Why waste time having to pour drinks for you and your guests when you could simply prepare a drinks fountain before the nights entertainments begin!

I’m sure if you’re not holding a festive party yourself, you will most likely be going to a few so its definitely worth spreading the word on this great gadget I have found. This drinks fountain, in my opinion is a great saviour from all those party groans you often get when people aren’t impressed with what the party has to offer - and lets face it there’s always at least one moaner in the crowd! The idea is that people will be so impressed with the fountain that they will forget about what it was they were moaning about!!

All that’s involved is simply pouring your chosen beverage in to the fountain and then turning it on. It couldn’t be simpler. The fountain then pumps the drink from the lower bowl up to the top tier. Once the drink overflows it then cascades down from the top level to give the fountain effect. Guests can now fill their cups without the use of a ladle, in turn this opens up more time to get that drinking on the go!!

This great little gadget is sure to keep everyone satisfied so £24.95 is not a bad price to have too pay. Be the perfect festive party host and log on to www.gadgetshop.com to get your very own drinks fountain.

After one too many glasses of Blossom Hill, White Zinfandel rosé, I have been forever hunting for a new reasonably priced alcoholic beverage that tastes as good as it looks.

Persistently searching through the shelves in the supermarket I found a pack of four small, stylishly packaged bottles of wine spritzers. So perfect, as I love rosé and this is a Thai wine with pomegranate juice mixed together to create a ruby refreshing and exotic flavour. There is another flavour to try as well, however I have yet to sample it. It’s the same Thai wine but mixed with hibiscus, a flower that hosts a red fruit that’s full of mystery. I must admit the Sabai pomegranate wine spritzer is both exotic and refreshing and it’s only £4.99 for four bottles in Tesco stores at the moment.

Visit Sabai Spritzer for more information.

If like me you tend to drink a hell of a lot of tea in one day then it must feel as though you spend half your life waiting for a kettle to boil. It also becomes very frustrating when you think you have time to make a quick cuppa in between an advert break and your favourite programme but then you end up missing vital parts as the kettle hasnt boiled in time!!

Well Tefal claim to have invented the revolutionary Quick Cup Kettle that could be the answer to our problems. Apparently this new super gadget can boil water in just 3 seconds and can also be used as water filter.

You fill this kettle up in the conventional way and the magic takes place at the touch of a red button. The water is heated instantly! No energy gets wasted on heating water you dont need or boiling water you dont use. The quick Cup actually claims to provide a 65% energy saving compared to normal kettles for all those people out there watching their carbon footprint.

Apparently more than 230 million cups of tea and coffee are drunk in Briton every day and if people heated only the water they needed, rather than full kettles, the country would save enough energy to power the entire nation’s street lighting - something for all to think aboout!!

So if you want instant hot water at the touch of a button thats a great time, energy and money saver then you currently find the Quick Cup kettle with £10 off at Amazon.co.uk It will still cost you £49.99 but with all these great environmental implications its bound to worth it in the long run!!

Holiday season is upon us and it’s the best time to have a party. I’m thinking of hosting an elegant evening of drinks for the girls with champagne and canapés. After attending a launch party where I sampled some delectable smoked salmon canapés complimented with cream cheese and lemon, I wish to create similar delights.

Obviously I won’t be making them myself as I’m no Nigella Lawson, so I have been on a hunt for food to order. Marks & Spencer’s have a selection of food available to order for parties and I am interested in the 18 Oak Smoked Salmon Appetisers priced at just £5.99. This is Scottish smoked salmon wrapped around two flavoured mousse, 9 salmon and prawn and 9 salmon and rocket. Or perhaps the 12 Hot Smoked Salmon Shots priced at £12.99. This is a mousse that is a mixture of salmon, soft cheese, lemon and dill with smoked salmon and a flake of hot salmon and dill topping it off in a shot glass. Why not both? Finally to spice up the evening I’m thinking of the Gold Label of Sparkling Rose Brut, case of 12 for £59.99 equalling to £4.91 per bottle.

