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Archive for March 2019

Vegan tofu mocha mousse

My first attempt at a tofu mousse was hugely successful! I’ll admit that I had only ever eaten tofu as part of a savoury dish so I really had no idea what it would be like as a sweet one! Ingredients: 350g silken tofu 50g dark chocolate (check it is vegan!) 1 tablespoon instant coffee […]

Sweet Escape at Bayside, by Addison Cole

This book is the fourth in Addison Cole’s Sweet With Heat Bayside series. In Sweet Passions at Bayside, we saw Desiree find love despite her troubled upbringing. In this book, her sister Violet gets her chance at romance. We met Violet in the other Bayside books. She is strong, bold and unconventional. However, there is […]

The Castle Mystery, by Faith Martin

What a delightful murder mystery (if such a thing can exist!) The Castle Mystery has a classic feel about it from start to finish and is firmly in the Agatha Christie style of books that I have always loved. I think this would also suit fans of Gosford Park and Downton Abbey due to the […]

Guess How Much I Love You board book and jiggle toy review and giveaway!

World Book Day is almost upon us and I am ashamed to admit that I have NEVER read this classic children’s book! Until now that is, obviously! This gentle book, perfect for preschoolers, is a story of love between parent and child. One of the things that astonished me when I became a mother was […]

February vegan favourites

February might be over but looking back there were lots of new products and new recipes that I enjoyed so here is a round up of my favourites: Meals out The good (Pizza Express in Basingstoke): I tried the jackfuit putanesca gluten free pizza and it was delicious. The bad: Harvester in Frimley for our […]