Family and Lifestyle Blog
Reviews of food products, meals out at restaurants and recipes
Slim and Save started online in 2008 and has grown into one of the leading diet meal replacement companies in the UK. There are three plans to choose from. The Slim and Save Lifestyle Plan allows for three of their food packs each day along with a low carbohydrate meal. The Lifestyle […] Read more…
Now, I’m not a chef and if you asked D, he wouldn’t say I’m the best cook either. However, look at what I whipped up for lunch yesterday! I received the Dolsot Bibimbap Kit from Sous Chef and couldn’t wait to try it out. Sous Chef is the shop for people who love cooking! […] Read more…
In February we were invited* to Sapporo Teppanyaki in Manchester and had an incredible lunch. A few weeks ago, we were invited back to go and taste their Christmas menu. We couldn’t make the evening they were doing in Manchester so we went to their Liverpool branch instead. We had high hopes […] Read more…
A couple of weeks ago we went to L ‘École in Vendoire. It is about 10 minutes from where we are staying in Champagne-et-Fontaine. The restaurant is situated in a beautiful house and garden. It is a stunning setting with shaded seating under the terrace and also seating around the back with views overlooking miles […] Read more…
A few weeks ago we were asked if we would like to review* the Highfield restaurant in Croston near Preston. There was no way I could turn this down as it’s one of Lucas’ favourite places to visit. We live 5 minutes away from the Highfield and regularly visit to play in their Fuzzy […] Read more…
What is a vegan diet? It is very popular these days, making it the diet of choice among millennials as well as individuals who are looking for a healthy change of pace. More and more people are switching to a vegan diet because of its benefits such as better overall health by lowering blood […] Read more…
We’ve dramatically cut down on the meat consumption over the past few months but we can struggle for ideas. I was recently sent* a Vegan Box from Vegan Apron. There are 4 types of vegan recipe boxes that can be delivered weekly. The recipe boxes come with everything you need to make 3 meals […] Read more…
With Summer fast approaching, I have been looking for some alternatives to ice cream… Fruit and Veg lollies This idea has come from a book I was sent a while back called Get Your Kids To Eat Anything. The delicious smoothie lollies contain only natural ingredients and can be whizzed up in minutes. Using natural […] Read more…
A couple of weeks ago, we were invited* to COSMO in Manchester for some dinner. Located in Deansgate it is easy to get to by car or public transport. COSMO Authentic World Kitchen is inspired by the best five star hotels in the world, which bring a choice of fresh food under the […] Read more…
I have awful toothache at the moment and I’m struggling to eat anything so it was the perfect time to try out a soup recipe from Hello Fresh yesterday. It is a chunky soup so I ended up blitzing it, which I haven’t shown in the photos but it was scrumptious! Jam packed with […] Read more…