As a Texan, I grew up eating guacamole. I moved to New York City and went to expensive restaurants where the waiters made the guacamole at your table with a flourish of movements and dashes of this spice and that. It wasn’t until I went to a pool party and took charge of the guacamoleContinue reading “Video: How to make perfect guacamole”
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Review: Four Seasons Toronto with kids
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the new Four Seasons Toronto hotel, opened in October 2012, would have gone the grand diva route that lets you know just how fabulous it is. After all, it’s the flagship hotel in the hometown for the entire Four Seasons chain, which itself is a collection of wish fulfillersContinue reading “Review: Four Seasons Toronto with kids”
How to make and print your own advent calendar
Instead of the usual store-bought advent calendar with chocolate in it, I decided to make a personalised one this year featuring pictures of the family and past Christmases. I did this for the Kodak #printerprojects Christmas challenge – post a picture for the Linky challenge and you could win a camera or a printer package.Continue reading “How to make and print your own advent calendar”
Is breast really best?
When I was settling into the routine with my newborn daughter, a health visitor came to our house and said, in a finger-wagging voice, “You know breast is best.” I mentally rolled my eyes. Of course, I knew breast is best. Everybody who reads a newspaper or a baby book knows the evidence that showsContinue reading “Is breast really best?”
Video: American v British Easter
I take a cursory and light-hearted look at the way my bi-cultural family celebrates Easter. Homepage photo: Grant Cochrane / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Jennifer HowzeI’m a journalist and blogger. Previously I was The Times’s online lifestyle editor and Alpha Mummy blogger. Now I’m co-founder of BritMums and BritMums Live! – our annual blogging conference that draws hundreds.Continue reading “Video: American v British Easter”
Why I blog – Jenography’s video premiere
Please excuse my paraphrasing of actual blog discussions. They were in fact rich, varied and full of humour, unlike those portrayed here. Homepage picture: Chelsea Davis via Flickr Jennifer HowzeI’m a journalist and blogger. Previously I was The Times’s online lifestyle editor and Alpha Mummy blogger. Now I’m co-founder of BritMums and BritMums Live! –Continue reading “Why I blog – Jenography’s video premiere”