Tag: Food and Drink

Food and Drink
A Week On Ready Meals From Marks And Spencer - Day 4 Beef Stroganoff
Day 4 was another Balanced for You meal. This time I chose Beef Stroganoff. I haven't had this dish as a ready meal before so was looking forward to tasting it.
By Jan Rosser | 13 Jun 2018

Pets
Canine Troubles Advises On Nutrition And Harnesses
My good friend Sue Sly who owns and runs Canine Troubles has sent me two posts about nutrition and harnesses that are the best way to feed and walk your dogs!
By Jan Rosser | 13 May 2019

Alternative Health Treatments
My Review Of Biotta Organic Fruit And Vegetable Juices Supplied By A.Vogel
Many of you will have heard of A.Vogel, the Swiss pioneer of natural health.
By Jan Rosser | 24 Sep 2018

Food and Drink
A Week On Ready Meals From Marks And Spencer - Day 2 Chicken & Bacon Carbonara
Today I have chosen a Balanced For You meal, Chicken & Bacon Carbonara. Pasta dishes are filling at the best of times and this dish is perfect for a satisfying meal at lunchtime or evening.
By Jan Rosser | 11 Jun 2018

Food and Drink
A Week On Ready Meals From Marks And Spencer - Day 5 Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni
Day 5 is a vegetarian dish, Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni. The advantage of this dish is that it can be cooked from chilled or frozen in the oven.
By Jan Rosser | 14 Jun 2018

Food and Drink
A Week On Ready Meals From Marks And Spencer - Day 6 Spicy Prawn Spaghetti
Day 6 meal is a Spicy Prawn Spaghetti dish which is ideal as a main meal for lunch or dinner.
By Jan Rosser | 15 Jun 2018

Food and Drink
A Week On Ready Meals From Marks And Spencer - Day 7 Roasted Vegetable Lasagne
Day 7 and my final day of the week is a vegetarian dish - a vegetable lasagne.
By Jan Rosser | 16 Jun 2018

Food and Drink
Reviewing A Wide Range Of Teas From The English Tea Shop
Are you a tea lover? Do you have a favourite brand? I love many blends and have been sent a wide variety of organic teas from The English Tea Shop.
By Jan Rosser | 08 Aug 2019

Food and Drink
Reviewing Pukka Herbal Teas - The Fabulous Range On Offer Gets Even Better!
Do you enjoy herbal teas? I have been sent some that Pukka sell and would like to share my findings with you.
By Jan Rosser | 02 Jul 2018

Food and Drink
My Evaluation of Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar
I have been sent a bottle of Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar from www.omnivita.co.uk who are the sole UK and European distributor.
By Jan Rosser | 26 Jul 2018

Food and Drink
A Great Healthy And Tasty Alternative To Soy Sauce - Bragg Liquid Aminos
Do you like Soy Sauce but don't use it because the salt content is very high? Why not try Bragg Liquid Aminos? I
By Jan Rosser | 28 Jun 2018

Food and Drink
Interviewing Jeannette Hyde, Best Selling Author Of The Gut Makeover And The Gut Makeover Recipe Book
I was delighted to be interview Jeannette Hyde, best selling author of The Gut Makeover and The Gut Makeover Recipe Book for my other website OAPSchat which is now archived as www.OAPSchat.ReviewSpot.co.uk . Maybe if some ReviewSpot members buy these books, they would like to share their experiences with us?
By Jan Rosser | 20 Jun 2018

In Memory Of June Tate
Reviewing Memories Of My Children's Birthday Parties Including An Indoor Picnic In November!!
On reading about one woman's ridiculously expensive birthday party for her child, I thought back to when my two daughters were young.
By June Tate | 03 Nov 2019

Food and Drink
Winter Warmers Main Courses Part 2
Following on from the HUGELY successful first Winter Warmers recipes, here are some more to whet your appetite!
By Jan Rosser | 28 Feb 2020

