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In the middle of winter, there’s nothing better than walking into a warm and welcoming bar and being handed a Cuba Libre cocktail. This is basically a Cuban Bacardi & Coke, it’s so refreshing and fruity – the perfect drink to take you away from rainy Nottingham on a Tuesday evening. Revolucion de Cuba are releasing their brand new Cantina (menu, to you & me!) and it’s 100% latin and Cuban inspired, we couldn’t wait to try it.
I know, it’s only early March, but if you’re getting married in the summer it won’t seem too far away. Plus we all need a little sunshine in our lives right now because it might be nearly spring but it’s definitely still winter in terms of the weather! Here are three food and drink ideas for summer weddings to get us all feeling a little warmer!
Every few weeks it’s time for a little girl time. Sometimes we stay in and watch the Great British Bake-Off and eat cake, sometimes we get dressed up and have cocktails and sometimes we like to do something in between and eat some tasty food, drink wine and have a gossip in a relaxed setting. The latter was the theme for our most recent girl’s date night. We headed to Veeno on Friday night, situated at the top of Middle Pavement in Nottingham, a stones throw from our office for a little wine tasting.
To feel healthy and energised on a daily basis, sometimes you’ve got to follow your gut. Starting your day with great nutrition can be difficult with today’s busy modern lifestyle. There’s nothing more tempting than reaching for a sugary cereal or last night’s cold pizza. If you’re showing signs of being run down, you can break the habit with the addition of smoothies. Tasty, convenient, and packed full of vitamins. Follow my quick and easy steps for a smoothie that will have you feeling like a superhero.
If we lived in a dream world then I’m sure we’d all be pretty happy filling our tummies with delicious slices of cake whilst still having that dream Instagram body right? Sadly, mother nature isn’t always on our side and what we put in our mouths has a big impact on not only how we look, but how we feel too.
You’ve heard of Joe Wicks, right? The Body Coach, the guy who’s got everyone calling broccoli ‘midget trees’ and eating nutritious and delicious food which takes next to no time to prepare. Well, he’s also teamed up with the New York Bakery Co to perfect his post-workout necessity that is the #BuildUpBagel. I’m a massive bagel fan so anything that gives me an excuse to create more tasty recipes using them, I’m in!
I’ve been a regular protein powder user for about 3 years now since getting into fitness in a more serious way and having the protein expertise of my other half to learn from. I’ve tried a lot of different brands and I now know some of my favourites and what flavours I like. But, it did occur to me, whilst on my 8 week clean eating challenge, that my protein powder may not actually be as clean as the rest of my diet. That’s when I discovered Whey Ahead, this organic protein powder! This stuff isn’t as sweet as your standard protein powder and is the UK’s first range of certified organic flavoured & unflavoured protein. Powered purely by organic protein from grass-fed cows and raw superfoods, this stuff’s pretty good.
As Valentine’s Day is usually overlooked in our household due to my birthday being the day after we decided to have our Friday night treat as a bit of a Valentine’s by kicking up dinner a notch or two. We eat well but rarely will treat ourselves to something like a steak. I created this steak salad with crispy potatoes, artichokes and pine nut salad dressing from celebrity chef Valentine Warner‘s Aphrodisiac Menu For Two that he’s created specifically for Valentine’s Day which is inspired by ‘robust, flavoursome food and aphrodisiac inspired ingredients’.
This looks too good to be sugar-free? WRONG. It totally is and I’m going to tell you how to make it in all its chocolatey glory.
I’m a complete and utter cereal addict, I love the stuff. I could eat box after box of Coco Pops, Ricicles, you name it, I love it. I’m also a big granola lover but since discovering quite how much sugar was in the cereal I love, I decided to make my own sugar-free version. I’m trying to cut refined sugar out of my day to day diet and keep it for treats as I find my skin really suffers if I eat too much of it. If you suffer from adult acne, hidden sugar just might be the cause as it was for me.
Food is well and truly the way to my heart and it’s definitely the way to my other half’s too. We’re both massive foodies and love to explore new places to eat and new recipes to create. On Valentine’s Day last year we took a road trip to Bakewell, the home of the classic Bakewell tart and we just had to pick one up. Obviously, it tasted amazing! This year I decided to try and recreate a little bit of Bakewell for us but with a twist. I’m trying to eat a little bit cleaner and cut refined sugar out of my diet so I hunted around for a healthier version of the classic. Here it is!
