The Best Bedside Lights for All Year Round

We’ve been looking for the best bedside lights and think we’ve found some that are definitely different and a pleasure to own. These are ideal for children but also look great in an office or fun bedroom. Here’s our pick of the best. For The Puzzler Rubiks Cube The Rubiks Cube light is amazing, as it seems to shine multiple …

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Great Gifts for GrandParents

If this year’s John Lewis ad is making you feel guilty about your parents being alone, first, invite them for Christmas and then treat them to one of our great gifts for when they need to return to an empty house. They should thank you for it! Of course this will never replace time spent with your loved ones but …

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The Ultimate Gifts for Geeks Guide

It’s no secret that we love tech here at the Consumer Voice and so it makes sense that we bring you our ultimate Gifts for Geeks Guide. Anki Overdrive If it’s good enough for Captain Sparkles, it’s good enough for us. The ANKI Overdrive is absolutely awesome. This won’t be the last you see of it as we’ll be vlogging …

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Recipe: Salmon and Butter Bean Bake

A simple and easy bake to feed the whole family Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 40 minutes Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed 2 x 400g can chopped tomatoes 3 x 213g can pink salmon 1 tbsp chopped tarragon leaves 2 x 400g can butter beans, drained and rinsed 4 slices brioche …

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Top Ten Gifts for Crafters

We’ve put together our top ten gifts for the crafter in your life, be it carpentry, crochet, card or sewing. These presents are sure to delight! Here’s our top ten gifts for crafters DoCrafts Ribbon for Foodies, Ribbon for Crafts If you’re looking for ribbon look no further than DoCrafts. Not only can you buy it by a small roll …

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Cheap elf on the Shelf Ideas, Gifts and Merriment

I love the elf on the shelf trend, I don’t care if it makes parents spend more money on Christmas, I personally think it helps make the whole month magical and can remind parents of the magic too. I first started Elf on the Shelf when Poppy and Mitch were 10 and 6. My cousin had some wonderful ideas and …

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Recipe: Sprout Hash with Garlic Yoghurt, Poached Egg and Dukkah Spice

Serves 2 Prep: 10 minutes Cooking: 20 minutes Ingredients • 250g cooked Brussels sprouts • 350g cooked Potatoes skin on or off • 1 small red onion • 2 tbsp olive oil • 100g yoghurt • 1 clove garlic, crushed • juice of ½ a lemon • 2 eggs (ideally Burford Brown or Costwolds Legbars) • white wine vinegar Dukkah …

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Recipe: Apricot and Cinnamon Strudel

A tasty and spicy twist on a traditional strudel. Serves 4-6 Prep Time: 15mins Cook Time: 30mins Ingredients 1 x 410g apricot halves in light syrup 270g filo pastry sheets 75g/3oz melted butter 2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 heaped tbsp icing sugar vanilla ice cream, to serve Method Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Drain the syrup from the peaches …

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Remove the Risk of Christmas Shopping with The Consumer Voice Gift Guides

Christmas is coming and as always we’re here to ensure you, the consumer, bag bargains galore. We’re looking out for you, testing every “best buy”, seeking out the best products and letting you know if you should invest your money with our unrivalled gift guides. This year we’re bringing you many gift guides so you can remove the risk of …

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Top Toys for Christmas 2015 (Ages 3-8)

Our top toys for Christmas 2015 is here allowing you to remove the risk of shopping online. We’ll bring you products we’ve tried and tested and that our child reviewers have loved. We want to help you make those little faces light up on Christmas morning and so we’ve only chosen those toys that will do just that. Top Toys …

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