Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary
cooking up a storm at the edge of the world
August’s Craft Gin Club subscription box contains an artisan gin all the way from Australia! It’s a gin box perfect for a beach day, and we’re offering you the opportunity to win this box this month! Keep reading to find out how! Introduction I don’t know about you, but I’ve been loving the sunny summery …
As of January 2019, Costa, the UK’s leading coffee shop chain, added an exciting new product to its menu: Arla Lactofree. From frothy cappuccinos to full flavoured flat whites, you can now enjoy your favourite milk-based drinks, with the same great taste and nutritional benefits of milk, just without the lactose. I am a self-confessed …
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Neutral 0% is the number one sensitive skincare brand in Scandinavia, with a range of products designed especially for sensitive skin that will still get the cleaning job done. In this post, we review two of their laundry products. Have you ever heard of dermatographia? The word means ‘skin writing’ (aka dermographism and dermatographic urticaria) and I’ve …
Tummy troubles are a common problem in younger children, according to recent research, causing them to miss out on many important childhood experiences. The causes of this stomach upset are often misunderstood but, in some cases, if the child is struggling with the A1 protein in regular cows’ milk, switching to a2 Milk™ could make …
In collaboration with ANA Airlines. When I was 19 I flew out west to seek my fortune. As a Maritime girl growing up on the rural Canadian east coast that’s what you did when you left school – you fled the nest, inexplicably drawn to the other side of the country to the unknown: unlimited …
In collaboration with Bertolli. Italian cuisine is renowned to be one of the best cuisines in the world. It ties as a close favourite of mine along with the flavours of the Middle East. Traditional Italian cuisine is not meant to be complicated with long, elaborate preparation methods, instead, it relies on good quality fresh …
In collaboration with Whiskas Cat Food. I am of the firm belief that a home isn’t a home unless a cat is part of it. There has always been a cat in our family for as long as I can remember. A year ago a new addition to our family was born – Echo, the …
In collaboration with Dorset Cereals. I confess I am very late to the whole overnight oats thing, I really am. Porridge is, by all means, my number one favourite thing to have for breakfast, with home made granola or muesli over plain natural yogurt with plenty of fresh fruit a close second. The concept of …
A guest post by Splento, Professional London-based Photographers. Discover how mouth-watering your food can look with Splento! Food is obviously something that should be eaten rather than just being looked at. But when it comes to food photography, our appetite begins at the mouth. Appearance is everything! Food photography is all about that mouth-watering photo …
In collaboration with Cole & Mason. The sun came out yesterday! For the fourth time this summer I actually felt the warmth of the summer sun on my face. It was gloriously wonderful! As it’s still the school holidays the kids and I packed a picnic lunch and headed to a nearby wooded area for …
In collaboration with buyagift.co.uk Traditional afternoon tea – it’s one of the things I absolutely love about living in Britain. Those little delicate sandwich triangles, the scones with jam and clotted cream, that tier of cakes and sweets – the glasses of Prosecco! Oh yes, and the tea too! Despite the rise of alternative afternoon …
In collaboration with James Villas Holidays. Many, many years ago I had the privilege of visiting the island of Sardinia on an all expenses paid whirlwind weekend trip. It was the car launch for the Fiat Idea and I was a plus one, and let me tell you, I have never been so wined and dined …
In collaboration with üutensil and Albert Bartlett potatoes. It’s the time of year where our diet is largely dictated by what appears in our weekly organic CSA veg box. It’s been a slow year for growing so far, our veg box producers say, due to cold weather and rain, but we are now receiving weekly …
In collaboration with The a2 Milk™ Company. All right folks. I’m going to go all sciencey on you here and put to use that BSc (Hons) Life Sciences degree I earned a few years ago. Let’s talk milk protein! Caseins are proteins most commonly found in mammalian milk, composing upwards of 80% of all the …
In collaboration with Heinz [Seriously] Good Mayonnaise. I confess, when I was growing up in Canada mayonnaise was not one of those things that regularly appeared on the menu. In fact, I actively avoided it as it was this strange, unsual condiment and I really had no idea what I was supposed to do with …
In collaboration with BritMums & The Lawn Tennis Association. “The tennis finale is next weekend, isn’t it?” I asked. The Husband blinks at me. “It’s not a cabaret, you know.” Then he breaks into the most animated, theatrical tennis pantomime he can. It was really quite the sight to behold.
In collaboration with The Works. The summer holidays are nearly upon us! Where has the time flown! In fact, today is the last day of this school term for my children as we’re heading away a few days early for a weekend Chocolate Experience in Brussels! Yes, it’s been ok’d by the school – we’re …
In collaboration with Chippa – the UK’s only free-from condiment range. There’s something intensely satisfying about a table filled with food, a table so full that there’s no room to sit – you all have to stand around the outside of it and pick, graze and nibble until your belly is full. What makes it even better …
In collaboration with MoneySuperMarket. For the last week we have been challenged by MoneySuperMarket to give up one electrical appliance that we, as a family, use almost every day, and to document the impact and experience we have had and how much money we have saved. After much thought (could we give up the internet …
