Ben’s Zone
Ben’s Zone is a weekly feature, run every Sunday and written by my husband Ben. It giving you an insight into the other half of our household and a Dad’s point of view on parenting.
About Ben
A complete foodie, Ben likes good quality food, sourced from ethical places. He spends a lot of time researching and experimenting with recipes. He also adores kitchen gadgets, from his Kenwood Chef, to his a Sous Vide machine.
Ex-smoking and ex-drinking, you won’t see him for long without a coffee in his hand. A triple espresso being his coffee of choice. Yes… a triple.
He is also very into his fitness. A long time cyclist, he is also an avid runner and loves obstacle racing. He competed in the European Championships in Belgium in 2018 representing the UK in the over 40’s category.
He has a bit of a penchant for pink, music and plays the guitar, a hobby he shares with our oldest son.
Subjects He Writes About
You can find him writing about pretty much all of the below:
- Fitness, running, cycling and obstacle racing
- Cooking, recipes and kitchen gadgets
- Fatherhood and parenting
- Pet ownership, particularly in respect to our Rhodesian Ridgeback Florence
Reviews
Ben is also available for reviews and can write much knowledgably than me on the above subjects or collaborative posts.
If you would like to discuss a review from Ben please email lovelylaurasblog@gmail.com
Read All Ben’s Posts
EasiYo Yoghurt Maker Review *Advertisement Feature I like yoghurt but, for me, there are two drawbacks. First, it can be quite expensive and second, it always comes in single use…
Garmin 45 – Initial Review This year the heart rate monitor on my venerable Garmin Fenix finally gave up the ghost. The Fenix itself was, and is, a cracking running…
Vitus Nippy Superlight Balance Bike Review It doesn’t seem like a long time ago I was holding a newborn Bo in my arms after we had brought him home from…
Making Music Part 2 – Workflow The first and most obvious question is, what is a workflow? When I say workflow in relation to making music, what I mean is…
Home Recording on a Budget – Part 1 Lockdown has had many consequences (not least it’s kept me and my family relatively safe) and I’ve been open that some of…
The Problem with Privilege With recent news events across the world the topic of privilege has been raised repeatedly and it seems to be one that causes people a lot…
Billy Oh 8×6 Summerhouse Review Like a lot of people we’ve been trying to make the best use of our time in lockdown by doing projects around the house and…
Five Classic Sci-Fi Films Everyone Should Watch We’re still all pretty much housebound at the moment and while this does chafe it does also afford us the opportunity to catch…
Elephant Tree – Habits – Album Review One of the more minor consequences of this awful Corona thing is that, due to lockdown, social distancing etc, gigs are cancelled at…
Volcano Chicken Recipe This is a nice easy chicken recipe that has got a bunch of fairly bold flavours, feels pretty wholesome and makes for a nice midweek dinner. As…
5 Reasons Why I Love Lockdown Ok, maybe not love, but 5 reasons why I don’t feel that lockdown is so bad. Yes, of course I miss my friends and…
I wish I had the will power to exercise and eat healthier, you must be so proud of him, even if he did end up with pneumonia for all his hard work and effort, remove the bikes one a month I’m sure he won’t notice, I do it with my children’s toys lol xxx