UK schools are told not to provide free meals for their students at half-term
Arguments have once again arised when it was found out that the government has told schools not to supply food vouchers, parcels and meals to disadvantaged children over February half-term. Teachers, parents and council leaders expressed their undeniable frustration...
Bake off or bog off?
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Caffeine, why drinking it may not be for everyone.
Your morning cup of coffee believe it or not is a psychoactive drug, one that is not controlled by the government and is widely available around the world. Caffeine is in fact the most widely consumed psychoactive substance on the planet. Although caffeine has no...
Great British Bake Off – the Final
Sadly, we’ve reached the Final of 2020’s Great British Bake Off. A slightly subdued undertone was apparent with the lack of usual family and friends in the beautiful gardens surrounding the tent, awaiting the outcome. This year the guests comprised of a combination of...
BGGO – It’s the semi final
So, this week has brought us, far too quickly, to the semi-final of this year’s GBBO. Unbelievably, we’ve seen Noel’s favourite lovely Lottie, Linda and Sura all leave the tent. Who could ever forget Rowan and his bizarre creations? The two Marks are now just a...
Chilli con carne 4 ways
Ingredients2 Red or white onions – 15p2–3 Cloves of garlic – 5p – 25p a bulb 1 Pepper – 18p 1/5 of a 90p pack 500g Mince beef £1.49 400g Tin of tomatoes 28p 400g Red kidney beans 33p 2 tbsp Tomato purée 5p – 27p a tube 1 Beef stock cube 11p –...
The student shopping list – How to eat well without breaking the bank.
My name is Charlie and I work in a kitchen, for one reason, because I love cooking. I always liked cooking from a young age, mainly baking, but at a certain point you work out that eating cake and brownies is not a sustainable way to live. I am going to attempt to...
Chocolate expert reveals how to eat yours and reap the health benefits
Have you been eating your chocolate in the wrong way? UK chocolate expert Jennifer Earle from Ecstasy Tours has explained how we should be munching our chocolate in a completely different way than we have done for years. Instead of just chucking it in and chomping,...
Breakfast – The most important meal of the day
Breakfast has always been the most important meal of the day, or at least that is what I was always told by my mother. I believe the thinking behind this saying stem from the fact that when you sleep your body has been fasting for 8-9 hours and your blood glucose...
Doughnuts
Doughnuts first made their debut back in the early 1800’s and its believed that they were brought to the USA by Dutch settlers who named them oly-koeks (oily cakes). They were originally made from a sweetened dough of flour, butter, sugar, eggs and milk and were then...
Bake off or Bog off?
Us Brits love a national treasure, and over the last 11 years that’s exactly what the Great British Bake Off has become for its hundreds and thousands of disciples. Originally, the GBBO as it’s now fondly known to its fans, first aired on BBC2, presumably because the...
Sandy or Matt?
When the news broke that C4 had managed to navigate their way around Covid 19 regulations to bring us a new series of Bake Off, our first thought was how could they possibly replace Sandy Toksvig? The relationship between Sandy and Noel worked perfectly, with their...
