Live For Food

We all keep a variety of items in our store cupboards that last quite a long time and get replenished on a regular basis so that they are always available.  If you are not sure what you should keep in your store cupboard it can be useful to see someone else’s list to give you […]

I don’t buy that many items from the budget range in the supermarket these days.  I will often give them a go, but generally prefer the own brand or specific brand items.  In the past I have enjoyed budget fruit juice and budget chocolate chip cookies both of which I used to buy but don’t […]

First, ensure your avocado is ripe.  Hold it in your hand and gently press the skin.  If it gives a little, it’s ripe. Remember that the avocado has a large stone in the middle.  Take a sharp knife and cut the avocado in half, going round the edge of the stone.  Twist it to separate […]

All the major supermarkets in the UK offer an online shopping service.  I’ve been using online shopping myself for probably about 8 years now so I’ve had plenty of opportunity to weigh up the pros and cons. Advantages of online shopping: It saves time – it used to take me and my husband an entire […]

This is a recipe for oven-baked salmon.  I prefer oven baking salmon to frying it, as it seems to come out softer, and the coating in this recipe looked like it would stop the fish from drying up.  Normally I would bake it in foil, but I don’t think that would have worked with the […]