Items in your Kitchen you should be cleaning
Since lockdown, our kitchen has suddenly become my husband’s most frequented room in the house for his scheduled snack timed at 15 minute intervals. The…
Top 10 tips on working from home
Today’s post is a little different. I’ve been speaking with my co-workers to offer a different voice, new tips on cleaning and everything else we’re…
Day 8 – Spring Clean the Kids bedroom
I didn’t get any sleep last night. My youngest (3 year old boy) has started coming into our bed in the middle of the night.…
Alternative Christmas recipe ideas
Christmas is a time to celebrate food – and these alternative Christmas recipe ideas are sure to tantalise your tastebuds.
Cosy winter recipes to warm your soul
Three quick and easy winter recipes to keep you and your family warm and well this winter.
Stock your kitchen cupboards for winter
As the nights grow darker and our appetites favour hearty stews and steaming soups, now is the perfect time to stock your kitchen cupboards.
Sunday lunch – with a fresh twist
Recipes to shake-up (or replace) your traditional Sunday lunch / roast dinner.
101 on hedgerow berries
Ever wondered which of the hedgerow berries are safe to pick and how to identify them? Sloes and elderberries are often talked about at this…
Delicious recipes from leftover food
We live in a fast-paced world where convenience food is readily available. However, it’s time to give our leftover food due attention – after all,…
How to throw an impromptu BBQ party
With the last bank holiday week-end of the year fast approaching and with shorter nights drawing in, it’s time to throw an impromptu BBQ party.…
Enjoy cool summer food
Struggling with the boredom of standard BBQ food which you’ve eaten all summer and looking for something a little different and refreshing? The house cleaning…
A guide to a speedy kitchen clean
There’s nothing worse than suddenly being caught out or ambushed by a call or text saying someone’s around the corner and popping in for a…
Making homemade ice lollies
What can be more inviting for both adults and children, young or old, than enjoying some refreshing ice lollies? Better still, when you know they’re…
Easy bank holiday BBQ recipes
With bank holiday fast approaching and with the steady improvement in weather, the idea of barbecuing with the family appeals. Rather than going to buy…
Top ten uses for an old toothbrush
Although the original function of your toothbrush may be redundant, do not ditch your old toothbrush as it still has plenty of life left in…
Host a Burns Night party
Winter is the perfect season for hosting a dinner party. A hearty meal helps to chase away the cold weather and brightens up the dark…
Cleaning White Goods: Revitalising the workhorses! (Part two)
After being put to the test with food in and out of your fridge and freezer this summer, MOLLY MAID, the domestic house cleaning experts…
Cleaning White Goods: Revitalising the workhorses! (Part one)
Are your washing machine and dishwasher needing some special care and attention after a hard work out this summer? To ensure their longevity and their…
Make your own jam!
It is the season of the berries and soft fruits and what better way to celebrate nature than by making some home-made jam to store…
Time to declutter the kitchen
Are your kitchen cupboards bursting with Tupperware which is long past its sell-by date and are you struggling to find the pans that you really…
Brilliantly British Beverages!
With the British ‘Season’ well and truly underway, what better way to celebrate in the patriotic spirit by preparing some refreshing, classic and brilliantly British…
Celebrate No Dirty Dishes Day!
If you didn’t already realise, today is National No Dirty Dishes Day and therefore every opportunity should be taken to fully celebrate this day! Leaving…
Good Friday meal
Good Friday (or “Holy Friday”) is the most sombre day of the entire religious year and echoes that of a funeral. It is still traditionally…
No fuss Mother’s Day
Ever wondered how to make Mother’s Day Lunch as hassle free as possible? With two, and often three generations, of mothers and children, the thought…
Sooth yourself with a non-alcoholic winter drink!
There is nothing more soothing to warm the cockles of your heart after being exposed to the cold, than a deliciously warming drink. Mulled wine…
Go flipping crazy for Pancake Day!
Shrove Tuesday, which is on 9th February this year, is the last day before lent which is traditionally a time of abstinence. So, Pancake Day…
How to clean small kitchen appliances
Small kitchen appliances, even if only used a few times in a year, do need to be properly cleaned out following use. No doubt, your…
How to throw a freeze ahead dinner party!
With Christmas and all that surrounds it just around the corner, the thought of entertaining guests for a dinner party is pretty stressful. MOLLY MAID,…
Just add salt
We sometimes forget that salt can do a great deal more than flavour food. Good old fashioned table salt is actually a great ingredient for…
Tips for stress-free food shopping!
For many of us, food shopping can be stressful. It takes forever to navigate the entire supermarket, the crowds can be unbearable, you can’t find…
Celebrate the tastes of autumn!
The summer that made a brief appearance has now passed and here in the UK we are starting to experience some autumnal days. Crisp and…