“I hadn’t realised there was only one way to be a free woman, or a feminist for that matter. I missed the memo - housewives don’t count”. The things learned, lost, and gained in a year of advocating for traditional housewives, and their husbands.
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Festivities are coming, make sure they’re easy on your purse and the planet this Christmas. Here our our top tips for a budget-friendly, low waste, and sustainable holiday season.
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Fancy baking a biscuit to usher in a fancy husband this All Hallow’s Eve? This traditional recipe from Elizabethan times is not only tasty, but steeped in history. Spoiler alert: it’s pretty much gingerbread men, but let’s learn us some food history!
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Let us explore the counterculture of traditional living. Five steps to help you make better, slower, and considered decisions that will positively impact your home life, relationships, and self-esteem.
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Join Dixie Andelin Forsyth and I, as we discuss how the Fascinating Womanhood mindset, traditional values, and embracing your femininity can inspire your husband to be a great and honourable man, and thus create a secure and stable marriage and family for you all.
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Foraging and growing your own fresh fruit and veg is a popular British pastime, and what better way to use up a glut of home-grown plums with a slice of delicately spiced plum pie with lashings of cream or custard!
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The media are trying to cancel the housewife, and I refuse to let that happen.
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Join us as we demonstrate how to make a proper cup of British tea. A discussion of why it’s important to get it right, and Alena shares lots of easy to remember tea etiquette tips. Plus a bonus teatime treat recipe!
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Introducing my new blog series, “cooking the books”. Sharing my favourite family recipes from much loved cookbooks and some British heritage hits. First up is Pippa Middleton’s take on Cauliflower Cheese, a comfort food favourite bound to make you feel like royalty - or near enough!
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This delicious and simple recipe can be whipped up from fridge-to-plate in 35 minutes, uses only 5 ingredients and best of all, no pastry means less fuss, and keeps things light! Try it for a light lunch or picnic.
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Sadly, announcing to your career’s advisor that your greatest ambition is to be “barefoot and pregnant” doesn’t seem to wash these days. Here are some ideal early career choices for young women who wish to be homemakers.
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A wholesome and economical dish, this recipe “Pigs in Clover” was found in a book curated by Marguerite Patten for The Imperial War Museum. No harder to cook than simply baking some potatoes and steaming veg, this one is light on ingredients, comforting, and full of flavour.
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