Food and Drink
Want My Diet? Take The Big Snake, Too!
Some of you may by now have seen the new Coeliac UK TV advert, the one with a woman having her midriff squashed by a snake and carrying her own bodyweight in fatigue around with her.
By Lesley Krier Tither | 04 Jan 2020

Food and Drink
A Week On Ready Meals From Iceland - Day 1 King Prawn Alfredo
I expect many of us shop or have shopped at Iceland Stores.
By Jan Rosser | 20 Jan 2020

Food and Drink
A Week On Ready meals From Iceland Day 2 Steak In Ale With Cheese Cobblers
Day 2 is an Iceland casserole meal ideal for a Winters day!
By Jan Rosser | 21 Jan 2020

Food and Drink
A Week On Ready Meals From Iceland Day 3 Lamb Moussaka
Day 3 of my Luxury Ready meals is a Lamb Moussaka.
By Jan Rosser | 22 Jan 2020

Food and Drink
A Week On Ready Meals From Iceland Day 4 Smoked Cod Salmon & King Prawn Fish Pie
I am a lover of most fish meals, so a luxury fish pie is my choice for Day 4.
By Jan Rosser | 23 Jan 2020

Food and Drink
Review Of Winter Recipes - Tasty Wholesome Main Courses That Won't Break The Bank!
Winter is upon us and we will all be thinking of ways to make nutritious tasty meals to warm us up and not have to spend an enormous amount of money to achieve results.
By Jan Rosser | 03 Nov 2018

Food and Drink
A Week On Ready Meals From Iceland Day 5 Sri Lankan Chicken Curry & Rice
Day 5 is a Luxury Chicken Curry and rice.
By Jan Rosser | 24 Jan 2020

Food and Drink
A Week On Ready Meals From Iceland Day 6 Steak & Chianti Casserole With Vintage Cheddar Mash
Day 6 is a Steak & Chianti casserole.
By Jan Rosser | 25 Jan 2020

Food and Drink
A Week On Ready meals From Iceland Day 7 Meatballs Al Forno
My final day is a new addition to the Luxury range, Meatballs Al Forno.
By Jan Rosser | 26 Jan 2020

Memories
Rationing
It was one of the ironies of winning the Second World War that, from about 1948 onwards, Britain was actually worse off than the Continental countries it had defeated or liberated.
By Douglas J Lindsay | 21 Feb 2020

Finance
Discount And Loyalty Cards
There are a wealth of Loyalty Cards and bonus schemes available from today's supermarkets. Maybe you belong to one or more of them?
By Jan Rosser | 04 Mar 2020

Places
A Birthday Treat Visit To Llangrannog!
Where would you like to go for your birthday said Derek? Somewhere I’ve not been to before was my reply. So……
By Jan Rosser | 07 Mar 2020

Food and Drink
Gluten Free Brownies - A Super Easter Treat Maybe?
This is a recipe by Bill Sewell of All Saints Café in Hereford which I have permission to use.
By Jan Rosser | 03 Apr 2020

Food and Drink
Crabbie's Simnel Cake - A Delicious Alternative For Easter!
My late mother made the most delicious Simnel cakes. I have not made one since she passed away in 2014, but the following recipe may tempt me. I wonder if it will match hers!
By Jan Rosser | 06 Apr 2020

Food and Drink
Roast Lamb Marinated In Jack Daniel's Hot Pepper Steak Sauce With Cumin Sweet Potatoes
This looks like a really tasty version of Roast Lamb including Jack Daniel's Hot Pepper Sauce used to marinate.
By Jan Rosser | 11 Apr 2020

Poetry
The Flower And Vegetable Show
Something to, hopefully cheer up another Lockdown day.
By Trevor Belshaw | 20 Apr 2020
Food and Drink
Grocery Shopping Online
I’d never grocery shopped online until the advent of Covid-19.
By Cheryl Lang | 01 May 2020

