10 Things to do in Chicago

I would go back to Chicago in a heartbeat. I gave you 7 good reasons to love Chicago and because caring is sharing, I'm going to give you 10 Things to Do should you be lucky enough to find yourself in [Read More]

Wednesday Words of Wisdom – Spread Love

There's been so much bad stuff in the news recently. It makes my heart heavy but it also makes me realise how important it is to remember that there is so much more good than bad in the world. If [Read More]

Snickers Brownies

Makes 20 These Snickers Brownies are next level - dark, fudgy, delicious and packed with roasted nuts and caramel. Of course, it's not the first time I've baked my chocolate bars in to a [Read More]

Wednesday Words of Wisdom – The Past

That's what I love about a new year. It's time to let the past go and look forward to 365 shiny new days full of opportunity and promise. And though the past has gone and we don't quite know what [Read More]

Word of the Year 2015

It was this post that really inspired me to choose a word for the year. I chose my first word in 2014, and it was health. I'd say I was all over it, because I sailed through my check ups, have my [Read More]

What went down in December

I know it's 2015 and 2014 seems a bit old hat but I didn't feel right to write about December before it was well and truly done and dusted. In fact, I really hadn't intended to write a  round up for [Read More]

Wednesday Words of Wisdom – Celebrate

I'm not a big fan of New Years' per se. I find it so much pressure to have so much fun. I do however love a good knees up - whatever the day, whatever the month, whatever the year. So however [Read More]

The Best of the Blog 2014

The results are in! Here are the five most popular posts of 2014, and unsurprisingly, they're all about the food! 1. Vegetarian Dumplings Given my love affair with dumplings of all varieties, [Read More]