It’s Monday. After a busy weekend of looking after and feeding my sizeable family with sizeable appetites, I like to relax and catch up on some TV – something I rarely get to do over the weekend. YouTube gamers are an extremely familiar sight on my television during the weekend, oh the joys of being a mother of mainly boys! This morning I caught up on Friday’s episode of Eastenders (what the heck is up with Stuart!) and watched two…
A quick and tasty recipe for fish pakoras, perfect as a side or in naan. Serves 4-6 | Preparation Time: 10 minutes | Cooking Time: 7 minutes Ingredients required: 475g Fish Fillets (Cod/Haddock/Other) 1/2 cup Gram Flour (or Plain Flour) 1 medium Egg 1/2 teaspoon Salt 1 teaspoon Coarse Black Pepper 3 teaspoons Lemon Juice 1/4 cup Chopped Coriander 1/4 cup Water Oil for frying Method: Add all the ingredients (except the fish fillets) to a large mixing bowl, and…
This strawberry and white chocolate cheesecake is so creamy and delicious and requires no baking. I adapted a recipe for white chocolate cheesecake by the wonderful Nigella. Serves 16 | Preparation Time: 15 minutes | Requires overnight chilling Ingredients required: 400g Digestive Biscuits 120g Unsalted Butter (melted) 300ml Double Cream 200g Soft Cheese 300g White Cooking Chocolate (broken into chunks) 150g Fresh Strawberries (plus extra for decoration) Method: Line a 15cm springform cake tin. Process the digestive biscuits to crumbs…
In this post I share a lovely Poundland haul for October 2017. Most of the items I have purchased this month are general essentials, so apologies for the not-so-exciting Poundland haul. Fox’s Tea Time Treats Biscuit Selection A lovely selection of Fox’s biscuits for a pound. Yummy! Happy Quotes 2018 Calendar and Diary I have already purchased plenty of diaries from Poundland and Poundworld (which I shared with you in my Poundland and Poundworld Stationery Haul) but I saw this…
In this post, I share a lovely haul from Poundworld and Poundstretcher for September 2017. From Poundworld Phone screen magnifier I came across this phone screen magnifier and I thought it looked useful. I regularly watch YouTube videos on my phone while cooking, and I would benefit from a larger screen. I am sceptical that it will be any good, but thought it was worth a try. Emoji mugs Next I picked up these ‘official’ emoji mugs, which look really…
In this post I share some of my favourite sweets from my childhood. I grew up in the 90’s and enjoyed some delicious sweets (or candy) in my childhood. The highlight of my day was popping to the corner shop to get a bag of my favourite sweets in a white paper bag. Not much has changed – I now get the same kick from going to Asda. Chocolate Nibbles Chocolate nibbles were one of my all time favourite snacks…
https://youtu.be/9dn2r4qbYL4 Looking for quick and tasty lunch ideas? These cheesy jalapeno toasties are simple to make and really yum! Ingredients Required: 2 slices of bread Handful of grated cheddar cheese (or similar) Jalapeno slices Coarse black pepper Sunflower oil Method: Top one slice of bread with a generous helping of cheese. Cover with jalapeno slices and sprinkle with black pepper. Place second slice of bread on top, cut off the edges and press with the back of a fork. Brush…
In this post I share a fabulous Poundland haul for September 2017. I got a few items on sale from Poundland’s summer range (as we’re coming to the end of summer), so yay to me 🙂 Acrylic Bowls and Tumblers I purchased these acrylic bowls and tumblers for 50p each on sale. They seem quite sturdy and are useful to have especially with kids. BBQ Apron This summer BBQ apron was also on sale for 50p, and I thought it…
In this post, I share my monthly favourites for August 2017. Here are some of the things I have been loving in the month of August: Beautifully Scrumptious Body Butter from Poundland I purchased this body butter from Poundland ages ago, and it’s been sat on my shelf, unused and unloved. As I have mentioned many times, I have a problem with dry hands/eczema, which is made worse when I wash my hands (which is something I do regularly and…
We visited Formby beach in Merseyside yesterday. The weather was perfect and we had a lovely day; well worth a visit. Formby beach is owned by the National Trust, and there’s a wonderful woodland area to spot some squirrels but unfortunately we didn’t have enough time to visit the woodland. We paid £6 to park the car, and it was a 2 minute walk to the beach My kids loved running up and down the sandy dunes The sand was…