Summer is the perfect time to fire up the grill and enjoy a delicious outdoor meal. However, with the hot weather comes a few challenges, such as keeping food fresh and preventing it from drying out. Here are a few tips and tricks to help you create a sumptuous summer meal that will impress your guests. Try dry aged steak When it comes to summer grilling, there's nothing quite like a juicy steak. However, not all steaks are created ...
5 family-friendly home improvements to consider this year
Looking for home inspiration? Today's guest post has lots of ideas for family-friendly home improvements that will make life easier - what's not to love?! The hectic pace of life with kids can make it hard to keep your home functioning really well for the whole family. And when moving to a bigger or more family-friendly property isn't an option, you need some clever tricks to make your existing space work harder. Here are some ideas for ...
Bringing the outdoors in: Sainsbury’s Garden Room range
Do you try to bring a little bit of nature into your home? The interiors trend of bringing the outdoors into our living spaces has been big news for a while now, and it’s not hard to see why. Interiors brands have picked up on the fact that connecting with nature helps us cope with today’s hectic pace of life, and are extending that connection into the home via accessories, wallpaper, fabric prints and furniture. Add to that the fact that ...
Modern Scandinavian living: my top Wayfair picks
Welcome to the second post in my collaboration with Wayfair. I’m thrilled to be working with them this year as part of their Home Experts programme, and will be sharing lots of interiors inspiration over the next 12 months. I’ve already had lots of fun with my first challenge, looking at how to revamp your space with the pantone colour of the year, ‘Greenery’. It’s such a vibrant, energising colour, and given my love affair with plants and all ...
A winter feast at River Cottage
I'm sure we're all familiar with the River Cottage TV series, headed up by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and famous for championing seasonal, ethically produced food. There's probably a River Cottage cookbook or two on your kitchen shelf. But have you ever visited River Cottage HQ itself? This week I got to do just that. I joined the HIBS100 team for a fabulous day at River Cottage, exploring the wonderful ingredients they use in their food, ...