Samantha Simmonds
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10 fun ways to spend your lunch break in London
What did you do on your lunch break today? If so, you’re not necessarily doing your creativity or productivity (not to mention your digestion) any favours – and you’re not alone. Only 17% of Brits take a full hour for lunch, with a third of us eating at our desks and 40% picking up work calls or emails. According to experts, staying in the same environment inside all day inhibits creativity.
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Feeling blue? How to survive this seemingly everlasting winter
Although Blue Monday is long gone, a lot of us are still feeling a bit blue this winter. To cheer right back up again, why not forget that restrictive ‘new year new you diet’ and that ‘quitting social media for good!’ resolution. Instead, use these science-backed life hacks to favour cookie cramming, bubbly glugging and early morning workout avoiding for lazy lie-ins and Snapchat. Moderation is key, but it beats the alternative, right?
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Spruce up your sprouts: Curried Brussels with mango chutney recipe
Brussels sprouts. They’re a non-negotiable when it comes to Crimbo dinner, but how many of us actually enjoy them? According to a recent survey, they’re the third most hated food in Britain and just under half of us actively abhor them. But are they getting a raw deal? We honey-roast our parsnips, glaze our carrots, braise our cabbage and… boil our sprouts. Side-serving of mush, anyone? Last year, my family quite literally got a raw deal, when we decided to microwave the little blighters in an
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A veggie traveller’s 5 stop guide to eating in Brighton
When it comes to vegetarian food, Brighton just does it better. Cool, quirky and cosy, this beach village has pretty much everything a veggie traveller could ask for in food.
