There are swathes of wild garlic all over the place at the moment, and it's one of my favourite seasonal ingredients. It used to line the country lanes around my parents' house in Derbyshire, and the heady, garlicky scent always takes me straight back to childhood springs. Even though wild garlic smells incredibly pungent, it has a much more delicate flavour than the conventional stuff, and you . . .
Alfresco summer dining with The White Company
[This is a paid partnership with The White Company, but all words and opinions are my own] During the colder months, I often feel like I’m living life at a million miles an hour – racing from one weekend to the next, with the days in between rushing past in a blur of deadlines, meetings and paperwork. But as summer approaches and the weather warms up, I always make an effort to slow down . . .
Recipe | Artichoke, garlic & cannellini bean soup
It's a strange time of year, don't you think? There are signs of spring everywhere, but the weather is still catching up. One minute it's freezing cold and I find myself craving hearty winter comfort food; the next, the sun appears and I want to tuck into fresh, new-season greens. Luckily, the latest recipe from Kym Grimshaw of food blog On the Plate is perfect for this in-between stage. It . . .
Our engagement photos on the Cornish coast
For a blogger, I'm rather camera-shy - I set up These Four Walls back in 2014 and I could probably count on one hand the number of photos of myself that I've posted since then. But I couldn't resist sharing a few images from our engagement shoot with talented film photographer Louise of Taylor & Porter, who I recently interviewed and who will be capturing our wedding in May. The shoot took . . .
Recipe | Rhubarb & honeycomb porridge
During the week, I'm not really a breakfast person. I tend to wake up early, do a bit of blog work, and then grab a quick coffee or a glass of orange juice before dashing out to my day job. At weekends, though, it's a different story. For me, Saturday and Sunday mornings are precious downtime, when I often laze in bed for hours with a good book. Delicious food is essential, of course, and so I'm . . .
Review | The Emma mattress
Chris and I have a dilemma which I’m sure many couples share: he sleeps on his front and prefers a soft mattress, whereas I tend to sleep on my back and prefer a firmer one. We’ve always ended up compromising with something in the middle, which means that neither of us is ever truly comfortable. So, when I was asked to review the Emma mattress, which is designed to suit every body type and . . .
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