Category: Food
Foods to avoid on a first date – spicy curry tops list
A poll of 2,000 adults found spicy curry, spaghetti dishes, ribs and corn on the cob among the top foods to avoid on a first date at all costs, along with oysters - usually dubbed the food of love - and noodles. Just a fifth of adults would feel comfortable eating messy foods like spaghetti…
8 Must-have Kitchen Tools That Will Help You Enjoy Tastier Food
There are many reasons why you may want to cook your meals at home to save money, to eat healthier, or just for the sake of convenience. But one of the most important reasons is that it's often just plain more delicious. And while there are tons of things on this list that can help…
5 ways your kitchen is set to get smarter in the 21st century
Nick Orme, co-founder of Njori, explains how your kitchen is set to become a lot smarter, allowing you to cook dishes once only the preserve of professional chefs... Your phone is smart. Your TV is smart. Your speakers are smart. Even your central heating is smart. But your kitchen? It’s still pretty much as it’s…
Edible Flower Recipes to Freshen Up Your Summer Menu
Spring has sprung, and there are plenty of flowers all over our gardens that are just begging to be eaten, but if you haven’t tried flowers before, that concept may feel a bit strange. Not all flowers are safe to eat, so you can’t just pick anything you see. However, the following recipes in this…
Top 10 tips to save money on kitchen energy bills
British families have been dusting down old bread makers, sandwich toasters and food processors as they spend 14 hours extra a week in the kitchen cooking up a storm. A study of 2,000 families found 58 per cent are finding new ways of being inventive in the kitchen, by turning to the likes of ice…
7 Top Tips for Creating the Perfect Pancake
The Bake King, AKA Ben Cullen, has come up with the top do’s and don'ts for creating the perfect pancake this Shrove Tuesday. Ben's top tip is to not beat yourself up with “over-beating the mix” – as millions fail before it hits the pan by over-mixing the ingredients. And it really is all in…
Vegan doctors launch Plant-Based Health Online
If you are following a vegan diet, have you ever had issues with unsympathetic health care professionals? Two British doctors, who believe that a plant-based diet is central to improving people's health, are addressing this via an online healthcare service, writes Ashley Norris of Transition Earth. Plant-Based Health Online (PBHO) is the brainchild of Dr. Laura…
WW teams up with Uber Eats for range of ‘fakeaway’ dishes
To help the nation battle the bulge, WW (formerly Weight Watchers) has created a new range of ‘fakeaway’ dishes which can be ordered through Uber Eats. Among the options available on the menu are chicken tandoori skewers and a vegan mushroom and spinach curry - both of which are ‘ZeroPoint’ to those following the blue…
Online grocery spending up 70% during 2020
British consumer spending fell 7.1 per cent year-on-year in 2020, as coronavirus restrictions hampered the high street and hospitality sectors. However, lifestyle changes boosted growth for some sectors, with online grocery seeing the largest increase. Data from Barclaycard, which sees nearly half of the nation’s credit and debit card transactions, revealed that spending on essential…
Vegan Trends for 2021 – including healthier fake meat
Vegan Trends: A vegan Christmas pudding As we hurtle towards 2021 and Veganuary, it’s a good time to look back at the vegan trends of 2020, and look forward to 2021. Founder of Stem and Glory Louise Palmer-Masterton predicts a year for healthier fake meat and vegan seafood... Without doubt 2020…
