My knives have had it. They are old and no matter how much I sharpen them, they just don’t cut like they used to. My birthday was coming up, so I did a little browsing of cooking knife sets, so I could add one to my wish list.

This is the time of year when our social calendars fill to the brim with Christmas parties and seasonal get-togethers, and a little over-indulgence can lead to horrible hang-overs! Here’s a refreshing tip for those sore-head days…

Take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your …

It was my first foray into the filming of a television programme and my day at the ‘Cooking the Books‘ studio was interesting, and fun. I learnt a lot about how these sorts of programmes are made, for example - what’s fake and what’s not - the food was real and delicious! The chefs were great and the mystery guests were funny - of course I’m not going to say who they were as the series doesn’t begin until tomorrow and I wouldn’t dare spoil it!