This new cookbook from Leon has seriously upped my salad game in time for summer in France
CF Christmas: Delia Smith Christmas recipes
It is with rather a sleigh-load of trepidation that I am taking over the reins of Christmas Day hostess this year. Gulp. As the first year without Daddy, we figured being in the family home was probably not going to help, so have decided to do everything differently this year…
Treasured possessions: Kenwood Chef stand mixer
I think I’m in love – it’s the first thing I think about when I wake and the last thing on my mind as I drift off to sleep. My new Kenwood Chef stand mixer. Of course, to qualify for the ‘treasured posessions’ series, this is no off the shelf…
CF Eats: Blackberry and sloe picking
This weekend has been one of outdoor pursuits. You may remember my elderflower picking post from last summer with my brilliant countryside guru, Mrs B, well I decided it was high-time we put her local foraging knowledge to good use again. Namely blackberry and sloe picking, all in the name…
CF Eats: Raw juice benefits and the Philips Whole Fruit Juicer
After my amazing, energy boosting, skin-clearing, mood-balancing Green Cleanse from Purifyne, it inspired me to keep juicing. I have been wary in the past about investing in a juicer. They are bulky things, a faff to clean and I thought, would end up in the utility room after an initial…
CF Review: The Purifyne 3-day Green Cleanse
Last Friday morning, just in time for breakfast, I took delivery of a cool bag, stuffed full of fresh, organic, cold-pressed green juices from Purifyne, ready to start my 3-day green cleanse. I was offered the chance to roadtest one of their nationwide juice cleanses and as their ‘green cleanse’…
A quick guide to making Christmas presents
Every year in the 10 days or so leading up to Christmas I try and add a little sparkle to my shop-bought gifts by adding a little ‘extra’ that I’ve made myself. I’m neither a saint, nor Kirstie Allsopp, so I keep it pretty simple. A bundle of parmesan cheese…