Visit Marks & Spencer on line to order yours.

I feel it is my duty to let everyone know that the Cadbury’s Wispa bar is making its long awaited come back. If you’re an 80’s child like myself then just the mention of Cadbury’s Wispa will start your taste buds tickling - but where I hear you all asking did they go??

Well according to the official Cadbury’s website they were whisked off our shelves, never to be seen again in 2003 and replaced by Dairy Milk bubbly- no reasons given!! However, where some things are best left in the past, these delights are not!

It is said that the relaunch is a response to on line petitions and campaigns from thousands of fans that want to see Wispa back on our shelves. This great comeback will be for a limited period only and starts this month.

Cadbury’s are said to be producing around 23 million bars and are to be packaged in the original blue wrappers, however instead of the 16p 1983 launch price, we will be looking at having to spend 42p - oh well, it wont stop me chomping on my all time favourite choccie bar!!

What does every girly night in need apart from a good soppy romantic comedy - ice cream of course!!!

For me, the best part about eating ice cream is the fact that you can have it straight from the tub. I don’t know why but it just seems to taste so much better, however if you feel that this method is a bit of a Bridget Jones tradgedy and want to go a bit more upmarket then I think this bowl and spoon combi is for you!!

The colours are bright, the spoon is unique and they are big enough to hold a fair few scoops of your favourite ice cream. Perhaps more style = less calories - yeah right!!

Choose from green, pink, orange or blue and part with just £22 at www.panik-design.com.

This year my friends have all going wild for cupcake birthday gifts, so I had to get in on the act. After some serious searching I found the little cupcake company on line.

There are plenty of selections to choose from, my personal favourites are from the signature collection. The vanilla sponge, irresistibly cute cupcakes can be decorated with pretty icings, frostings and sprinkles. Starting at £12.00 for a half a dozen of the little cupcakes from their selection, these tasty treats can make part of the perfect gift.

Visit www.thelittlecupcakecompany.co.uk to see what you would like to order for a gift or even a party, as they also cater for special occasions such as anniversaries or weddings.

Recently I can’t help but notice the hype surrounding the “Cabbage Soup Diet”. Just the other day I was moaning about my weight, when a colleague advised me to try it (she lost 7lbs on it in 7 days). I’m quite a sceptical person as previous experience has taught me so I looked into the diet further.

The diet is seven days long and consists of eating as much cabbage soup as you wish, as much fruit as you want except bananas, as many vegetables as you would like and a baked potato. There are other foods allowed sporadically but the previously mentioned are the mains. Although the diet looks incredibly bland, I hear great reviews, but be aware that this diet should only be done for 7 days at a time and that you should have at least 2 weeks of normal food after as this is very low in minerals, protein, vitamins and complex carbohydrates. For more information go to Caggage-Soup-Diet.com.

Selfridges have launched the UK’s first new generation wine bar called The Wonder Bar with a shop located alongside it in the Oxford Street store.

The sparkling new Wonder Bar is home to the Enomatic Wine System. This is a range of contemporary fridges with 52 different wines that can be stored for up to three weeks without being spoiled in any way. Customers can take pleasure in consuming a 125 ml glass starting at £3.45 and ranging up to £160.

You can either serve yourself or enjoy table service from wine experts who will be able to meet your exact needs. Compliment your wine with a selection of cheese or salmon boards from the food menu.

A lovely place to stop for a drink, The Wonder Bar and Wine Shop can be found on the ground floor of Selfridges, Oxford Street, London.

This week we’ve finally been having some sunshine to enjoy and I for one am making the most of it. In true British style I’ve been rolling up my trousers and baring my white legs as soon as the sun pops out from behind the clouds. I’m staying optimistic that the suns going to be around for the next few weeks so when I came across this Picnic Valise I just had to get it.

This weekend I plan to pack up a picnic, head off to the coast and enjoy a relaxing day in the warm sun. The best bit… I don’t have to worry about planning everything I’ll need for my picnic – I can just slide this picnic set into my car and head off early to miss the thousands of other motorists with the same idea.