Food and Drink
Eisberg Wine - All The Quality And Taste Without The Alcohol!
Who remembers when Eisberg wines first came out? I can remember drinking glasses when I was driving during nights out in the eighties.
By Jan Rosser | 12 Apr 2018
Socialising
Coming Out Of Lockdown
So, for over three months now we have been in lockdown, not daring to re-join that dangerous world out there.
By Cheryl Lang | 20 Jun 2020

Food and Drink
Bill's Brown Bread - A Recipe From Bill Sewell of Bill's Cafés
During Lockdown, making bread has become very popular indeed!
By Jan Rosser | 03 Jul 2020

Kitchen Gadgets
Reviewing Ninja Blender With Auto-IQ BN495UK
I have taken delivery of the super Blender BN495UK and am sharing my findings with you.
By Jan Rosser | 27 Jul 2020

Kitchen Gadgets
Reviewing Ninja Blender & Soup Maker HB150UK
How exciting to be sent the new Ninja Blender and Soup Maker from Ninja Kitchen!
By Jan Rosser | 25 Oct 2019

Kitchen Gadgets
My Review Of Super Ninja Foodi OP300UK Multi Cooker
I have been sent the latest Ninja OP300UK multi cooker and would like to share my findings with you.
By Jan Rosser | 04 Feb 2019

Books
Readers Reviews Of The Ferryman's Daughter By Juliet Greenwood
I am delighted to share readers reviews of The Ferryman's Daughter by Juliet Greenwood.
By Jan Rosser | 29 Jul 2020

Places
A Short Walk And A Picnic
'Sunshine will help. So said my GP. Sunshine AND a picnic, even better!'
By Jan Rosser | 08 Aug 2020

Food and Drink
Chicken, Leek And Lemon Risotto, Comforting Food For Young And Old Alike. A Delicious Recipe From Bill Sewell
Many of us have been cooking and creating recipes during lockdown. This is a super risotto.
By Jan Rosser | 16 Aug 2020

Fitness and Exercise
Can Dieting And Exercise Ever Be Pleasurable?
Most of us underestimate how many calories a day we actually consume.
By Jan Rosser | 17 Sep 2020

Food and Drink
Chickens And A Man-Eating Rabbit. Or How My Mother Fed A Family Of Six When Food Was Still On Ration
I rolled up my sleeves, screwed up my eyes and stretched my arm into the cupboard under the stairs.
By Kay Seeley | 25 Sep 2020

Food and Drink
Tap Water, Bottled Water, Filtered Water !
We all need to drink water to stay alive. The staff of life.
By Jan Rosser | 10 Oct 2020

Food and Drink
Is A 'Good Deal Ever A Good Deal?'
I've been looking for good food and drink 'deals' whatever they may be!
By Jan Rosser | 03 Nov 2020

Food and Drink
Eve's Pudding - A British World War One Recipe
Here is another recipe from good friend Juliet Greenwood.
By Jan Rosser | 27 Nov 2020

Food and Drink
Thai Fish Soup
As a lover of home made soups, I can thoroughly recommend this delicious Thai fish soup, a winter warmer and so delicious and easy to make, in just 3 steps!
By Adrienne Laverick | 26 Nov 2020
CLARITY -An all natural voice spray
Available in great tasting Elderberry or Honey and Lemon flavours.
Directions for use:
Shake before use. Spray into mouth. Use as often as required... Suitable for vegetarian use.
Ingredients:
Water, Glycerine, Aloe Vera, Flavour of choice (Elderberry Juice or Honey* Lemon juice)
Rose Cider Vinegar* and natural flavours* (extracts of liquorice, ginger, sage, thyme, rosehip, elderflower)
*organic ingredients used.
Made in the UK.
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The Final Reckoning is an atmospheric, twisty thriller set in the peaceful (or maybe not so peaceful) Herefordshire countryside.
When Lindsay Ellis was a teenager, he stumbled across the dead body of her boyfriend Simon’s father, who had been battered to death.
Someone in the village knows who murdered Simon's father, and why.
Does the actual killer suspect Lindsay also knows the identity of the murderer, and is Lindsay now in great danger, too?
Available to buy from Amazon