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I have a diary entry today that says “clean like a mad woman”. Somehow my mum’s visit has crept up on me and I only have one small cleaning window before she arrives. If only I had to clean one small window everything would be fine. Instead I need t...

Giving back to the community is a big priority for Michiko Campbell. The sous chef will be spreading festive cheer this year by throwing his second Christmas charity event to feed those in need. By offering a free Christmas meal the 26-year-old hop...

Ho ho ho, the Christmas season is upon us! I know this because Phoenix has been overrun by enormous tins of Quality Street. We’re talking a wall-to-wall invasion of chocolate. It makes me sweat a little just walking past this national flirtation wit...

The star of the show at the home of US Consul General Mary Ellen Koenig every Thanksgiving? The pumpkin pie. For more than 30 years, she’s made it using a recipe she found in the St Louis Post-Dispatch, where her husband Robert worked as a journalist...

A kind-hearted Samaritan has appealed for help with her traditional Boxing Day meal for those in need. For the past seven years, Regina Peniston has cooked and served a huge feast to anyone who finds themselves hungry over the holidays. But at the e...

I have a little mantra — comparison is the thief of joy — and I have to remind myself of it often. Half-term was a perfect example. I’d taken the week off to hang out with the kids as I’d been working so many evenings. The girls are 7 and 5 now and I...

If you haven’t seen Carrie De Silva in a while, there’s a good chance you won’t recognise her. Six years ago she tipped the scales at 225lb. Today she’s 100lb lighter with a rock-hard body, and is helping others to get the same result. “When I first ...

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ll know that earlier this week the World Health Organisation declared processed meat as definitively carcinogenic to humans and red meat as “probably” carcinogenic. Within hours my inbox had exploded and my...

Amanda Harkness’s preschoolers did not understand the link between vegetables and gardens. The Kaleidoscope students thought all their food came from container ships, and were surprised to learn it could be grown in their backyard. “Children today ar...

Hallowe’en is on the horizon and I am getting excited. The costumes are on their way. Chloe is still a raccoon but Belle, who changes her mind at the speed of light, is going to be a rainbow monster. If you don’t know what a rainbow monster is, you a...

X-rated baked goods? Nothing is too risqué for Stephanie Smith. She’s a favoured baker when it comes to bridal showers and bachelor parties. The 48-year-old puts her imagination to work and allows her baking skills to do the rest. “It is that wow f...

What makes a burger great? Any number of ingredients if you ask Cesar Domingo. He’s the chef behind SanziBar, the tapas and burger bar at Newstead. Fourteen burgers are on the menu. If you want an out-of-this-world experience, your best bet is likely...