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Capturing Summer: Pressed Flower Project

If there's one season that always seems to be too short, it's summer. We've been thinking about ways to keep a little bit of the sunny season for longer, and while chatting with Victoria of Found ...

Seasonably Sweet: Gluten-Free Gooseberry Cake

Right now, it's gooseberry season here in the UK. With a little love and imagination these ‘quintessentially English’ berries can make delicious additions to both sweet and savoury dishes. However ...

Our Edible Flower Guide

Salads are a summer-time staple, and a little sprinkling of carefully chosen edible flowers can add a pretty finish and a different taste dimension. Some of the ones I think can be delicious can b...

A simple, summer sharing menu

When entertaining this summer, we all appreciate being able to take to the outdoors and make the most of great company, good food and delicious drinks. Nothing's worse than being stuck in the kitch...

Soft boiled eggs with asparagus soldiers recipe

Looking for an easy but slightly indulgent breakfast recipe? As it's asparagus season right now in the UK, we asked our BThoughtful contributor Victoria to find out from her partner Pete, who co-ow...

Jo's 3 Favourite Green Juices

Juices are the quickest, simplest way to fill up on fruit, vegetables and nutrients. You can easily squeeze at least 3 of your 5 a day into them. I think these juices make the perfect mid-morning ...

Tried-and-tested bank holiday breakfasts

Ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend Jo and Emma and have been busy trying out some tasty recipes that we think you'll love. They're all from the foodie blogs we really like at the moment including Be...

Forest bathing: The sensory experience

We love being based in London but it makes us crave rolling meadows and long walks by the sea. Rachel in particular likes to get back to nature whenever she can - be it a trip to the coast or ret...

Our Top 5: Apps For Inner Calm

We believe that time well spent, is time spent on you. But between meetings, emails, deadlines and other to-dos, carving out time for a little peace and quiet can be difficult. However, taking just...

DIY: How to dye flowers

Whilst browsing through Pinterest last week we discovered this fun DIY hand-dyed flower project; turning ordinary flowers into beautiful colourful blooms by using just a few drops of food colouring...