LAZY HAZY CRAZY DAYS
NAT KING Cole so eloquently and elegantly described the time we enjoy meeting and greeting family and friends in our chosen sunshine homes as those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of summer.
PINE BARK
PINE BARK has received more than its fair share of attention in the press recently – and, unusually, the press has all been good. While we are bombarded with Omegas
WHEN BUTTER CAN BE BETTER
TRANS-FATS are something high on the discussion list of the healthy, those trying to be healthy and those who are producing foods for us in a hopefully more healthy way
TASTE YOUR FOOD FIRST
YET AGAIN we are being reminded that excessive salt intake is dangerous and has been attributed to causing high blood pressure, strokes and several other nasties. I am constantly horrified
hygiene in the kitchen
WHILE WATCHING a cookery programme recently, I heard the female cook explain that she was wearing polythene gloves because she was handling raw meat – nothing wrong in that, I
Terrific Toronto
SITUATED ON the northern shore of Lake Ontario, Toronto is one of the southernmost cities in Canada. It’s clean, safe, friendly and offers something for everyone. From food to fashion,
In the summertime, when the weather is hot …
IT’S SWIMMING pool time! For everyone, grown-ups and children. Sometimes we have doubts about who has more common sense and who behaves more rationally. Trust me, I have been a
France gets tough on motorists
IF YOU’VE driven through France over the past four years, you may have noticed that the country has been cracking down on dangerous drivers – there are now more than
film review – THE DA VINCI CODE
Would Da Vinci approve? HANDS UP, I admit it, I was one of those who read Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, loved it and believed it. As I read
Flights of fancy
If you are a frequent flyer, you will probably have your own thoughts on how airlines could improve their offering, but, according to the results of a survey on in-flight