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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“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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I recently wrote about my new found love for fennel. The thing with a brand new “love” is: you can’t get enough of it. The challenge is to satisfy your longing but not lose interest after a while. So you have to keep it interesting and diversified. And yes…I am still talking about food 😉
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There are  artists…and there are ARTISTS! The ones that enter a room and fill it with their presence. And then they start to sing and you know that they will make it big. And if they don’t something must be really wrong with the people out there. One of these artists written in capital letters
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My next “Dine Star” is also a special person that has a big place in my heart: KIM WILDE I’ve known Kim for almost 30 years. But even before I was lucky to get to know her personally her music accompanied me through all my teenage years and made some very sad and unpleasant moments
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