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Cocktail Classes: The Very Best Cocktail How Tos
Cocktail Classes: The Very Best Cocktail How Tos
24/05/2022
Retro foods - how many can you remember?
There's a huge nostalgia when it comes to food brands and retro packaging.You will definitely recognise some of these old fashioned favourites, depending on which decade you grew...
12/03/2018
Foods that you can easily grow at home
There is nothing more rewarding than cooking and eating ingredients that you have grown by yourself. Believe it or not, many of these foods can be grown in a window box and some...
08/02/2018
Delicious ideas for a romantic Valentine's dinner
A candle-lit dinner at home can be just as romantic as a night out, on Valentine's day. For one, it is far more intimate and two, theres no shock bill at the end of the meal! We...
01/02/2018
Delicious ideas for Pancake Day
Do we need another reason to eat?! We don't think so....Shrove Tuesday is the day in February or March immediately preceding Ash Wednesday which is celebrated with delicious pancakes...
23/01/2018
Get Your Caffeine Fix! All The Coolest Coffee Shops In London
We don't know if you have noticed, but it's now cool to drink coffee. Whether you're nestling a takeaway cup with something that looks like your name written on it or wrapped...
02/08/2017
London's Most Instagrammable Bars
London's one of the world's most Instagrammed cities - what with its pastel door-lined streets, panoramic rooftop views and picturesque parks - and while it's all well and good...
02/08/2017
Stop Everything! A Real-life Nutella Tap Exists
No, your eyes are not decieving you - that is a tap dispensing the gloopy goodness that is Nutella. Zero Gradi - an ice cream parlour in Melbourne, Australia - are the proud inventors...
20/07/2017
There's A Nutella Cafe In Australia And We Need To Go There
We are not afraid to admit we've put Nutella on a Ryvita before (desperate times) but doughnut burgers, crepes and pizza are a much better match for the humble chocolate hazelnut...
13/04/2017
Chocolate recipes and desserts: our best chocolate recipes
Chocolate fondant with no cooking required: view the recipe for chocolate fondant
16/06/2015
Baking essentials
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16/06/2015
100 Low-calorie Snacks Under 100 Calories
Obviously the last thing we want to do is derail the diet, but sometimes we all need a little something to keep going throughout the day. That’s where low calorie snacks come in handy...
16/06/2015
10 Amazing Chocolate Spread Recipes You Have To Try
Whether you spread it on toast, or eat it right out the jar with (or without) a spoon, Nutella never fails to warm even the coldest of hearts. And if like us you can't get enough...
10 Delicious Ways To Cook Curly Kale
Endorsed by Gwyneth Palthrow and Beyonce, kale is possibly the coolest veg ever. Low in calories, high in vitamin K, A and C and filled with powerful antioxidants... Kale is basically...
10 Easy Homemade Ice Cream Recipes ANYONE Can Master
First things first - RED VELVET ice cream exists and we don't think we can ever recover. But that's not the end of the ice cream excitement; from vegan ice cream to frozen chunks...
18 Ways To Drink Beer You've Definitely Not Tried Before
Everyone likes an ice-cold beer; it's cheap, refreshing and oh so satisfying. But if you've just been drinking beer straight out of the bottle or can (or keg for that matter)...
10 Refreshing Cocktails That'll Taste Like Spring In Your Mouth
We plan our drinks the way we plan our outfit: according to the weather. And seeing how spring has now officially sprung, we think it's about time we swapped out the winter warmers...
These Geode Gem Stone Cakes Are Literally Too Pretty To Eat
When we think of our dream occasion cake, pretty and intricate come to mind, but precious, sparkly af EDIBLE gem stones? That's only in our imagination. Until now. Let us introduce...
You Can Now Buy A Chocolate Orange Baguette And People Have Mixed Feelings About It
Wales is famed for many delicious delicacies: Welsh cakes, faggots etc. etc. but now they can add chocolate orange and lettuce sandwiches to that long list. We're all for updating...
Aldi Is Selling One Of The Best Rosé Wines In The World For Just £5.99
Fans of the fizzy pink stuff, get ready to raise a glass because our wishes for a budget-friendly bottle that's as good as the expensive versions is finally here. And it's got...
Rosé Ice Pops Are The Booziest Way To Cool Down This Summer
Summer is almost, almost here and the sunshine has even made a brief appearance too, so that can only mean the three b's associated with this season, bikinis, beach and booze...
This UK Pizza Chain Is Selling A Mac And Cheese Stuffed Crust & We're Not Worthy
If you've ever thought your life is missing something, let me tell you that something could well have been Mac N Cheese stuffed crust pizza, but relax because it's here and it's...
Prosecco Pong Is About To Change Your Summer BBQ For The Better
Beer pong is out, Prosecco Pong is in thanks to the people at Talking Tables, who created the future' favourite party game and are now also our new idols. Yes, Prosecco Pong is...
The Most Scandalous Great British Bake Off Moments
Don't know if you've heard but The Great British Bake Off is back on our screens and we couldn't be more excited. If you think this show is just watching people bake while Mel...
19 Awesome Foods You Need To Deep Fry Right This Second
It seems that nowadays you can pretty much deep fry anything that's edible...because of course you freaking can, it's 2015 dammit and if you want to dip an avocado into a pan...
28 Awesome Gifts Every Gin Lover Needs In Their Life
Gin isn't just a drink, it's a way of life, so do yourself a favour and let these gin gifts become part of yours. Sometimes we'll look down at our half-drunk glass of G&T and...
