Treat dad to a meat pie this weekend. Cooking for Oscar has failsafe individual pies that are sure to please everyone! [read more]

English Muffins

Real Meals: Good old, English Muffins. Split them with your fingers, pop them in the toaster then butter and spread with jam; grill them with savoury toppings; mini-pizzas; for morning tea, breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea... and yes... even the evening meal when you're having a something simple like eggs and baked beans.  (Oh my!  Saturday brunch,  "egg and bicken muffin".)  [read more]

Potato Skewers & Green Bean Salad with Egg Topping

Two great BBQ side dishes from Cooking for Oscar. Potatoes, leek and garlic cooked on skewers, kids love eating food on a stick!

"With the weather starting to warm up I’ve been thinking about BBQ cooking and preparing meals for spring and summer.  This is my favourite BBQ recipe and is great for entertaining.  The salad is also a good one for taking to someone else’s BBQ." [read more]

Hayfever and allergic rhinitis - Fact Sheet

Hayfever – technically called rhinitis - can be associated with either allergy or intolerance. The FedUp website has a fact sheet on hayfever that covers food, management tips and readers stories. [read more]

Garlic and chive chips

Make your own chips using mountain bread. Perfect on their own or with a dip to take to a bbq or party. [read more]

Make Dad feel special on Father's Day and many days after. Download a voucher book. Includes 'Breakfast in Bed', 'Cuddles', 'Control of the TV remote' and 'Taking out the rubbish'. Print, trim and staple. Draw a family picture on the front and add your name to personalise the voucher book. Dad will love it.

Sue Dengate is petitioning Unilever to remove all Annatto 160b from its Streets ice cream varieties.  Annatto 160b is the only natural colour that can affect some children and adults even worse than artificial colours. It has also been associated with rare allergic reactions.

Annatto 160b is in many Streets ice cream products.  Many food companies have already removed Annatto 160b, yet Unilever still continues to use the colouring in popular Streets ice cream brands. A safe alternative exists: natural beta carotene 160a is a food colour found in many fruit and vegetables and is a precursor to Vitamin A. 

Please sign the petition here. Lets make a difference, sign and share with your friends and family!

If you would like to read about some of the effects that Annatto 160b can have, here are some readers responses. 

Gardening spot - Growing Potatoes

 Potatoes are a great staple of the failsafe diet. Have you ever considered growing them? If you don't have a ton of space then a no-dig and container growing form both work well for home garden growing. Using container growing you can produce potatoes in any handy space, even on balconies. [read more]