We were messy eaters before COVID, and those couple of years of not eating in front of many people turned us into Oscar the Grouch-level garbage guts. That means bad stains at inopportune times, and this guide offered some relief. As we now have a Tide-To-Go pen in every handbag/work backpack…

We’re a bit late to the concept of ‘cosy mysteries‘, but we’ve been watching them courtesy of ABC TV on a Friday/weekend night for way too many years. We’re currently enjoying Professor T, starring Ben Miller (aka the original detective inspector in Death in Paradise, another cosy…). Catch it on BritBox (psst there’s a 7-day free trial…).

If you like to cook and you’re not signed up for Hetty McKinnon’s free monthly newsletter, you should. Do it right now… It dropped yesterday with a carrot and sun-dried tomato soup recipe we will make this weekend. We don’t have a link for that, so another fave – this summer lasagne – will have to do. It’s great on a Sunday for early week lunch/dinner leftovers…