Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
This week we have received a range of kitchen gadgets from Qwerkity, which sells good quality, unusual, practical and fun products at affordable prices for everyone. After having a look through their range of kitchen gadgets, I found these three products which I have always wanted: the crisp ease tray, microwave steamer and silicon pastry mat.
Recent national research has shown that only 28% of households who own a smoke alarm, actually test it on a regular basis. If you don’t have a working smoke alarm, you are 7 times more likely to die in a house fire. While this is a scary statistic, it can be easily avoided. Making sure that you have fitted your smoke alarms appropriately, and that you test the battery regularly, can be the difference between making it to safety or getting caught.
Improving your home can have a significant impact on your quality of living and also the desirability of your property if you are looking to sell and move up the property ladder. Whether you are looking to create that all-important space for you and your family, or you want to add value, there a number of things you can do. The Office of National Statistics recently revealed that we spend around £30 billion a year on home improvements across the UK; that’s around £43 million every week!
With so many things you can do for your home, where do you start? The National Association of Estate Agents revealed some of the most preferred modifications to add value to your home, so here are just a few!
How to Protect Your Kitchen Surfaces?
The kitchen is at the heart of most homes. Not only does it provide you with food, family time and a social area, it can be a great escape from the rest of the house. You are in there every day cooking meals, chatting about your day or sipping glasses of wine with friends to pass the time. This means that the kitchen is in constant use.
Its surfaces are being used all day every day; the kids are baking on the worktops, you are preparing your meals and the cupboards are being filled full of fabulous ingredients ready to be cooked with. So how do you protect theses surfaces? How do you keep them lasting as long as possible?
This Rocktanium frying pan is part of Stellar’s latest collection which comes with the distinctive “stone” finish non-stick coating. It is free from Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), scratch-resistant and guaranteed for five years.
Judge’s new Classic cookware collection have the hard-wearing resilience of traditional cookware with cutting edge non-stick, to produce the ultimate cooking experience and pans that will last a lifetime.
Many years ago when I first came to the UK, all the pots that I bought were all Teflon coated as it make it easy to clean and cook. But after I had watched a BBC Watchdog and other gadget shows, I realised that the Teflon coating does not provide any more protection when there is a scratch. In fact, it could be harmful to your body when the chemical reaction releases into your food.
I love to keep a clean and tidy home especially when cleaning involves using no chemicals! We have been using e-cloth products for ages and always love their products. This year, e-cloth, the UK’s number one chemical free cleaning brand, is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the launch of two new products: the Kitchen Whizz and Plus by e-cloth All Purpose Cleaner .
There are many skin diseases that are attributable to direct contact with harsh chemical substance. To avoid exposing yourself to these harmful substance, YOU Naturally Powerful have a brand new range of home cleaning products which are naturally powered using 100% plant based products. From the kitchen, bathroom, windows to an all-purpose cleaner, that is everything to cover the whole house.
I recently came across Utensa who break the mould with innovative products that prove that weight is not an indication of quality. In fact, many professional cake makers actually prefer to use as lightweight product as possible to ensure an even bake.
Utensa have been manufacturing bakeware in Birmingham for the last 125 years and they have stuck to their commitment to provide quality products at favourable prices. The key factors are that their products have double layer roller-coat application of non-stick to ensure even coverage and extended life expectancy. Their products can last up to 8 times longer than typical Far East sprayed products.
May is a great time for Spring cleaning as the weather is getting warmer and the days are longer. I have been busy cleaning the outdoors with the Karcher K4 pressure washer and now I am freshening up the house using Zoflora with the help from OXO Good Grips mop!
How often do you update your home? We do make a conscious effort to look for new or upcycle furnishings and accessories to keep our home looking fresh, warm and welcoming. I often find that shopping on the high street with children can often mean the shopping trip is less productive if the aim is just to shop. So I often turn to websites or recommendations by other bloggers or research some great finds from magazines.
I also pop by to Red Candy website for inspiration when looking for gifts! They have many unique and quirky items. These are my 4 awesome items for your home.
Introducing the new Breville 2 & 4 slice Toaster that is a perfect fit for Warburtons® ‘Toastie’ loaf and alongside all other Warburton’s loaves that toasts completely to the top! This Breville toaster is available in a 2 and 4 slice variant. It contains deeper and wider bread slots than other toasters available on the market.
This coming Mother’s Day, I decided to bake and make this mini Cake Bouquet. I have a sweet tooth and I can eat cake all day long. This is perfect as a Mother’s Day gift or even breakfast with tea!
There are many times that I find using a ziplock bag to store food is not ideal because they tear easily in the freezer (especially those bought from cheap stores and of poor quality) or they don’t keep the food fresh at all. So having seen the FoodSaver demonstration at the Home Show, it made me wonder if I really needed one for my family.
After giving it much thought, the answer is yes. It’s helpful in a number of ways – it helps keep food fresh for a very long time, it can also be a space saver for your fridge or freezer, it means you cook only the portion that you need and you can also boil the bag in low temperature.
Earlier this week, we downloaded Toco Kitchen 2 via the iTunes store and my children loose on it. They instantly took to it and love that they are able to cook for their customers and also tease customers by adding a lot of peppers and chilli sauce. 
