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Do you know About Mesothelioma? *

I’m gonna be honest, I had no idea what Mesothelioma was until I was asked to talk about it on my blog to bring awareness to my readers. I thought, if I’m going to sit and talk to you guys about it then I had best do some research and share some facts with you! Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that develops from the thin…

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Making Eggnog with 31Dover *

Over the next few weeks I will be sharing a few cocktail recipes to get us in the Christmas spirit…literally! The first one up is Eggnog, a new one, that I had never tried before and was a lot  more work than I thought it would be. It was so worth it though as the drink was great! I think it’s a proper after dinner…

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Chocolate Macaroons with Lékué *

 The team from Lékué asked me to work with them on a fun baking post using some of their products so I thought I’d set myself a challenge and make macaroon. I’m not very good at making sweet things but I love giving new recipes and equipment a go. So I chose to use this simple recipe… Ingredients 125g icing sugar 1 tbsp cocoa 100g ground…

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Sports Injury Provention *

When it comes to sports, there is such a high risk of injury. When you’re pushing your body to the maximum sometimes you can’t help getting hurt, but other times accidents happen too. I’ve been reading up on sports injury facts and thought I’d share some with you a few tips on how to prevent them as they are so popular… Stretching and jogging to…

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Quirky Secret Santa Ideas *

Now we have made it into December, I’m gonna have to suck it up and deal with the fact that everyone is going Christmas crazy and go with it. I’m not one to do gift guides but after hunting around for some great Secret Santa ideas as I’m part of 3 of them this year I thought I’d share with you a few bits in…

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Saving Money in December *

December is always the most expensive month of the year for everyone, especially for those on a tight budget so I’ve come up with a few ways to save some money during the toughest times! Meal Plan & Make Shopping List If you’re not organised or haven’t got a pen, this one is really hard, but stick with it and you can eat well and…

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Chi Kitchen, London *

Last week we headed over to Chi Kitchen in Debenhams on Oxford Street to test out the Christmas Menu, and it certainly exceeded expectations. The menu is created by Group Consultant Chef Ping Coombes. Since being crowned the winner of MasterChef in 2014, Ping has embraced the chance to spread her knowledge, by promoting Asian food around the UK and abroad and the menu we…

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Yuu Kitchen, London *

I warn you now, this will make you hungry and there are a hell of a lot of food photos incoming! Yuu Kitchen, in Aldgate East, was a dream of Australian friends, Stephen Lowe; a long time London restaurant manager, previously of ICEBAR London and Jon de Villa; previously of Nobu, Nobu Berkeley and Zafferano. So yeah, they know their stuff! They have also been backed…

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I'm Squibb Vicious, better known as Haydy!
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