Hot off the back of my Beetballs, I was looking for new and exciting ways to use my new favourite purple vegetable, and so threw it into a morning juice. I don?t have a juicer, I threw it in my blender (admittedly a good little number, but that?s because it gets used ten times a day, so any blender will do.) I;ve written about making juice-without-a-juicer before, essentially pulverising your chosen fruits and vegetables in a jug blender with water, and straining it through a sieve, clean cloth or tea strainer to make juice. No bulky bastard-to-clean juicer required, just a blender, something to strain it through, and a spoon. Voila. 
I could bang on about why I?ve chosen the ingredients that I have but basically it boils down to the simple ?I think juice is nice?. Ginger, lemon and turmeric to help fight a cold, beetroot for the colour, carrot for sweetness. I like juice.

Makes 2 generous glasses:

1 raw or cooked beetroot (not the kind in vinegar)

1 large carrot or 2 rather small ones ? or an apple, if you prefer

a small piece of ginger

half a lemon or 1 tbsp lemon juice ? adjust to taste

a few pinches of turmeric

300ml-400ml water
  
Dice all of the ingredients, including the lemon if using a fresh one, rind and all, carefully picking out the seeds. You want the shoots and skins of your beetroot and the tops of your carrots too, don?t waste a thing. Lob them into your blender and cover with the water, and pulse to a bright purple liquid.

Place your tea strainer over a jug, or line it with a clean non-fluffy tea towel or muslin. Pour in the juice and strain. If using a strainer, stir briskly with a teaspoon to disturb it and extract the maximum juices, a human equivalent of the scary bit in the middle of a newfangled juicer. If using a cloth, lift it by the edges and corners, and allow to drip. Squeeze it to speed up the process if you like, but clean your hands with lemon juice afterwards to get rid of the purple hue.

Reserve the pulp ? it can be used in a variety of recipes, including those beetballs, as a base for risotto; mix it with a can of tomatoes and a hefty pinch of salt and chilli for a pasta sauce to smuggle past fussy children and adults alike; add stock and make it into soup, or hold out for my beetroot and chocolate granola recipe?

And enjoy. If you want to keep them, it?s light and oxidisation that causes juices to discolour, so store in a non-clear bottle like a Thermos flask or similar, in the fridge, and consume the next day. I tend to just drink the lot, and sod it.

Jack Monroe. I?m on Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr @MxJackMonroe

It?s day 4 and the last day of LC:M A/W 16. It has been a wonderful week for British fashion, from the well established brands to the young and upcoming designers; it is clear that the whole world is taking notice once again, of the creative talent that has come from these shores. And of course, we can?t forget the stylish figures that have created a buzz and demand for street style photography. On to the next one.

Photos by Harry Bradbury/ Words by Keanu Adorable

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?It?s like a virtual box containing all the entertainment you need for a party but the evening goes a bit awkward when someone keeps cracking boring ?edgy? jokes but look you?ll all have a load of fun but oh you do also need to provide your own booze and Twiglets.? You can put that quote on the box, Jackbox Games. Two Ns in O?Connor.

The folks behind You Don?t Know Jack have dropped another collection of party games of words, drawings, and noises, intended to be played with folks in the same room (but working fine online with screen sharing). It is unimaginatively named The Jackbox Party Pack 2 [official site].

What?s in this one? Well! You?ll find the sequel to original Party Pack game Fibbage, a filling-in-the-blank game about making folks laugh at silly answers which comes with more than twice the number of questions in the original. Also familiar is Fibbage XL, another give-a-silly-answer-to-this-prompt game, which is the original Fibbage plus its DLC and another load of new questions.

Then the pack has three newcomers. Bidiots has folks draw pictures and then bid to win them at auction, while Earwax will have you put two stock sounds together to create the noise of things like ?The craziest football halftime show ever?, while Bomb Corp. is a co-op bomb disposal game ? a bit like Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

Mostly, they?re games about making each other laugh. They?re made to be played locally, with folks looking at the same screen and inputting their answers on phones and tablets and laptops and things, but you can also use Skype screen sharing or something to play online. Some games are also intended to be watched by spectators, who can vote on winners.

