There is nothing quite like picking a strawberry from it’s plant and popping it straight into your mouth. Such a pure strawberry flavour, sweet and tart, perfumed and juicy, still warm from the sun.

Over the past few days the ‘probiotic’ industry has been thrown into chaos with the news that probiotics have been linked to 24 deaths in a Dutch research study.

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 …

A great source of vitamin C, chillies are packed with powerful immune boosting qualities that help protect the body from colds and flu. Just the thing to spice up your life as the winter nights draw in, they also trigger the release of endorphins in the body which help lift your spirits and even your libido!

My parsley plant has gone bonkers! It is making an advance on the rest of the herb tub and is trying to strangle my sage plant. I have had to take drastic measures and now have a bag-full of parsley awaiting as unknown fate! I’ve had a tip from mum and an idea for a recipe…

I confess! Until this week we have not been eating a lot of free-range chicken, eggs yes, chicken no. But as of the moment I read the Chicken Out campaign, I knew that I supported the cause and therefore would only eat free-range from now on.

On Saturday we bought a free-range chicken and various veg at our local Farmer’s Market, all in preparation for a delicious Sunday roast.