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Top 5 Kitchen Design Nightmares

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Are you about to embark on a long-held plan to refurbish your kitchen? Well, before you do let’s settle in and consider some cautionary tales of kitchen refurbishment disasters. Enthusiasm is fantastic, but rushing into a DIY frenzy can be the difference between a trick and a treat. Let these terrifying kitchen nightmares quell your […]

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Food and Fun for National Pumpkin Day

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I really think that this should have been my birthday in some alternate universe.  Pumpkins are fantastic gourds. They are the original halloween decoration, the perfect soup ingredient, fun to carve, perfect for pies and the seeds are addictive. There are so many things you can do with pumpkins this time of year, not just […]

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In for a Penne, In for a Pound – World Pasta Day

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Don’t mind the pun, it’s World Pasta Day and definitely something to celebrate!  In the 1960’s spaghetti bolognese became a British staple and commonly a weekly menu item in nearly every household. Since then, things haven’t changed much. Pasta is one of the worlds (and England’s) favourite dishes. Italy and Venezuela eat the most pasta […]

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Go Nuts for World Nut Day

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Ok, so if you have a peanut allergy this may not be your most favourite day of the year. If you don’t well you’re in luck! I’ve scoured the world wide web and countless recipe books to serve up some fantastic dishes that contain everything from peanuts to brazil nuts and all sorts of nuts in […]

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Introducing the New Ranges from Fisher & Paykel

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Passion for design and culinary excellence collide in the new oven and fridge freezer ranges from Fisher & Paykel.  At Appliance City we’re always excited to announce new lines from Fisher & Paykel. They never fail to impress with models that are full of elegance, functionality and built to highest of energy standards. So now, please welcome, […]

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Recipes to Make this Halloween Perfect

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Just under two weeks away is one of my favourite holidays of the year! No, there are no presents involved, just wholesome family fun with a big Halloween party. Why is it my favourite holiday of the year? I get to make some awesome culinary creations to delight and scare party-goers and it starts a […]

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Warm Up with Homemade Coffee Hacks

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Well we have to call these hacks because how else can you describe a homemade version of your favourite big brand, coffee shop latte? A frap hack? A macchiato metaphor? Whether it is any or all of the above we’ve got some of your favourite high end coffee shop recipes, that will not only save you […]

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Style and Storage Ideas for Small Laundry Spaces

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Wash. Dry. Fold. Iron. Repeat.  Laundry is the bane of my existence. It seems that once I think I’ve gotten the pile completed, the kids are throwing something new in. I spend quite a bit of my weekend time in our cramped laundry space. The laundry space needed an update to something more convenient and stylish. […]

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Simple and Healthy – Chicken Cacciatore Recipes

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Here in the UK we love our Hunters Chicken. It’s available at most local pubs and restaurants and is a favourite homemade dish. The word “cacciatore” in Italian means hunter. So essentially this dish is just an Italian version of this British Classic. For Chicken Cacciatore Day we take a look at the history of the […]

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Celebrating Yorkshire Pudding Day – A British Favourite

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Yorkshire puddings can be found on most dinner tables. At the very least on Sundays, but if it’s my house we’ll have a Sunday dinner any day that ends in y. As an American, there is nothing better than having the equivalent of Thanksgiving Dinner every Sunday or even on a cold night during the week. […]

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