Introducing the family-friendly, spill-proof, organic juice range. It’s not just for kids…

Chat date: Tuesday 8th July
Chat time: 1:30 pm

The end of the summer term is in sight and British parents are looking forward to spending time with their kids over the summer holidays. We all enjoy having the kids around the house during the hotter months, the big question is how do you keep them entertained?

When distillers Laphroaig launched their first ever live online whisky tasting, an army of malt fans from around the world made it the largest interactive event of its kind.

Recent reports have announced the introduction of nylon tea bags in supermarkets across the country and despite their high price, Asda has reported that they have proven popular with consumers.

So you know a little bit about your wines. You can find your way around the supermarket shelves and you probably know how to choose wine by varietal or regional labelling. You may even know the difference between a Pouilly Fumé and a Pouilly Fuisse.

It has been a fabulous day, down here on the Sussex coast, The sun has been shining and we’ve had our first barbeque of the year. It was very much a last minute affair, so home-made burgers and salad it was, but so delicious!

Until very recently, I had never tasted an English wine, let alone taste a Sussex wine! But I got the opportunity on a cold morning last month, when Dave and I visited Bookers Vineyard. Located in a very picturesque spot near Bolney in West Sussex, the vineyard is only a 30 min drive for us and you know how I love local producers! We arrived on a fairly dreary day but it didn’t matter as we were looking forward so much to our visit.

It’s not a very common occurrence in our household, but sometimes we don’t finish a bottle of wine. I got this tip from one of Nigella’s series and have not wasted a drop since!!

Freeze leftover wine into ice cube trays for future use in casseroles, pies, even bolognese sauce.

Once …

I am a member of the Imperfectly Natural Woman forum and visit there often to pick up tips and get advice. A little while ago, on that forum, I was recommended a drink to help towards the IBS, it’s called TianTian and some people swear by it! I have yet to try it and am doing some research before taking that step. Here’s some info that I found…

This is the “revelation” that some crazy researchers have ‘discovered’ that normal milk is worse for you when compared to organic milk.

The site “spiked-online” had this to say:
“The issue is omega-3 fatty acids, found abundantly in oily fish (such as salmon, herring and cod), fish oil, walnut and flaxseed oil. Omega-3s have been thought to protect against cancer and heart disease, though the scientific evidence for these benefits has been thin and somewhat elusive.

Now a group of researchers (funded by the organic industry) is claiming that milk from 19 ‘conventional’ farms only contains 60 per cent as much omega-3s as milk from 17 ‘organic’ farms. They claim the finding is ‘significant’, and the press believed it. One newspaper headline in the UK declared: ‘Organic milk: it looks good, it tastes good and by golly they’ve proved it does you good.’ ”
To me this is a crazy claim and one that we shall look at a little further.