The Sunday before advent (actually it was last Sunday but I, er... forgot) is traditionally Stir-up-Sunday, which basically means you should start making your Christmas pudding and feeding that Christmas cake. I discovered this amazing fact at a recent Stir-up-Sunday bloggers event at Sainsbury's way back in September I think! Seemed crazy then thinking about Christmas but … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2012
Avoiding coriander at Christmas
Just a quick warning about the almost random and indiscriminate use of coriander in food these days. It seems that nearly every Christmas food I look at that's very cleverly wheat, dairy and nut free will contain conriander. Why? Why? Why? Please, someone, please tell me. Is it really that tasty? It's a curry ingredient... and it makes me sick! Please, please, please, … [Read more...]
Happy Christmas – What allergy needs you!
Happy Christmas! Yes I know it’s rather early for all that but I thought I’d share a little Christmas cheer and I also need your help! A big thank you! The first thing to say is thank you, to all of you. My unique visitor stats are sky rocketing and the blog now gets nearly 40k hits a month! Since the end of October it's continued to rise. This is really good, and if … [Read more...]
Does make-up make your eyes water?
Sensitive skin can make wearing mascara and eyeliner a bit of a nightmare. It can leave you with a bad case of panda eyes instead of the lush, full-lashed and bright-eyed look you were aiming for. If, like me, your life has been plagued with always looking much younger than you are, a bit of lippy and mascara can work wonders, making you look older, more sophisticated and … [Read more...]
Watch out for nutmeg in mulled wine
Allergy to nutmeg is rare and even though it has nut in its name, it's not actually a true nut. Nutmeg is actually a spice and comes from the same tree that mace is produced. You can read more about nutmeg in a previous blog post "Nutmeg – another nutty problem? or just innocent food?". What do nutmeg and mace look like?This picture shows what nutmeg looks like. It … [Read more...]