I think most of us have tried some odd diets in our time; the Atkins diet, the cabbage soup diet, the grapefruit diet and even Slimfast – basically a milk shake; professed to “fill you up”, to be drunk twice a day, but ultimately leaving you feeling empty, tired and miserable - to name but a few and yes, I’ve been drawn into the trap from time to time too!

A hot sausage roast which has an unusual sweet and sour onion gravy. Can easily be adapted for vegetarians!

This is a simple dish, quick to prepare and there’s plenty to warm up a family of four on a cold, windy, autumn day!

Everyone is likely to experience problems with a clogged kitchen sink at one time or another and if you cannot afford a plumber you might have a go at unblocking it yourself. There are many ways to unclog a sink and they include using a plunger, using a drain-snake or auger, putting baking soda and vinegar down the sink, putting salt and boiling water down it, and taking the trap apart underneath and manually removing the blockage. Sometimes all these methods fail though because the drainpipe is clogged further along.