Stop Everything! Reese's Have Got A New Cookie Stuffed Peanut Butter Cup Recipe & We Can't Act Cool About It
There's only one thing we like better than food, and that's food stuffed inside other food, Russian nesting dolls in food format, if you will. Luckily, those taste-tingling geniuses...
Exploding Nutribullets Have Been Seriously Injuring Customers
If there's any reason not to eat healthy ever again, this is it: Nutribullets are exploding. The malfunctioning blenders have been causing serious injury to some of its customers...
25 Tasty Vegan Meal-Prep Ideas That Prove It's Not As Hard As You Think
Meal prep is pretty much as trendy as chokers and mom jeans these days and for good reason, too. What if I told you it's one of the most effective ways to lose weight and it doesn't...
Gin Fans Rejoice: You Can Now Get G&Ts Delivered Right To Your Door!
Forget the inflatable unicorns and overpriced Mr Whippy because what summer is really about, is an ice cold beverage of the alcoholic kind. But we busy millennials just don't...
Prosecco Advent Calendars Are Here To Make Your Christmas Merry AF
I know I know - it's way too early to be talking about Christmas. Kids are still on summer holidays, we've still got suncream on for crying out loud. But we can't not talk about...
10 Colourful Cocktails That Taste As Good As They Look
We can be a vain bunch here at Sofeminine, especially when it comes to our cocktails, we want them to taste and look good, which is not too much to ask for. And if like us, you...
17 Ways To Pimp Your Scrambled Eggs
Seriously, how can you NOT love eggs? They're a quick, nutritious, not to mention delicious meal you can enjoy at anytime of the day and can be cooked practically any way (yeah...
These 15 Frozen Cocktail Ice Lollies Are About To Change Your World
What's better than a ice lolly on a hot summer day? An ice lolly with gin, wine, vodka or prosecco in it, that's what. These boozesicles/poptails might just represent everything...
16 Foods From Our Childhood That Should Definitely Make A Comeback
As kids we didn't just love double denim, temporary tats and checking whether our jelly alien egg had given birth yet or not, there was a lot of good food. Let us take you on...
This Gin Advent Calendar Will Get You Into The Christmas Spirit, Quite Literally
'Tis the season to be jolly so what better way to incite some Christmas spirit than an alcoholic advent calendar? While we don't recommend swapping your morning espresso shot...
Gin Baubles are The Brilliantly Boozy Way to Decorate Your Christmas Tree
Looking for some boozy and pretty AF inspo to take your Christmas decoration game up an alcoholic notch? Of course you have. All our prayers have been answered in the form of...
London’s Best Coffee Cocktails and How To Make Them
Don’t get me wrong, you can't beat a meticulously-mixed Espresso Martini but those tastebuds can be a fickle bunch. Thankfully, there's all manner of variants available for your...
Blue Prosecco Is Soon To Be A Thing And We're Not Sure How We Feel About It
We've seen it all: rose gold prosecco, nail varnish that tastes like prosecco and even prosecco for dogs, but this is one version of the bubbly stuff that we'd never thought we'd see...
Starbucks Unicorn Frappuccinos Are REAL And They're On Their Way
People love Starbucks. People love unicorns. So it was only a matter of time before these two joined forces and created something so delicious, so majestic, so magical that we'll...
Happy National Doughnut Day! 17 Of The Yummiest Doughnut Recipes You Have To Try
Doughnuts are one of life's most underrated pleasures. Whether you're happy, sad or just 'hangry', the sweet snack with the hole in it is always there. But while you may be partial...
Aldi Is Selling A Super-cheap 24-glass Bottle of Prosecco This Christmas
'Tis soon the season to be jolly so good job then that one of the best bargain supermarkets is taking care of all of our merry needs come this Christmas - which is a mere 15 Fridays...
15 Brazil-inspired Cocktails To Up Your Drinking Game During Rio 2016
Ah, Brazil: the home of the Caipirinha and Gisele Bündchen, among many others greats. We have a lot to thank the South American nation for and over the next two weeks its capital...
12 Recipes That Prove Watermelon Is The Best Thing About Summer
You been drinkin', watermelon - we get it - but time to put an end to all that and focus on the important thing: how to consume as much as physically possible in the three short...
How D'you Like Dem Apples: Tesco To Launch Mad New Pink Apples
First there was purple carrots (how did THAT happen), then black burgers and now the masters of creation have bestowed upon us the magic that is pink apples. It's a crazy time...
24 Times Food And Booze Combined To Make The World A Better Place
Having a large glass of the hard stuff with your favourite meal has got to be one of life's greatest pleasures. But combining your favourite tipple into actual edible morsels...
Pasta carbonara
Carbonara is yummy, easy to make, never disappoints, combines tasty ingredients and is nourishing and delicious. Bacon, cream, eggs and onions combine to make a delicious flavour...
Choosing and using a wok
Woks are widely used in Asian cuisine, but are now to be found everywhere! And the good news is that they can be used for more than stir-fries and noodles: woks can be used to...
Shortcrust pastry
Shortcrust pastry is used to make pies, tarts, quiches, turnovers and crusts. It's a versatile, simple and essential kitchen staple. Here's our basic recipe and tips. See all...
Carpaccio
Carpaccio is a particular preparation of raw foods such as meat, fish, scallops, fruit and vegetables. The word carpaccio came from the Italian painter Vittore Scarpaccia (pronounced...
Herbs
They invite themselves into our kitchens and flavour our dishes like nothing else, bringing freshness and subtle scents. Herbs go with absolutely everything: meat, fish, vegetables...