Not only are pomegranates beautiful and sweet, but with their juice bursting with antioxidants and vitamins they are hailed as one of the ‘superfoods’. Studies show that pomegranate juice helps to combat prostrate cancer, decreases the risk of heart disease and is better for you than red wine, orange juice and green tea. Of course, [...]
I’m not a big tea drinker. I don’t like heavy, strong teas and I can’t stand tea with milk. But the one tea I really do like is the light and aromatic Earl Grey. A few years back I was very much into aromatherapy and it was the essential oil of bergamot in Earl Grey [...]
Ingredients
A slab of good chocolate
Contreu or brandy
1 Cinnamon stick
Sugar
Pyjamas
Bed socks
1 blanket
A Christmas film such as ‘A Christmas Carol’ Read post.
Lately I’ve been having a little indulgence of an evening. Not every evening. Oh no, that wouldn’t be right. Too often would spoil it; it wouldn’t be as special then. No, this is something for every now and then. A delicious little treat just for me when the night draws in and I turn the [...]
I’ve tried a lot of hot chocolate drinks. Cadburys, Green & Black’s, Galaxy, Charbonnel & Walker. They have their place but for the ultimate in luxury you can’t beat the real thing. Simply melt squares of your favourite chocolate in a pan of warm milk. Add a dash of brandy or your favourite liquor for [...]
