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Scary 1970s Halloween – Carved Turnip or Pumpkin?

Halloween carved turnip.

Interesting facts about turnips and swedes (not Swedes). Generally speaking in the north of England, Scotland and Ireland turnips are the big purple things that you mash and swedes are the little beige things that you feed to animals.

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Craft Yourself a Rug from an Old Coffee Bean Sack

Rug made from an old coffee bean sack

A little while ago I bought a whole load of old coffee bean sacks… And got the Best Free Cup of Coffee Ever. I had lots and lots of plans for what to do with my multitude of sacks… One of them was to make a Coffee Bean Sack Rug and I finally got around […]

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Sources of Calcium and Lazy Reporting in the Media

Almond tree in full blossom

There have been some interesting news reports in the past few days sparked by a news item from the National Osteoporosis Society (NOS) entitled: Three million young adults putting their future health in danger. EDIT 07/07/17 this item no longer seems to be on the NOS website. The item expresses concerns about young people cutting […]

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Gluten-Free and Vegan in Venice

Flying to Venice over the Dolomites

You may have noticed from my social media that I have just been to Venice. I loved it!!! The post picture is taken from the plane flying over the Dolomites to Venice. The views were fabulous and made me want to go there too. I had not been to Venice before and was super keen […]

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What Happens During Allergy Testing – Skin Prick and Challenge Testing

Allergy testing - skin prick testing

So far it has been a very long journey to find out what is wrong with me. It looks like I have lots of allergies but I don’t think I do. My doctors and I think we know what the problems are but to make sure we are on the right track we need to […]

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Valentine’s Day Menu Ideas

Chocolate, Hazelnut and Raspberry Gluten Free, Vegan Torte

If you are looking to create something special today, or anytime, take a look at these menu ideas. Quick and easy recipes that taste and look fabulous. All recipes are gluten, free, vegan, garlic free and coconut free.

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Veganuary Has Come to an End – What Difference Does It Make?

Gluten free, vegan haggis with mashed potatoes, purple sprouts and gravy

2017 saw Veganuary explode. It was all over the media and was super popular on social media. Veganuary – as you might be able to guess… Encourages people to ‘go-vegan’ for January. A laudable idea, but like giving up booze, shaving, chocolate what does it actually achieve?

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Craftastic! Make a Hanging Plant Pot Holder in 20 Minutes

Macrame hanging plant pot holder

Twenty minutes? Surely not? Oh yeh – totally possible. I love macrame. It feels like a bit of a leap to call this macrame – but it is. Macrame is making stuff out of knotted string. This Macrame Plant Pot Holder only needs 10.2 metres of string, a pair of scissors, a plant you want […]

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