Weight Watchers: Week One Success
I’ve been following the Weight Watchers Pro Points plan for a week now. I have been doing my best to keep within my daily points allowance, keeping those weekly points for extra things like treats and...
View ArticleGiveaway Winner: Gousto
Can I get a drumroll please? It’s time to announce the winner of my recent giveaway to win a fabulous Gousto food delivery. I have to say reading through all your replies made me very hungry… I think a...
View ArticleWeight Watchers: A Day in the Life
This week’s Weight Watchers challenge is to do a “Day in the Life” post telling you what I did and what I ate. Thursdays are generally my busiest day of the week. I work in the day and it’s rehearsal...
View ArticleReview: New Walkers Hoops and Crosses
Everyone loves to play. Adults included. Whether it’s having a go on the swings at the park (please tell me you like the swings!), enjoying a bit of Scrabble or Pictionary in the evening, or tap tap...
View ArticleCelebrating Cinco de Mayo with Discovery Foods
I don’t need an excuse to cook up a Mexican feast. Fajitas, enchiladas and tacos often appear on our menus – they are quick, tasty and fairly healthy evening meal choices. But if you do need an excuse...
View ArticleReview: Cooking with Quark
Quark is a naturally fat free spoon-able soft cheese. The Lake District Dairy Company, who have launched their new range of Quark in the last week, sent me a hamper of goodies so I could try using it...
View ArticleDiscovery Foods Instagram Competition
To celebrate the launch of the brand new Discovery Foods Instagram feed at the beginning of July, they are running a little photography competition this month (sorry, I know I’m a week late telling...
View ArticleReview: SIGG Classic Bottle and Alu Box
It has long been generally accepted that packing up your own lunch to take to work is cheaper than buying lunch every day. Being organised with our at-work-food-intake by making it in advance also...
View ArticleReview: Tideford Organics
Last weekend has marked a turning point in the seasons here in the UK. Its been wet and windy, it is properly dark by 8pm and you need the light on to make your morning cuppa, the sandals have gone...
View ArticleLincolnshire Sausage Festival and Food and Farming Festival
The Bailgate area of Lincoln had a really great atmosphere today – the Lincolnshire Sausage Festival and Food and Farming Festival were both taking place in the Castle and Cathedral grounds. The smells...
View Article#BEDN 4 > Food Glorious Food
I begin this post with a confession. I was doing so well. I mean, the plan was to share with you instagram-like photographs of everything I’ve eaten today. I thought it would be a bit of an ode to...
View ArticleMy 2013 – A Year in a Post
I thought it would be remiss of me to end 2013 without some sort of review post looking back over the year. It’s been a good one, really, with lots of things going on. Here are some of my memories…...
View ArticleReview: Gousto #2
I tried Gousto a while ago when the recipe box delivery service was first introduced, and liked it. Having made some changes to their offering in the last few weeks I was given the opportuity to try...
View ArticleA Day in the Life… at Center Parcs
For BEDM today we are being encouraged to show you a day in the life. My normal life – get up, go to work, come home, cook and eat dinner, watch some rubbish on the telly and go to bed – is a bit dull...
View ArticleThree Days Without Chewing. My NOSH Detox Experience.
I was recently contacted by NOSH who had seen my various ramblings about food and bloating and energy levels and other things. They offered me the opportunity to try their three day beginner’s fast....
View ArticleRecipe: Slow Cooker Mexican Chipotle Stew
November. Autumn turning into winter, short days and dark evenings. This can only mean one thing… time for comfort food. And to me this means it’s slow cooker time! So if you are one of those people...
View ArticleRecipe: Enough Veggie Chilli for a Week
There is something about leftovers that warms the heart. You put effort into a meal on one day, and the following day reap the benefit of your hard work with a quick stir of a wooden spoon in a pan or...
View ArticleThe Splodz Blogz Photo Challenge | Week 9
Ahhhhh the outdoors. Thanks everyone who took part in this week’s photo challenge, it was wonderful to see all your outdoor adventures over the last seven days (and historically, too). I hope you...
View ArticleSnacking for Pros – Energy Boosters Between Meals
Snacking has poor PR. We are constantly being told to stop it, stick with three healthy meals per day. For some, looking after our teeth, gut, muscles and mind is all about eating lean and clean. But I...
View ArticleRecipe: My Carrot Soup
I’m giving in to another recipe request here on Splodz Blogz. I hope my outdoor loving friends don’t mind too much – who doesn’t like a nice bowl of steaming soup when they come in from a great day on...
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