The whole shebang is out for Windows and Mac on Steam for £18.99.

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When the Global athletics brand New Balance approach the traditional British bench-made shoe makers Grenson and they come together to redefine the premium sneaker collaboration, with the Made in England 576GRB, surely only a thing of pure beauty can result from this encounter ?

Manufactured across both Grenson?s Northampton factory, and New Balance?s UK factory in Flimby, Cumbria, which then take advantage of the years of expertise and  utilise the craftsmanship, know how  and premium materials of both parties, the 576GRB is a collaboration in the truest sense of the word.

Grenson?s best Italian grade A calf-skin leather has been expertly worked into the 576 pattern at Flimby, before being shipped back to the craftsmen at Grenson to apply their signature burnishing and broguing details and essential giving them one last once over.

The components are then returned to the New Balance factory to be assembled by their skilled workers into the final sneaker. This project is one of New Balance?s most ambitious ever sneakers to make, due to the complexity and delicacy of the process, the 576GRB represents a new benchmark and yardstick in luxury athletic footwear.

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I cannot wait to see this and the new trailer just raises the excitement for the film.

When a crew of dirty cops is blackmailed by the Russian mob to execute a virtually impossible heist, they realise the only way to pull it off is to manufacture a 999, police code for ?officer down?. The chaos that ensues when a police officer is shot in the line of duty is just the diversion they?ll need to do the job, but whether they have the will to kill one of their own is an entirely different matter, triggering a breakneck, action packed finale tangled with double-crosses, greed and revenge.

The film stars Casey Affleck, Woody Harrelson, Kate Winslet, Aaron Paul, Norman Reedus, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Mackie, Gal Gadot, Teresa Palmer and Clifton Collins, Jr.

The film is in cinemas on 19th February 2016.

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Friday marked the first day of London Collections Men, and creatives in the fashion industry have gathered for the release of various designers? AW 2016  release. We took to the shows and presentations and looked at what people were wearing for the first day of men?s fashion week.

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Genre cinema is an art fuelled by teamwork and nowhere is this more self-evident than in this chiller compendium revealing a circle of death. From the creators of the V/H/S franchise come five interlocking tales of terror following the fates of weary travellers who confront their worst nightmares ? and murkiest innermost secrets ? over one long night on a desolate stretch of desert highway. You?ll witness two blood-soaked men on the run from supernatural horrors, an all-girl band taken in by a strange family, a man who has to perform emergency surgery with spooky 911 assistance, a home invasion and a rescue mission that goes horribly awry. The Cryptkeeper would be so pleased!

Directed by Roxanne Benjamin. David Bruckner, Patrick Horvath, and Radio Silence. The film stars Kate Beahan, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, and Susan Burke.

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Today we have a wonderful Recycled Milk Carton Birdhouse Craft for Kids for your next 31 Days of Love craft in the series. We do love recycled projects here at Red Ted Art ? they are a great way to get crafty with kids, who love to go through TONS of materials, whilst also teaching them about the value ?in the old? and how you can turn it into something new! I think this recycled milk carton birdhouse craft for kids, is such a cute Valentine?s Day craft for kids. Do follow the rest f the 31 Days of Love series. We also have more Milk Carton Crafts for you here!

Recycled Milk Carton Birdhouse Craft for Kids

Hi this is Stacy from Share & Remember.

I?m thrilled to be back and contributing to Red Ted Art?s 31 Days of Love series again this year! I have a super adorable, recycled milk carton birdhouse craft for kids: Valentine Bird House craft for children (or adults!) to make.

I share creative things of all kinds on my blog Things to Share & Remember including activities from my in-home child care & preschool, gardening and recipes, home decorating and crafts. I offer many popular printables as well. Find me on Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook.

