Welcome to #WellbeingWednesday & in preparation for the party season, today's #5aday is 5 easy steps to build into your daily routine... Add these 5 simple steps to your normal exercise regime & you should be fighting fit & ready to wear fabulous frocks this festive season! Get up 10 minutes earlier than usual & do some stretches to wake your body & … Continue reading Fit for the Festive Season
Tag: Eating
Mixing up a storm…
Happy #ThursdayFriday! Not only is it National Cake Week this week but it's also London Cocktail Week (and National Curry Week too!)... So in honour of London Cocktail Week, today's #5aday features 5 new cocktail bars to 'experiment' this weekend. Evans & Peel Detective Agency - Prohibition-style cocktail bar behind secret entrance on Earl's Court Road. Bounce - Sip one of … Continue reading Mixing up a storm…
Great British Bake Off
Welcome to #TuesdayTreats! To go with last Sunday's cake stands for National Cake Week, today's #5aday treats are cakes to adorn them. Lola's Cupcakes' Cupcakes and Cakes - Beautifully decorated & tasty cakes of all sizes, flavours & toppings. Organic Delights' Cupcakes - Cakes with natural ingredients which are tasty (toffee apple) & good for you. Meg Rivers' Cakes and … Continue reading Great British Bake Off
Have your cake and eat it too
Welcome to #SundayHome. This coming week is 'National Cake Week' so to celebrate, today's #5aday theme features yummy cake stands. Radley Great British Summer Cake Stand - Summer may be over but still enjoy cake on a cold winter day @ £25 Portmeirion Dawn Chorus Cake Stand - Celebrate delicious cake on this delicious cake stand @ £27.50. Anthropologie Peony Portrait Cake … Continue reading Have your cake and eat it too
Gastropub Grub
Hello & welcome to #ThursdayFriday. Tonight's #5aday theme features some of my favourite gastropubs around South London... The Abbeville Pub, Abbeville Road, Clapham - Charming pub restaurant. Great for Sunday lunch in the winter. The Anchor and Hope, The Cut, Waterloo (no website) - Popular spot. No bookings taken. Prepare to wait & then share a table with other … Continue reading Gastropub Grub
Home away from Home
Evening. Hope you've been enjoying the lovely weekend's weather. Tonight's #SundayHome #GTime theme is 'Home away from Home'... I've just booked to go 'Home' to Scotland with friends in November. We're flying into Glasgow & then driving to Campbeltown, Argyll. Campbeltown is on the tip of stunning Kintyre & it's where my parents live in a handsome Georgian house … Continue reading Home away from Home
Fire up the wok!
Welcome to #WellbeingWednesday. I was chatting to someone the other day about cooking & how it's a great way to unwind after work... So as it's #WellbeingWednesday, today's #5aday is healthy recipes to give us some renewed inspiration in the kitchen. Stir-fried garlic chilli beef and ong choi recipe - Ready in 15 minutes and only 270 calories per serving. … Continue reading Fire up the wok!
Culture Vulture
Hello! It's #ThursdayFriday with ideas on where to go & what to do. Today's #5aday features some alternative things to do this Sept/Oct. Whether it's shopping, eating, drinking, theatre or film you're after, there are lots of wonderful experiences to be had this autumn. Gingerline HQ - Described as "a clandestine dining experience for London’s food adventurers." Fast selling out! … Continue reading Culture Vulture
Posh Asian Nosh
Evening & welcome to #ThursdayFriday! I love all kinds of different foods but my favourite is Asian food - be it Wagamamas or Yo Sushi. But if you're looking for something more upmarket, tonight's #5aday is posh Asian nosh served up within stylish surrounds across London. Eight Over Eight, King's Road, Chelsea - Fabulous Pan-Asian menu & lively atmosphere … Continue reading Posh Asian Nosh
Ginger’s 100th Post
Today is a special day for Ginger & Spice. This is my 100th post, so today's #MysteryMonday takes a look back at the highlights. On this special occasion, I have rated my favourite posts so far. So in order from the top, here are my 10 favourite posts: ROYAL SOLE OF APPROVAL posted 1 June - A Jubilee … Continue reading Ginger’s 100th Post
Not The Mayo Clinic 