The Ailing Tradition of Christmas Cards- Blessing or Loss
It’s not really news that the art of sending Christmas cards is an ailing one. I still like to send Christmas cards, indeed to me it is part of...
Welsh Witterings: The Art of Making Flower Essences
When the sun is shining there is little dispute that being outdoors in a beautiful garden makes us feel happy, but it seems that it is not just from...
The Changing Face of Supermarkets: the death of the deli counter
Over the years I have often lamented about the death of the high street and have written nostalgically about the loss of the corner shop, but today I find...
Welsh Witterings: a touch of luxury – pumpkin and champagne risotto
I often get bored with seeing the same old mushroom risotto listed on restaurant menus and I often feel that when it comes to the vegetarian dishes they forget...
Welsh Witterings: Welsh Government Dictates What is Non-Essential
On Friday 24th October at 6:00pm supermarkets throughout Wales were busy, but not busy with customers, they were busy with their staff plastic wrapping the shelves and cordoning off...
Welsh Witterings – An alternative to Nut Roast: Pumpkin and Hazelnut Roast
If you’re looking for an alternative to the traditional nut roast, this Pumpkin and Hazelnut Roast is sure to delight. Many nut roast recipes contain very strong flavours...
Welsh Witterings: Simple Cake Memories
As a mother of five I have many books on cooking with children, which I leaf through and sigh, ‘wouldn’t it be wonderful to whip up a three tiered,...
Welsh Witterings: Coconut and Brazil Nut Curry – a Delicious Vegan Dish
This creamy Coconut and Brazil Nut Curry is perfect served with brown rice to soak up the creamy nutty sauce. A perfect quick and healthy dish and it...
Welsh Witterings: Quick Fix Chocolate Pudding
I love to finish a home-cooked meal with a home-made pudding, but with five children I often end up time poor and pudding can easily be a bridge too...
Welsh Witterings: Strawberry Fool Recipe
British strawberries are now in abundance and I have the perfect recipe for using up a strawberry glut. This recipe looks great served in pretty glasses and is a...
Welsh Witterings: 5 GOLDEN RULES TO SETTING UP AN ARTISAN DRINKS COMPANY – TIPS AND ADVICE TO MAKE IT PAY
Thinking of Setting Up An Artisan Drinks Company? Here Are Some Tips And Advice The artisan or craft drinks market today has grown. There was a time when the...
Welsh Witterings – Sumptuous Camper Van Recipes
It seems that camping, caravanning and camper van trips are becoming very popular and one thing that puzzles me is that people seem to be obsessed with eating very...
Welsh Witterings: Top Vegetarian Toastie Recipes to Tickle your Taste buds
When it comes to lunch at home it is very often a sandwich affair, but the problem with sandwiches is that they can become repetitive. The world of...
Welsh Witterings: Great British Food Award Finalist
This year all the food awards have been a little strange as a result of the Covid19. The dates for entries to be sent for judging have been all...
Welsh Witterings: the curse of parenthood – children grow so fast.
It is wonderful that the children’s playgrounds and parks have opened again. I cannot express how delighted I am to be able to take my children to the park...
Welsh Witterings. The Perfect Picnic
There is no lovelier way to...
Welsh Witterings. Eat up your Greens you’re in Wales – Exploring South Pembrokeshire and the Welsh Tradition of Seaweed
Wales is fast becoming a favourite destination for foodies in the British Isles and quite frankly this is not a surprise. Wales after all, is home to some of...
Welsh Witterings: growing family
I have recently been contemplating travel, but as a family this does present a problem. Indeed, Covid19 aside, as a growing family I have found travel and travel opportunities...
Welsh Witterings: life’s a picnic
My week has been dominated by picnics. Sadly, I’ve not got to enjoy a picnic myself, but I have been researching and writing about them. A few years ago...
Welsh Witterings: Farewell to Laura Ashley – a Piece of Welsh History
The home and fashion retailer Laura Ashley collapsed into administration a few months ago after its attempts to raise capital to fund a restructure of the business failed,...
Welsh Witterings: The Pleasure of Preserving – making the most of seasonal fruits and vegetables
Culinary history has plenty to teach us especially when it comes to preserving food. Circumstances may differ, times undoubtedly change, but even in the age where most people own...
Welsh Witterings: Never Work with Children
I love my children dearly, but the rule never work with children or animals has held true this weekend. I have written a mindfulness course and I decided that...
Welsh Witterings: Simply Good Food
In these strange times I must confess I have lamented the inability to get out for a coffee or a spot of lunch. I love cooking for my family,...
Welsh Witterings: The Question of Dog Poop
I love dogs and over the years I’ve owned a few. Indeed I miss owning a dog and hope that one day I’ll have the time and space to...
Welsh Witterings: Staying Motivated
I’ve seen dozens of articles lately on staying positive and motivated. There is certainly some great content being shared lately and it does seem that people are embracing creativity...
Welsh Witterings: Home Cooking is here to stay
Whilst in covid19 confinement many Brits have turned to home baking and have got themselves out of the evening meal rut. Our home baking endeavors have been so great...
Welsh Witterings: Getting Creative in Covid
It’s been interesting to observe a wave of creativity wash over people during the Covid19 lockdown. I’ve seen the internet and especially social media awash with images of people...
Welsh Witterings: Deadly Delights- lurking in your pantry
At the moment store cupboard cooking is in the limelight and it seems everyone and their Gran is talking about how we should be delving into the back of...
Welsh Witterings: Pondering over the Pandemic
Well I’m going slowly stir crazy as the reality of Covid19 lockdown kicks in and the chaos of five children and two adults in a small cottage becomes a...
Welsh Witterings: Keeping Inner Peace During the Pandemic
We’re living through very strange and challenging times. In the span of just a few weeks, the world as we knew it has changed. Without much warning the whole...
Welsh Witterings: The Pleasure of Preserving
This week the term lock-in has come to mean something very different to me. No longer does the term lock-in conjure up images of local boozer allowing patrons to...
Welsh Witterings: for the love of toilet roll
How, exactly, did toilet paper come to capture our headlines and attention? In the earliest days of the coronavirus health emergency, long before any thoughts of self isolation or...
Welsh Witterings: is it time for rationing?
Now that I am finally out of the hospital with my baby boy, I have been able to see first hand the chaos that is referred to as panic...
Welsh Witterings: counting my blessings
It is easy to take things and loved ones for granted. We all do it to some extent, but lately I have been reflecting on this and also on...
Welsh Witterings: Pondering over the High Street
This week I have been researching and writing about changes in the bakery industry over the past 100 years. In between getting engrossed in accounts of 1920’s bakeries and...
Welsh Witterings: Veganuary
Traditionally January was known as the month of the sales, but now it seems the sales are all on before all the presents are placed under the Christmas tree....
Seren’s Favourite Article of the Year. Welsh Witterings: It Takes the Biscuit!
There is nothing better than a hot drink and a lovely biscuit. A good cuppa deserves a good biscuit, but therein lies a problem, finding a good biscuit is...
Welsh Witterings: Christmas Eve Traditions
It’s finally Christmas Eve, and hopefully you can now breathe a sigh of relief as you’ve made it through all the hustle and bustle of the build up to...
Welsh Witterings: 2019 a difficult economic year for retailers
As the year is preparing to draw to a close and Christmas shopping is in full swing I have been reflecting on how 2019 has been another tough year...
Welsh Witterings: Advent Calendars
There was a time when one of the first signs of Christmas in a British home was the unveiling of the children’s Advent calendar. The calendars were simple, but...