I cook almost every day. Even when I am on my own. I try to treat myself with varied and healthy dishes. Not always easy as sometimes I simply can’t get arsed to think of new variations. But since I am addicted to cooking programs on the telly and reading recipes in mags and online
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Oh dear! It’s that time of the year again. Halloween 🎃 I never really liked it much. Mainly because I am more of a “pussy” when it comes to horror films and creepy creatures. As a child I hated ghost train rides and watched scary films mostly through my fingers. Well, this hasn’t changed….ask my
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January. The month when diets & detox get promoted the most…on TV, in magazines, on the internet. I personally don’t believe in extreme diets. Whenever I tried to entirely avoid sugar, fats & carbs in the past I couldn’t stop thinking and longing for exactly that: sugar, fats & carbs. Fortunately I am blessed with
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The best way to start a day is to have a good brekkie. Ideally a healthy one full of vitamins and fibre. It kick-starts your metabolism and gives you the energy you need to get through your day. Especially when you have a stressful and busy day ahead. Most of the working days I cut
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When on holiday I love to feast like there’s no tomorrow. Local specialities, fried “whatevers”, ice cream, cocktails, G&Ts, champers…bring it on. All! Everything! Loads! You have no idea how many times I’ve said on my recent hols in Portugal: “Why not? I’m on holiday.” Life is full of restrictions in our every day routine.
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“Mit Pfefferminz bin ich dein Prinz”, this is the title of a German song by an artist called Marius Müller Westernhagen Even though I was never a massive fan of his music I couldn’t agree more with this statement. It means “With peppermint I am your prince”. Well, princess in my case 😉 I love
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“My goodness, THE most moreish thing I’ve ever eaten. U have to have it. A bit like Lord Of The Rings #myprecious” …this is what my boyfriend tweeted the other day after we’d had this sweet potato spinach gratin for dinner. I will never forget the look on his face when I caught him “cleaning
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My new DINE STAR has by far the bluest eyes you have ever seen. And if people say George Clooney is the most handsome “silver fox” on this planet they haven’t seen him yet: MARTIN KEMP, bass player with British multi-platinum records selling band SPANDAU BALLET. But there is much more to “Mart” (as his
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For some people zucchini is a boring vegetable. Well, it surely isn’t famous for an outstanding taste of its own. In fact it can be quite tasteless. But with the right ingredients added and a good recipe it can be so yummy. For those of you that wanna lose a few pounds the major benefit
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There are 2 things I love to eat when I am in Spain: a paella and a tortilla. I could spend my holidays eating just these two. Easily! Cooking a paella is an art of its own and so far I haven’t made one myself. This will be one of my next challenges. A lovely
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