Honey and Almond Butter Cookies
Last week when I fancied getting to the baking groove, I had cookies on my mind. When it comes to cookies, they have to be soft and chewy and full of flavour. With that said I love a classic flavour combination and the traditional chocolate chip cookie is always...
Three of my favourite things: Gok, tea and cake
As part of Activia’s Feel Good Cook of the Year competition I was invited down to London to join in a fun filled afternoon baking cakes. There was a buzz of excitement in the kitchen all afternoon. With good company and fabulous food – Gok cooks a mean Thai...
I {Heart} November
How are we already in December already? This is year is flying by and it’s actually quite scary. Alas, we have made it to my favourite time of year, I love it as it’s such a special time. The penultimate month of the year has been pretty spectacular...
Running out of love
Happy Friday and a belated happy Thanks Giving to all of my lovely American friends! I hope you have all had a tremendous week. Overall it has been a pretty steady one for me, busy, but nothing to complain about. I've been getting at least 7 hours sleep...
Making the treadmill fun
Let's not beat about the bush, the treadmill isn't the most exciting of the exercise machines at the gym. Simulating running outdoors without actually going anywhere and the absence of the beautiful scenery is why it is often called the dreadmill. The treadmill...
Things that I have learned whilst on holiday
Since returning from my travels, I have suffered from the whole body image saga. I loved every bit of my holiday and ate until my hearts content, believe me, the lure of those 4-course lunches and dinners was too good to resist. Yes, I overate but I was on...
Cooking in the 21st century
I'm a bookworm and proud to admit it. When I was younger I used to spend hours with my head in a book, lost in a world of adventure. These days my bookshelves are bursting with books ranging from medical, scientific, fictional and recipe books. As a...
Feeling festive at the Christmas Lights Festival
HoHoHo! Merry Christmas! Sorry. Please excuse my premature Christmas spirit. Last night Alfie and I headed to the Christmas of Lights Festival in Oxford city centre. My mind has been in summer holiday mode ever since returning from our...
Wrapping up warm and charity in the work place
Happy Friday! I hope this week has been kind to you. I've had an extremely productive week with hitting my deadlines at work and getting things sorted. At this point in time I finally feel like I'm back in the groove and enjoying being back in sync with my...
My home workout pledge: 10 of the best home workouts from the web
Now that my life is far from quite and things are busy at work I have been looking at the option to working out at home. At the moment I tend to only practice yoga at home and alternate that between my tri-weekly gym sessions, which seems to work perfectly. Recently I...