliance consultant. My job often involves sorting out problems that could have been avoided if people thought ahead and didn’t just live for the moment! But it is not Continue Reading
