November 2020

What a year 2020 has been! No doubt celebrating Christmas with those you love will be more important than ever this year given all the craziness, and we are hoping that you can be together with your nearest and dearest this year.
 
If you are hosting Christmas, you might be looking to cook up a traditional Christmas Turkey for all to enjoy. And if you are isolated from your family this year, maybe you could both cook the same turkey recipe and enjoy it via Skype or Facetime together.
 
Here is a recipe that is sure to delight on Christmas night.

We all hope that we can be the type of parent, partner or friend that really listens when our loved ones are talking to us.
 
When you were expecting your first child, had just met your beloved or started a new friendship I bet you had some ideas of just how you wanted things to be, or how you didn’t want them to be.
 
And one of those ideas might have been to be present in your relationships, to live in the moment.
 
We can sometimes have ‘grand’ ideas at the start, and then one-day ‘life’ happens, and we have a partner of ten years or three children all chattering around the kitchen bench, and instead of being that present person, we are more engrossed in our phones, our work or our own problems.
 
 
You might stop and look at yourself in horror, wondering, how did I get here, and it might be time to put the phone down and pay more attention to those you love.
 
Here are our tips for being more present.
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Are you getting ready to welcome a new family member of the furry variety into your home?
 
2020 has been a crazy old year, and you might be looking to expand your family with the four-legged, lick you in the face type of family member.
 
There is no doubt that dogs can bring a lot of joy, fun and companionship.
 
But before you bring home a new puppy home, you will need to pet-proof your abode so that the experience is a good one.
 
Here are our top tips for puppy-proofing your home.

With this beautiful warmer weather, you might be looking to add some lighter style dishes for lunches, BBQs and dinners.
 
This Grilled Chicken Cobb Salad is delicious and perfect to take to a friend’s house for a BBQ as a side dish, to pack as a work lunch or just because.
 
It’s filling enough to be the main affair but works well as a side salad too.