Lipstick, Lettuce & Lycra

Category: Food & Drink

  • 7 Days of Protein Packed Breakfast Smoothies

    7 Days of Protein Packed Breakfast Smoothies

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    If there’s one thing I learned from my Breakfast experiment last year, it was that a protein packed breakfast will keep you full much longer than anything else. For a long time I wasn’t a breakfast eater as I found I got hungry quicker if I ate first thing, but recently I’ve discovered that eating…

  • A Weekend in Cocktails

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    People ask me about Cocktails a lot more these days than they used to. Probably because I went and decided Norwich needed a Cocktail Week. When they ask me what it is that I like about Cocktails, I always say that it’s because there’s something for everyone. Cocktails can be long and fruity and refreshing…

  • Celebrating Yorkshire Day with CAKE

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    Todays post is sort of a public service announcement. For I have discovered really good cake by post. You’ve probably heard of Betty’s Tea Rooms? It seems most people have, they’re pretty famous with 6 branches across Yorkshire. A proper old style Lyon’s Tea House type of tea room with fancy silver and nice crockery…

  • Local Love: Jamie's Italian Norwich

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    It feels a bit weird calling this “Local Love” seeing as we all know Jamie’s Italian is a chain. Despite being part of a chain each place will always have it’s own personality and staff, and this post is solely about Jamie’s Italian in Norwich. I can say that with some authority as I actually…

  • Lunch at Brasserie Zedel

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    Yesterday I finally went back for lunch at Brasserie Zedel. Last time I went for cocktails I promised that I would return better dressed and with my proper camera to get some lovely photos of the place. So, obviously, all the photos on this post are taken on my iPhone as I forgot to pick…

  • Something for the Weekend: Prosecco Passion

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    A few weeks ago I worked on a Spring Cocktail campaign for Waitrose Cellar. I designed a Prosecco cocktail for all those special occasions that pop up in Spring that was published in their Waitrose Weekend magazine. It was a hard job creating it. I had to go shopping in Waitrose with vouchers for cocktail…

  • Recipe: Healthy Friday Fish and Chips

    Recipe: Healthy Friday Fish and Chips

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    I hope you’re all enjoying your Easter Weekend? I’ve had my Mum & Dad up to visit for part of it, and on Good Friday my Mum decided we ought to eat fish, because, you know, tradition. I REALLY hate cooking fish normally, and I’m not a huge fish eater as I hate the bones,…

  • My Week with Bodychef

    My Week with Bodychef

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    Back at the end of January I was given the opportunity to try out a meal delivery plan from Body Chef, and I jumped at the chance. I’ve been intrigued by these no stress easy diet plans for a while, it’s the sort of thing you see celebrities doing to keep slim and you think…

  • Things I Tried in January

    Things I Tried in January

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    Technically todays post is also “things I tried in December” as I was so caught up in Janathon I didn’t write one at the beginning of last month. These are all things I’ve been sent to try over the last few weeks, but that there isn’t really enough to say about to string out into…