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Easy & delicious paella

Easy & delicious paella

This paella only requires one pan (hurrah!), no measuring (hurrah!) and very little effort!  What you need:  1 pack of frozen paella (I use Tesco...

Everybody needs a holiday!

Everybody needs a holiday!

I'm always pestering my husband to switch off and not work on holiday and it's time I practised what I preach! I am not taking any orders for two w...

What I am watching...

The new series of In the Line of Duty started last night -- it's amazing! I thought it was a little slow and predictable to start, and then bang, b...

The wonder of a bralette

I can't believe it's taken me almost forty years to discover these. Wanting something a bit comfier for lounging around in joggers, I came across t...

What I am listening to...

Watch me dance by Tom Misch - just such an awesome song. His albums are all fab too - perfect for background music when you have friends over for a...

*Make Life Easier Tip no. 4: Instantly feel more awake!

If like me you take a while to feel awake in the mornings (I'm usually less zombie like by 11am!) you could try inhaling the vapour from a stick li...

Cinammon and blueberry porridge

Cinammon and blueberry porridge

I find normal porridge a bit bland - this is my jazzed up version and I love it! Super healthy, super easy and super delicious!  What you need...

What I'm watching...

The Replacement - brilliant! Gripping drama on Tuesday night on BBC 1 - watch it on catch up! It's a three-part psychological thriller about a woma...

Healthy, filling & delicious snack

Healthy, filling & delicious snack

This snack is so satisfying and so easy to make! What you need A pack of mixed seeds (I get mine from the Co-op)   Sea salt & pepper   Wh...

Easy and delicious chickpea & sweet potato curry

Easy and delicious chickpea & sweet potato curry

This is really warming, really filling, really delicious and really easy! I make a batch of this at the beginning of the week and reheat a portion ...

*Useful tip no 4: Cleaning out your goldfish made easier!

The children won a goldfish at a fair last year and to my utter astonishment it is still alive. At first it lived in a small tank that my husband h...

No-faff cheese sauce

I love a cheese sauce but find it such a hassle making a 'real one' with flour, butter and milk etc. Instead I've conjured up a cheat's one that co...