taste
THE PIZZA KITCHEN // restaurant quality pizzas, straight from your freezer
Restaurant-style pizza treats straight from your freezer
HOW I MADE GRINCHMAS CHRISTMAS COOKIES
Celebrate the Grinch’s 60th birthday with some homemade Grinchmas cookies!
UNDER THE GOLDEN ARCHES // behind the scenes at your new mcdonald’s
I was invited to see behind the scenes of the golden arches.
SPACE-SAVING KITCHEN IDEAS // panasonic combination microwaves
Did you know you can cook, bake, steam AND zap your food with the new Panasonic combination microwave?
WIN! A BOTTLE OF CLOVEN HOOF RUM // worth £25.95!
Taste the dark side this autumn – enter to win a bottle of Cloven Hoof rum from 31Dover.com, worth £25.95!
EASY-PEASY HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN PIE // + simple jack-o-lantern
I grew up watching 1970s US sitcoms, like Diff’rent Strokes, Happy Days, One Day at a Time (totally giving away my age now). I was fascinated…
GIN O’CLOCK // win a bottle of pickering’s gin worth £29.95!
You could win a bottle of Pickering’s Original 1947 Gin, faithfully recreated from a closely-guarded family recipe.
SWEET LIKE CHOCOLATE // win a jar of pierre marcolini’s luxury hazlenut spread
Chocolate. That got your attention, didn’t it? My kids – like pretty much every other child on the planet – LOVE the gooey brown goodness,…
A SPOT OF TEA WITH PORTMEIRION // afternoon tea week
Portmeirion invited us to celebrate National Afternoon Tea Week
WIN! A BOTTLE OF MOZART DARK CHOCOLATE LIQUEUR
It’s National Chocolate Day, and you could win a bottle of Mozart Dark Chocolate Liqueur
GIGGLING SQUID MARLOW // a family review
We checked out the authentic Thai menu at Giggling Squid – here’s what we thought
CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES (C’MON) // guilt-free party goodies
I’m trying to impress upon the girls the importance of making sensible food choices, so I’ve decided to prove that healthy party food can still be fun!
TEQUILA TIME // KAH blanco giveaway, worth £45.95
Giving away a stunning hand painted bottle of KAH Blanco tequila, worth £45.95!
CONTINUING OUR ORGANIX #NOJUNKJOURNEY // budget friendly meals
Continuing on with our #NoJunkJourney with budget friendly meals and healthy snacks.
WIN A BOTTLE OF SKINNY PROSECCO // worth £18
Win a bottle of Skinny Prosecco, a lower calorie sparkling wine, worth £18.
BEER BATTERED PRAWNS // dry drinker alcohol-free range
Beer battered prawns, using low alcohol brews from DryDrinker.com
KIDS IN THE KITCHEN // nairn’s naturally energising challenge
I got the kids (and myself) in the kitchen for a little family cooking fun.
PRETTY IN PINK // burleighs gin giveaway
Giving you the chance to win a bottle of Burleighs Gin PINK edition, worth £41.95
About me
I’m Jacqui – a 40+ freelance journalist & lifestyle blogger.
I’ve been a magazine features writer for over 20 years, and in 2009 became one of the UK’s original ‘Mummy Bloggers’.
I’m proud mum to two funny & spirited girls; born summer 2008 and autumn 2010, and we all live just outside London with OH and our youngest baby – a miniature dachshund, named Frankie.
