by Lea Hogg
Why suffer many uncomfortable hours in the heat and cause damage to your skin when you can have an instant tan? I have tried over the years many self-tanning creams and inspite of using the same one which I was very happy with for a few years, I was given a new brand to try out this month and it has become a favourite. … Read More Which Self-Tan?
+ Baking, Fruit, Lifestyle, Tarts, Uncategorized
by Lea Hogg
An upside down crumble allows the juices to ooze out of the fruit and moisten the crumble mix, filling it with all those fruity flavours. It is quick to make and does not need hours in the kitchen making it an ideal dessert to serve with ice cream. I use a mix of strawberries and bananas but other fruits can be use such as … Read More Upside Down Strawberry and Banana Crumble
by Lea Hogg
This spinach ricotta pie is the ultimate summer picnic comfort food. This tart is beautiful when it is cut up after it is cooled down as it exposes the hard boiled eggs and is ideal for outdoor entertaining. Although the number of eggs in this recipe seem a lot, you can omit the hard boiled eggs but the idea is to cut it up … Read More Spinach Ricotta Picnic Pie
by Lea Hogg
These delicate white flowers that grow in our garden are edible garlic chives or Chinese chives [Allium tuberosum [Latin], gau choy 韭菜 [Chinese] and nira [Japanese]. I remember seeing them in abundance in outdoor vegetable markets in Asia. The stems are a great flavour enhancer and the white flowers are perfect to finish off a salad. If you do not like the idea of … Read More Do these beautiful edible flowers grow in your garden?
by Lea Hogg
For a very quick summer dessert that requires no time spent in a hot kitchen this is a sweet that can be prepared in under 5 minutes provided you have all the ingredients at hand. You will need: 1 ready made Sponge flan 800g ricotta 100ml Greek Yoghurt 100g Sugar or the equivalent in stevia 300g candid peel and chopped dark chocolate (ratio according … Read More Very quick no-bake ricotta and greek yogurt flan
by Lea Hogg
The square neckline that I am seeing so much at the moment reminds me of beautiful ladies in Jane Austen books. It makes an attractive neckline for wedding dresses. The square neckline is suitable for all body types. It is also good for ladies with a big bust as it provides a diversion and are a good frame for the decollete. This type of … Read More What do you think about the square neckline?
by Lea Hogg
The salad that originated in Capri is a classic and in this pasta bake I use the same ingredients. It is lightly baked and then before it is served, I top it again with more of the same fresh ingredients.
+ TV, Uncategorized
by Lea Hogg
You can find the current series of Summer Life and Style on demand via this link
+ Food, Reviews, Uncategorized
by Lea Hogg
Doesn’t she do anything but eat, you must be saying to yourselves. It is far too hot to sit and enjoy a concert especially when parking is difficult. Accepting an invitation to a restaurant is different as there is the enticing prospect that I would not have to cook. Much as I enjoy cooking, in the summer months it seems less attractive. Source: Marie … Read More Marie Benoit’s Diary: Distinctive and creative dishes on the menu
by Lea Hogg
This salad is kind of based on the Lebanese taboulleh but meeting quite a few people recently who are allergic to tomatoes made me skip this ingredient and strip out other ingredients that are not considered agreeable to everyone’s digestion.
by Lea Hogg
To retain a lighter colour, simply cut the aubergine through the middle and scoop out the flesh, keeping it to use for other recipes. Immerse the aubergine halves into boiling water for not more than a minute.
by Lea Hogg
The new collection has just arrived at Ange and the theme is ‘Like a Diva’ ❤️❤️ Maria gives us a peek here and shares a few outfits from the new collection. Style can be different in many ways. It depends on the weather, if an occasion is informal or requires you to be more elegant. You can also look stylish in a T-Shirt and … Read More New collection at Ange by Maria Bonavia