• upcycle old milk cartons (or if you can?t wait to collect them, you can get them some Milk carton craft boxes online)
• Mini Craft Sticks
• paint
• glue
• foam or felt Valentine shapes, including birds
• Washi tape

This is a great opportunity to use up some of those ?bits and pieces? that you may find in your craft box, or for the kids to create some of their own!

How to Make your Recycled Milk Carton Birdhouse Craft for Kids

These milk carton birdhouses are SUCH an easy make! You simply:

• Assemble milk carton boxes.
• If you are upcycling, give each house a ?base coat? colour with acrylic paints or enamel paints, these tend to ?stick? better to the outside of tetra packs
• Glue mini craft sticks to the roof.
• Paint as desired. Allow to dry.
• Decorate birdhouse with Washi tape, foam and felt shapes as desired.
• Add bird.

Each birdhouse turned out so sweet!

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This morning?s Conversation On The Train with my 5 year old was a corker. Friends will know that because we moved house at the end of the school year, my dear Small Boy now goes to school 14 miles from our front door. Not being a driver means we stroll out of the door at 0730 in the mornings and join a gaggle of commuters on the train. It?s usually here that he chooses to ask some pretty big questions; so far we?ve had ?If I marry a boy can I have a baby?? ?How many moons are there in all of space?? and my personal highlight ?Does nobody want to marry you Mama??

J: ?Mama where did the first people come from that growed all the people??

Me: ?Oh this is a LONG story. Do you want to hear a long story??

J: ?Yes! Yes I love stories!?

Me: ?Okay. Well, you know in church sometimes you hear stories from the Bible??

J: ?Oh yes! The one you said about the man made from mud and the woman made from a rib!?

Me: ?Yep. Well that?s a story about where the first man and woman came from. But because the story was written many many many years ago, some people think it?s just a story, and some people have different ones? Some people think the world was made in seven days, by God who was the father of Jesus. Some people believe it was made in six days, Muslim people who call God ?Allah?.?

(J likes this one and pronounces ?Allah? a few times.)

Me: ?Some people believe the world was made from breaking an egg-?

J: ?AN EGG?!!?

Me: ?Yep, a great big world-creating egg, and some people believe it was very carefully made out of wood ? these are Hindu beliefs and their creator?s name is Brahma.?

J: ?What about the bang??

Me: ?The bang??

J: ?Yes like on the Big Bang Theory.?
(Me, laughing hysterically, bursts into yhe theme tune): ?Well?. the whole universe was in a hot dense place nearly 14 million years ago expansion started?.?

Both: ?WE BUILT THE PYRAMIDS! And Maths, Science, History, unravelling the mystery, that all started with the big BANG.?

Me: ?And that?s another story.?

J: ?What story do you believe is true Mama??

Me: ?All of them.?

J: ?ALL of them??

Me: ?Yep. Because I like stories. And there could be a bang and an egg and a carpenter and six days of hard-God-work to make the world and it could all be true.?

J: ?But what do you think God is called??

Me: ?God, and Allah, and Brahma, and Buddha? (he?s 5, cut me some slack?)

J: ?But my friend at school says there?s only one God and he was having an argument with my other friend.?

Me: ?Yeah some grown ups do that too. But I think of it like this. You know your Mama is called Jack? And Tommy?s Mama is Evelyn, and Faith?s Mama is Kyla??

J: ?Yes! So wait so some people?s God is called Jesus and some people?s is called Ballah-?

Me: ?Allah?

J: ?Allah and some people?s? What are some people?s Gods called??

Me: ?Brahma, and Zeus, and Artemis (I was floundering a bit here at 0745 and dragging up my Greek heritage?) and oh, there?s loads. Maybe even as many names for Gods as names for Mamas.?

J: ?And they?re all right??

Me: ?I think so. And I think it?s nice to hear other people?s stories, and listen, and collect them in your head like the Gruffalo or the Hungry Caterpillar ? because we don?t fight over whether THEY?RE true, do we??

J (giggling): ?No!?

Me: ?Well then. And anyway, what?s more important than being right all the time??

