Culinary Goddess: Cold & Flu Tips and Home Remedies

It's that time of year where the days are shorter and darker and the nights are colder - we're hustling and bustling to and from the cold and one central heating system to another and this can wreak havoc on our immune systems, so we need to take extra care of ourselves to try and avoid the sniffles that are bound to do the rounds any minute (if not already).

These are a few tips and tricks that I've come up with over the years that I always abide by as both preventative measures as well as upon first signs of any sniffle symptoms.

Culinary Goddess Tip #1

What can you do when a recipe calls for you to place your baked goods on a 'wire rack' to cool after removing from the oven, but you don't have one?

Culinary Goddess: Super Healthy Blueberry, Raspberry & Superfood Muffins Recipe

I love to play around with recipes, get creative and make them my own - which is exactly how I came up with the below recipe, which has become very popular and a real favourite with my family and friends.

I took a simple blueberry muffin recipe and adapted it to make it even more jam-packed full of goodness!

Celebrate 10 Years of Gorgeous Jewellery With Chupi

Multi-award winning jewellery brand Chupi today celebrates '10 wonderful years of designing everything from gorgeous dresses to glittering gemstone rings.'

To mark the occasion they are hosting a little soirée in their Powerscourt Townhouse location today between 3pm and 9pm, with '25% off all sparkles, bubbles to drink and some general fashionable mischief.'

Source: Twitter.com/xChupi

Do You Know This Couple?

Do you or someone you know like to spend Sunday afternoons paddle boarding with their other half on Dublin's River Liffey?

Dubliner Anthony Burrowes took the below photo on Sunday afternoon (November 1st) just before 4pm.

Overlooking the Liffey, the photo captured a perfectly candid and romantic moment between a couple on their paddle boards - which was completely accidental.

Is this you? #helpfindthehappycouple           Source: @anthonysdoodles

Visit The Dublin Home Transformed Into A Haunted House In Aid of DEBRA This Halloween

The Halloween Crypt in Bayview Court, Killiney, Co. Dublin is the creation of Electrician Ken Carraher, and is open to the public today and tomorrow in aid of DEBRA Ireland.

Ken started building the House of Horrors in his front garden 16 years ago and it has become a Halloween tradition, attracting thousands of visitors each year.



                                       Photo Gallery by QuickGallery.com   Photo Sources: Newstalk and Herald

90's Horror Halloween Party at The Light House Cinema

Source: lighthousecinema.ie

As part of their 90's Horror Season, the Light House cinema in Smithfield, Dublin 7 are hosting a 90's-themed Halloween party this Saturday 31st October from 8pm.

Cinema-goers are encouraged to dress up as their favourite 90's Horror icon (e.g. Hannibal Lecter, Ghostface) OR to get creative and dress up as a Horror-influenced 90's character (e.g. Zombie Chandler from Friends - 'Could I BE any more dead?')