RECIPE | cherry & polenta pudding by Dan Lepard

RECIPE | cherry & polenta pudding by Dan Lepard

I love cooking for friends and family and it's something we tend to do quite often. Over the years I've realised that for me, cooking food that can be placed on...
September 26, 2021 — Alice Paling
RECIPE | vegan cinnamon buns by Charlotte Avent

RECIPE | vegan cinnamon buns by Charlotte Avent

Hands up who loves cinnamon buns?! 🙋🏻‍♀️  I turn to food writer & stylist, Charlotte Avent's recipes often when I want to bake a special treat, her cookies always turn out...
August 23, 2021 — Alice Paling
EIGHT alternatives to Airbnb

EIGHT alternatives to Airbnb

It's no surprise that many of us are turning to the British Isles for our summer holiday this year. And while I'm looking forward to a summer of short UK...
July 29, 2021 — Alice Paling
Tags: Summer Travel
HOW TO style the perfect al fresco dining tablescape

HOW TO style the perfect al fresco dining tablescape

Summer has officially arrived here in the UK, the sun is shining and we're all thinking of ways to make the most of this glorious British weather. Those of us...
July 16, 2021 — Alice Paling
THOUGHTFUL housewarming gifts for every budget

THOUGHTFUL housewarming gifts for every budget

Moving house is an achievement and worth celebrating. Plus, it's so darned stressful, and any person who has gone through the months of surveys, solicitors, landlords, hauling boxes & endless...
July 15, 2021 — Alice Paling
RECIPES I'll be cooking on repeat this summer

RECIPES I'll be cooking on repeat this summer

After a truly miserable month here in the UK, summer finally seems to be on its way as we approach the summer solstice. The change in the weather naturally brings...
June 08, 2021 — Alice Paling
Tags: Food & drink
12 of my favourite jar recipes object story

TWELVE of my favourite jar recipes

I've just received a shipment of Le Parfait Wiss terrine jars, a glass jar with a metal screw top lid, and in my opinion the best storage jar there is....
June 08, 2021 — Alice Paling
Tags: Food & drink
20 MAGAZINES to add to your coffee table

20 MAGAZINES to add to your coffee table

2020 was the year we stayed at home, a year without eating in restaurants, admiring architecture, visiting museums and galleries, a year without shops and open gardens, theatre and comedy...
May 23, 2021 — Alice Paling
FOURTEEN ways to reduce plastic in your kitchen

FOURTEEN ways to reduce plastic in your kitchen

It would be truthful to admit that this last year, things have slipped in our household when it comes to the use of plastic. It wasn't one big change, just...
February 18, 2021 — Alice Paling
EAT | restaurant recipe kits ~ part two

EAT | restaurant recipe kits ~ part two

I recently wrote a blog post listing '12 restaurant recipe kits' I have my eye on, but since writing, I've stumbled upon more, and well, it would be rude not...
February 07, 2021 — Alice Paling
Tags: Food & drink
EAT | 12 restaurant recipe kits

EAT | 12 restaurant recipe kits

Huddled around a table with friends, children & dogs scrabbling around under our legs, food arriving in abundance full of colour and textures, forks diving in, a spilt drink, but...
January 12, 2021 — Alice Paling
Tags: Food & drink
FIVE WAYS to make everyday moments memorable

FIVE WAYS to make everyday moments memorable

Here in the UK, we're back into another national lockdown, and if there's one thing I've learnt with all this time at home it's that there are special moments throughout...
January 07, 2021 — Alice Paling