All Wrapped Up

One of my favourite blog sites is Frugal Kiwi. Melanie is one of our favourite back to basics gurus and her site is always inspiring and entertaining. Every now and then Melanie receives samples of eco friendly, frugal lifestyle or handmade products for her to review or feature on the Frugal Kiwi as a giveaway. A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to win a reusable sandwich wrap made by Ginger Pye. This reusable sandwich wrap...

Essential Kitchen Gadgets: The Stick Blender

This ranks as Number 1 in my top 5 essential electrical kitchen gadgets – so much so that I actually have two of them. With this nifty little tool you can make amazing kitchen magic. Lumpy sauces and custards are a thing of the past. Soups can be blended in their cooking pot. Quick easy smoothies can be prepared in two shakes of a lamb’s tail. You can even crush ice with them if you have one with the right sort of blade...