A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to enjoy a bit of a boozy weekend in Dublin. My husband had been invited over by a supplier of the firm he works for. Everything was paid for and all we had to do was get ourselves to the airport for our flight to Dublin. (more…)
Archive for December, 2009
What Does Your Wine Rack Look Like?
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009Stop In And Cook!
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009Forget ordering your favourite Indian takeaway and take some time to cook for your partner. So what is the perfect meal you can offer a loved one for a night in? There are a lot of options in terms of what to cook and what not to and it is difficult to find the right one. (more…)
How Energy Drinks Are Adding Belly Fat To Your Body
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009A lot of people ask me whether the outrageous claims of energy drinks have been verified. Especially young people are interested in the great energy boost your supposed to get and how they will be able to beat the competition.
Reasonable questions are, “Are energy drinks good for you?” and “Do they give you more energy?”Consumers might want to know if energy drinks will help you with weight loss or if they have a formula that really works. (more…)
It May Be Cold, But My Wine Cooler Is Still Necessary
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009With Christmas but a few days away now its time to get organised.
Hopefully by now all of the presents should have been bought and wrapped. If this is the case, then hats off to you as you are way ahead of schedule. (more…)
Australasian Wine Producers Have More Freedom Than Anywhere Else
Saturday, December 26th, 2009Australia has been blessed with some of the top wine making climates in the world and this is reflected in their well respected wine products. Other surrounding countries such as New Zealand and Fiji are now getting in on the act however and are growing their stakes in the market by experimenting with innovative wine production.
In the news recently was the high-profile contentious issue of wine producers being able to mix together red and white wine, and call the end product ros©. (more…)
Have we let the recession curb our love of eating out?
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009We seem still to the midst of a recession with eating out and hotel occupancy rates dropping nationally, but the experience in Wales suggests that people who like their food and drink are still willing to eat out, provided the quality is right. A subtle difference exists between price and quality.
Luxury hotels Wales or upmarket restaurants both share the same commitment to quality, which has more to do with their inherent sense of style and purpose than any notions of luxury. (more…)
Kitchen Product Spotlight: Rice Cookers
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009Rice cookers are, in my opinion, just about the most useful device anybody could have in their kitchen. However, there are still many people who have never used a rice cooker, nor do they see why they should ever start. But on the opposite side of that coin there are many others who have used rice cookers and swear that they will never go back to the pot-on-the-stove technique. (more…)
Do we eat more takeaways when the weather gets colder?
Monday, December 7th, 2009When the nights get darker after the clocks have gone back, we leaving in the morning to go to work and return in darkness. The weather is horrible, the sofa and television is beckoning, the kitchen or going out to a food store is not an attractive concept.
A survey produced by www.just-eat.co.uk the UK’s leading online takeaway portal, asked 3,015 people in the UK what they estimate they spend on takeaway food per month combining the data from the company’s online figures. (more…)
Fresher Week Stats - 5 Million Pizzas Eaten…
Monday, December 7th, 2009With Fresher’s Week over for another year, the UK’s newest Uni recruits have managed to chomp their way through a whopping 5 million slices of pizza, 840,000 kebabs and leaving more than 1 million empty pint glasses in their wake.
Fresher’s Week is a notorious for new students to party hard and to let themselves go with no hassle from their parents. According to UCAS, 419,627 applicants had a place confirmed at Uni this year, an increase of 44,523 on last year. (more…)
The Features Available on Zojirushi Rice Cookers
Saturday, December 5th, 2009Japan, an entire nation of very picky rice eaters runs almost exclusively on Zojirushi rice cookers. This has to say something about its quality. In fact, having tried various brands, Zojirushi is now the only brand of rice cooker that I would ever buy. (more…)