J: ?Being FRIENDS!?

Me: ?Exactly. And besides, imagine if the world was made from an egg! Next time I make you scrambled eggs let?s look real close and see if there?s a little tiny world in our frying pan.?

(And then we got off at Basildon. The end. My A* half-GCSE in Religious Studies might have been useless for getting into 6th form 12 years ago, but I knew it would come in handy one day. Still holding out for Pythagoras though.)

Jack. Instagram/Twitter: @MxJackMonroe

OK hands up who?s let the old shaving rituals fall be the wayside over the festive season ? Yep, thought so, me too, as much as the hipster facial hair growth is perfectly acceptable and offers a different look when the mood so takes us, a fresh clean shaven you is equally as appealing. So as the New Year is fresh and our resolutions are as yet, relatively, unbroken, let?s get back to the grindstone, off that sofa and look at the ancient art of shaving.

Stelios Nicolaou is Aveda?s Master Barber, leading the Aveda Men grooming destination with over 20 years of experience, offers us his three essential steps to remember when shaving;

1. Prep the Skin
2. Don?t shave against the grain
3. Invest in good blades

With this mantra fresh in our heads let?s look at some tools which can ensure each shave is the best a man can get !!!

So as Stel advises us, invest in good blades, well as the leading Market brand the Gillette Fusion ProGlide with FlexBall Technology responds to contours for maximum contact and gets virtually every hair. The razor is specifically designed with a 4-way flex for superior contact to respond to the contours of a man?s face, allowing for maximum contact on the curves.

If your after a little more luxury, then look no further than Acqua Di Parma?s Barbiere Collection which presents a well-balanced synthesis of elegant design, refined textures and stylish packaging designed with the modern man in mind.

For those not so keen on the more traditional of shaving rituals, the Braun Series 7 is a high performance shaver, designed to deliver greater comfort and efficiency due to its three-stage cutting system and fully flexible head that adapts to the individual contours of your face. The Series 7 does in one stroke what others shavers need to do in two. It delivers precision and a close shave, Braun was inspired by the quality results usually associated with wet shaving when creating the Braun Series 7. The foil shaver travels in straight lines, in keeping with the shaving habits of 80% of the world, which is not possible when using rotary shavers. The result is maximum control, precision, and less irritation.

Lab Series Electric Shave Solution Optimised for gents who prefer electric razors, this fragrance-free liquid preps skin and lifts facial hair for a clean, burn-free shave. It builds a protective layer that lessens the likelihood of nicks and is formulated with vitamin E to cool and refresh your complexion.

From personal experience Clinique for Men Post Shave Soother is a product which should be in EVERY man?s bathroom cabinet, no matter your skin type. It?s Aloe-rich formula helps soothe dryness, comforts just-shaven skin and leaves a pleasant calming feeling to the skin.

An all important and all to often forgotten step when it comes to shaving is prepping the skin before a shave to loosen up dead skin cells and soften beard hair, but also proper skin preparation will assist in preventing you from everything from razor burn to irritation, bleeding, sensitivity and ingrown hairs. NIVEA MEN Sensitive Face Wash is a specially developed, mild cleansing gel with Vitamin E. It cleans skin, removing dirt and excess oil, reduces impurities and doesn?t dry out skin or leave it feeling taut.

Never tried a scrum and alway use a foam or cream, well think again, a large number of foams and cream can be soap based which can result in drying out of your skin. Plus, a face full of lather may look great, but is it really helping, or is it just hiding your stubble ? Aesop?s neroli-infused serum has a low-foaming texture that facilitates the perfect shave. Formulated with a blend of gentle hydrating botanicals, this product allows razor-close precision without assaulting or aggravating skin.

Lastly, if this is something you want to take a little more seriously, this makes a perfect gift either for someone or yourself even. This is a comprehensive kit from specialist grooming company Pankhurst London who has your whole routine covered. After cleansing, use the perfectly weighted brush to apply the shaving cream and finish with the soothing Ice Gel for a confident start to the day.

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