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Recipe: Pea and Ham Soup

May 22, 2013 in Anecdotes, Featured, Food & Recipes, Lifestyle, Stories

I called my Grandma this morning.  She has always told me how easy it was to make pea and ham soup, and as I’ve never made it before, I thought I’d give her a call and ask her recipe. “How funny, I’m just making soup myself.  Ah, well I add some split peas, then you can add your ham, maybe some potato and some carrot.” She had no idea, each time she makes it she just throws some things in the pot.  And each time it turns out better than the time before. “It’s funny isn’t it, I just had to look [...]

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This Week: Goodbyes, Teen Mums and Cats

May 19, 2013 in Food & Recipes, Friendship, Lifestyle

It’s been a big week for me, hence this post being a day later than it normally is. It was my last day in my current job and I was sad to leave. Oddly, for most people I guess, I wasn’t as sad to leave the people as I was to leave the campus. That might sound weight but hear me out – in the Faculty I left everyone works across 2 campuses, and as I’m moving to the other one I’m likely to see everybody again. Probably quite regularly. Some people even more than I used to. But I [...]

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Welcome To Polite Island

May 17, 2013 in Entertainment, Fiction, Food & Recipes, Lifestyle, Money, People, Society, Stories, Travel

Welcome to Polite Island! You have been selected to live in this modern utopia because you embody the values of a considerate unselfish person. Polite Island was founded by a woman who was becoming increasingly frustrated with her considerate behaviour being met with inconsiderate behaviour. Instead of giving up on being a polite person and falling into pit of selfishness she came up with a plan to make the world fairer. Instead of eradicating those devoted only to themselves and who frequently engage in behaviours that can be classed as ‘douchebaggery’ we have simply excluded them from our society. This [...]

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Recipe: Lemon Raspberry No Fail Individual Cheesecakes

May 9, 2013 in Anecdotes, Food & Recipes, Lifestyle, Stories

Those who know my family and me are aware of my mother’s culinary skill. Mum is a full time nurse who spends large parts of her time off cooking. Mum is passionate about food. She loves trying new recipes and puts an incredible amount of effort and care into cooking, especially when we have guests. Having said that, mum also cooks for her family with the same attitude- attention to detail, taste, and presentation: she’s not afraid to experiment, and we are only too happy to be her test subjects. She is a dessert queen. Fluffy soufflés, moist cakes, creamy [...]

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Recipe: Allergy Friendly Chocolate Cake

May 2, 2013 in Children, Food & Recipes, Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition

It’s birthday season in our house. Well three from five birthdays are in May so it’s most definitely at the top of my mind. Last year we had a guest at the kids’ party who had dairy and egg allergies and I must admit I initially had a bit of a stress about it. However I’m not one to back down for a culinary challenge and when you break it down it’s actually not as bad as you may think. Here are a few tips and ideas if you have to cater for those with allergies. Of course check with [...]

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Recipe: Rolled & Poached Chicken Breast

April 23, 2013 in Food & Recipes, Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition

This afternoon I’d like to share a recipe with you for a heart-friendly rolled and poached chicken breast that was not only very easy but also healthy and fancy looking! That ticks all my boxes when it comes to food. As you would know, I recently attended a cooking class hosted by Brand Meets Blog for the Heart Foundation. The class was held to educate bloggers about healthy food and the health message of the Heart Foundation, and also to build some ongoing relationships between the Heart Foundation and bloggers. After posting a photo of the dish we made, I [...]

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This Week: Heart Health, Anniversary & New Jeans

April 20, 2013 in Anecdotes, Comedy, Fashion, Food & Recipes, Health, Humour, Marriage, Nutrition, Stories, Style, Wedding

This week has been, and will continue to be, a busy one. After pulling on my jeans last Thursday morning only to discover they were ripped right in the crotch (stylish, no?) I began my search for the ‘right’ jeans. I had pretty specific ideas of what I wanted in this pair of jeans. They had to be tight, stretchy enough that I could move comfortably, long enough to scrunch a little at the ankle, dark blue in colour, super skinny and high waisted. Not a long list of requirements at all! It took 3 different shopping trips with the [...]

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This Week: Breakfast & Cleaning

March 30, 2013 in Food & Recipes, Home, Lifestyle, Meta, Pets, Self, Sexuality, Society

In the past week I’ve spent more than the recommended amount of time cleaning. The up side being my house is all spotless in time for Easter and we finally unpacked the boxes in the hallway that have been there for, oh, a while (3 years). I also cleaned all the windows which haven’t been cleaned for a long time. This was my week in pics: Breakfast for Good Friday: Porridge! Note how my one is the child size version? Hilarious.  Night at the Chapel last Friday night. Church has changed quite a bit since I was last there. Lionel [...]

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Recipe: Hot Cross Buns

March 29, 2013 in Family, Food & Recipes, Home, Nutrition

This weekend I am going to immerse myself in all things Easter, especially chocolate. I’ll be spending the holiday at home with my hubby and three kids and to celebrate I am going to be doing lots of baking. Well, I probably should say, I intend to do lots baking. Although the Easter break is four days long, it doesn’t seem long enough to get through all the baking I’d like to eat. And of course, I need to leave room for chocolate! Some of the things I’d like to bake: Hot Cross Buns Fritole (Italian-style donuts) Easter Bunny shaped cookies [...]

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Beauty: Best Natural Face Scrub

March 21, 2013 in Face, Food & Recipes, Lifestyle, Style

Today I’d like to share with you a face scrub I made up. The best one I’ve found – it’s natural, it’s cheap and it can actually be made from things you already have in your pantry. My skin is really sensitive. Like, touch it with mint body wash and be covered in red lumps and bumps for 2 weeks sensitive. So when I wanted a facial scrub I had to be careful about what I put on my face. In my time I’ve tried a few different face scrubs, everything from St Ives Apricot Scrub to Chanel Gommage Microperle [...]

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