Paula Goddard

wine and food writer

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Musical stoves

Sonic stove Powered by sound, a revolutionary combined stove, fridge and generator could help reduce poverty and have a huge impact on the lives of people in the world’s poorest communities. SCORE – a Stove for Cooking, Refrigeration and Electricity - first converts the heat from burning wood, coke or dried cow dung into sound waves, these are then used to power the three-in-one device.


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Eating five-a-day made easy

Hawkin's BazaarEating five portions of fruit and vegetables a day just got easier. If, like me, you find it difficult to find new and interesting ways with fruit and vegetables each and every day, then Hawkin's Bazaar ready-to-eat punnets of mushrooms and miniature hessian sacks filled with French potatoes may be of interest.

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British holidaymakers must have cheese and Marmite

MarmitecheeseIt seems we Brits take the contents of the kitchen cupboard with us when we go on holiday. A survey of over 1,000 British holidaymakers found that an extra suitcase was required to pack a jar of Marmite (which could be the traditional glass or new up-side down Squeeze Me jar), cheese, peanut butter, lemons and garlic crushers. Surprisingly, no one reported taking garlic bulbs with them.

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Flaming good wine

barbecue flameBarbecues and subtle, delicate wines do not go together. To compete with the rich smells and flavours of barbecued food you need a wine with dark fruit and chocolate notes, so forget about whites and rosés – think instead of robustly-flavoured reds.

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