It's obvious to many as winter hits that many will be thinking about rising costs. Whether it is because of post-pandemic reasons, rising...

So a year later, post-pandemic ( I'm ready for pandemic impact to be well and truly over) my niggly thoughts have been where are we now...

So it's wild garlic season, and for a forager, it's one of the most loved of plants as it appears in the early Spring when nature comes...

So eat more vegetables, we all know that right? So why is it so hard to do? Ok, I'm not talking about becoming vegetarian here. Or vegan,...

I'm Chinese. but born in the UK. so I am 'Chinglish', Chinese English. February is Chinese New Year's month and even though I'm not sure...

So we're in January, and we're in lockdown here again in the UK and many other parts of the world. It's hard for many as it means parents...

I've always been a book worm, my record at around ten years old was I read all 12 Famous Five books by Enid Blyton in a week. I hid under...

So finally I caught the virus. It was going to happen with someone else in my house with it. The aches, the loss of smell and taste, the...

As Christmas draws near, gift shopping can be really stressful as it becomes more like a retail festival rather than a celebration. For...

I thoroughly loved writing the last blog about eating well and saving money and thought, hang on a minute! I've got more to share. So...

So we’re now in October and having gone through most of this crazy, unusual year of Covid weirdness, for many, folk are now facing a time...

I moved out of London a few years ago, and the first time I saw wild garlic was actually in a food market! Being a foodie, I bought some...

Following on from my blog last week where I shared how to use orange skins to make cordial, my 'no food waste' journey has progressed to...

My cordial journey began when I discovered that one of our favourite brands of cordials had begun to put artificial sugars in their...

One of the challenges most people have in home cooking is the TIME factor. Generally speaking, working people can be busy after work,...

I am passionate about Water Kefir. I often get asked what is it? ( Often with a puzzling look on their face). Why do I brew it? The...

I hate waste. Particularly food waste. I remember hearing Dani Johnson, ex secret millionaire, serial entrepreneur at a event years ago...

I started brewing water kefir over 10 months ago. I started with a few grains given by a lovely neighbour and the rest is history. Kefir...

Hello I'm Yuki. This little website is an extension of my Cultivate Life Facebook group I started a few years ago. Initially, it was a...