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Denise Phillips »
'Strictly Kosher'
Posted on 1:57pm Friday 15th July 2011
A review of the recent TV programme about being Jewish in Manchester and an explanation of what 'strictly Kosher' really means.
Denise Phillips »
Are you Single Looking for A Double?
Posted on 10:28am Friday 17th June 2011
The start of Wimbledon may be for singles and doubles, bu the dating game remains a tricky business!
Denise Phillips »
Love or Hate It!
Posted on 9:37pm Wednesday 25th May 2011
The government in Denmark banned marmite today as it claimed it overdosed in minerals and vitamins. Believing that this is a little over cautious, I had given a selection of tasty ways to use this delicious spread.
Mohamed-Zain Dada »
Words Apart at the Royal Society of Arts!
Posted on 7:21pm Thursday 12th May 2011
On Monday Words Apart were invited to the Royal Society of Arts Youth Awards for Innovation for winning a 2 and a half thousand pound funding application for an upcoming film to be screened in Barnet.
Denise Phillips »
Wild About Wild Garlic
Posted on 3:43pm Friday 6th May 2011
Getting familiar with wild garlic which is now in season and probably growing in your local woodlands or back garden.
Mohamed-Zain Dada »
End your Examination anxiety
Posted on 2:04pm Saturday 9th April 2011
As the Easter Holidays begin and the sun shines, students fret over the upcoming exams. I must confess, my mind is an egg of stress making my to-do list somewhat scrambled. Thoughts float around in head acting like dumbbells of procrastination, weighing me down like an unintelligent Smart car full of heavy Tesco bags. My proverbial car of a brain is taking a U-turn like Clegg to concentrate everything on my A levels.
Denise Phillips »
New Ways With Daikon
Posted on 9:34am Tuesday 22nd March 2011
Show some solidarity with a popular Japanese vegetable, Daikon. It is very versatile and similar to the texture of radish. Enjoy raw, cooked or pickled!
Dennis Signy »
Ramblings of a nine-stone ghost
Posted on 11:33am Thursday 10th March 2011
As I return to the fold after 78 days in hospital and the loss of three stone in weight, I can only thank the myriad well wishers who contacted my family and to repeat the quote of Mark Twain, the American author and humourist, who once wrote: "The report of my death has been greatly exaggerated".
Mohamed-Zain Dada »
The Closure of the Canada Villa Youth Centre
Posted on 5:28pm Tuesday 8th March 2011
Information over the closure of the youth centre over the past few months is limited to a timid shrug, so as not to appear confused - the shoulders move upwards the right height so as not to appear conclusively confused. Think of a cross between a father’s dancing shoulder shrug and the diameter of an American footballers shoulder pad.
Denise Phillips »
The Year Of The Rabbit
Posted on 1:18pm Monday 7th February 2011
An outline of the Chinese New Year, how they celebrate and the Yin and Yan balance in their ingredients.
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