Packed with two dinner plates, two bowls, two tumblers, two mugs, two sets of knives and forks, two teaspoons, two napkins and a dirty plates bag … what else could you need? Apart from a corkscrew perhaps?! Prepare the food the night before and you’ll be good to go. For only £24.95 this has to be an essential summer item.

You’ll probably forgive me for wondering who in the world would buy a hand-knitted 100% cotton jacket for their apple? But then I gave it some thought … I bring an apple to work every day and toss it in my bag without any care. When I come to eat it I often find it battered and bruised and therefore not what I’d call appealing. So imagine wrapping it up in its own little clothes to protect it– yes it might sound crazy to some but I’m now fully supporting apple jackets!

The design includes a cute yellow button and a green knitted leaf – how adorable! The designer, Jacqueline Dufresne, is from Canada - although it looks as though the website can ship internationally if you want to get one of these. The jacket’s also available in four different colours: pink, bright blue, white and off-white. What a fun little gift this would make too!

Available from Rose And Radish for $12.50.

How many times have you thrown a kitchen utensil into a drawer, closed it up and then completely forgotten where it is the next time you want to use it? Well I do this on a regular basis which is why I was so thrilled to find these Standz stand-up utensils by Tovolo. You can stand them up on your worktop so they’re always visible when you need to use them. If you don’t like things out on the worktop you could even dedicate a cupboard for all your stand-up tools.

Another great thing about these tools is they stop you from making such a mess on the worktop, instead of sticking it straight onto the surface you can simply stand it up and maintain a tidy surface while you continue to cook.

The variety of utensils is great, they have everything from whisks to cheese graters and spatulas to ice cream scoops. Check out the Tovolo website for further information.

NESCAFÉ and KRUPS have teamed up to bring Starbucks or Costa Coffee into your own home. If like me you have a thing for coffee you too will be placing your order at Amazon to see of it’s as good as it says it is. Whenever I hit the shops or am out for the day I look forward to my frothy cappuccino and a sit down in the local coffee shop, well now I don’t even have to go out.

The Dolce Gusto is a stylish multi-coffee capsule with four different varieties to choose from; espresso, latte macchiato, cappuccino and caffè lungo; friends will be so impressed when they come to your house – it will be just like they’re at a coffee shop!

Choose from a red, white or black and silver design whatever matches the style of your kitchen. If you’re new to making coffee don’t worry because the Dolce Gusto comes with a free starter pack containing a white cappuccino cup and saucer, a latte macchiato glass, recipe cards and instructions. Available at Amazon.co.uk.

There’s nothing quite like dunking a choccy biscuit into a hot cup of tea, it always tastes so much better when its warm and soft – especially when the chocolate melts in your mouth! Now there’s a reason to have a couple of biscuits with every cup of tea – this funky Dunker Mug. The mug has a biscuit compartment already built in so you’ll just have to slot a couple of biccies in whenever you make a cuppa.

If you’re like me and have endless cups of tea then this could be pretty dangerous for the waistline; think of the packets of biscuits you’ll get through each day! You can even choose between a left and right handed mug so you don’t have to compromise your dunking hand!

What a great little gift for the notorious ‘dunker’ in the office too – at £14.99 it’s not the cheapest mug around but but at least this design will save you washing up the plates you used to arrange the biscuits on!

Via Gadget Candy

We rarely write two posts in a row about food but I thought this Fruit Combo Rack deserved a mention! It’s a fun alternative to a standard fruit bowl and may even encourage the kids to eat more fruit – they won’t be able to walk past without touching this, it looks too tempting to play with! Not only does it look more interesting, but it also means the fruit’s more accessible and prevents it becoming easily bruised (as it often does at the bottom of the fruit bowl).

Pop it on the worktop to add a splash of colour to your kitchen too – it’s thin enough to not take up much space. At $19.98 it’s a tad more expensive than you’d expect to pay for a fruit holder, but worth it if you’re into kitchen gadgets that your friends and relatives aren’t likely to have!

Via Random Good Stuff