Imagine Come Dine With Me without the cameras. So basically all the good bits - meeting new people, trying nice food, doing something a bit different - but no cameras and none of the competitive nastiness and showboating. Sounds good, right? That's...
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Years ago Mr M bought me a breadmaker. All shiny and new and guaranteed to provide us with an endless supply of freshly-baked bread with the minimum of effort from yours truly. I think I made three loaves then it was relegated to the back of a...
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I went through a spell recently of literally dashing from one blogging experience to the next. Probably my own fault for agreeing to too much, but hey, a leopard doesn't change its spots and all that. Amid this craziness, I popped into the...
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There are some invites you just wish you could take up. When I was invited to the Battle Proms Picnic Concert at Ragley Hall - a place full of childhood memories for me - I seriously considered cancelling my plans. Stunning scenery, some stonking...
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Have you ever eaten something that's so unbelievably sweet that it makes you break out in a bit of a sweat. Not just a normal sweat either, but sweat under your eyes that signifies a whole new level of assault on your body? No? Well, you're...
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August - the month of school holidays, sunshine (some of the time), and more food adventures than you can shake a tail at. I still have a massive backlog to work through of fun stuff to tell you about, but I did so much more in August that I...
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