I have to stop myself from going onto Etsy unless I have something specific that I’m looking for because before I know it, I have a cart full of beautiful handmade jewellery, gorgeous ceramics, pretty cushion covers and God know what else.
My latest Etsy cruise was to find a holder for my make-up brushes. [...]
This week, I’ll be eating…
Monday: Vegetable Fajhitas, with tomato and avocado salsa and lettuce served in a whole wheat tortilla
Tuesday: Omelet served on spelt bread toasted (this is a “use up everything in the fridge” dinner)
Wednesday: Spaghetti Bolognese
Thursday: Chicken Wings served with a salad
Friday: Special “I’m finished my exams treat” of [...]
Just a quick one to say wish you all a lovely weekend.
About the banner, I loved those shoes but it felt like time for a change. The new photo was taken this time last year, out my bedroom window when my beloved apple tree was blossoming. The tree was cut down in the Autumn of [...]
I had a few queries about how I was planning to make Baked Beans interesting. Well this is Bill’s recipe for “made from scratch” Baked Beans.
Serves 6
What you need:
1 TBS olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
100g Pancetta chopped
1 garlic clove crushed
2 anchovies chopped (I didn’t have these so I left them out)
1 tsp finely chopped [...]
If you are thinking of holidaying in Ireland this year, I can’t recommend the Dingle Peninsula enough. Even if scenery isn’t your thing then it’s worth heading down there for the shopping. Maybe it’s the beauty of the local area but the whole place seems to be spilling over with creativity, and not [...]
Sorry, I keep forgetting to post these up on time. Bit of a quick dinner week as I’m only in work until Wednesday and then I’m on the dreaded study leave.
Monday: Chicken sandwiches with avocado, rocket and sundried tomato using left overs from Roast Chicken dinner on Sunday.
Tuesday: Bill Granger’s baked beans on toast
Wednesday: [...]
As I mentioned earlier, I’m loving candles at the moment, moving away from the tea lights for a while, here are some candlesticks that have taken my fancy.
From top down: Dark Brown mottle tall candle holder by Rocha £25, Glass candle holder £6 and Silver set of two candle sticks by J (Jasper Conron) £40.
All [...]
I’ve been drawn to candles lately, especially tea light holders. I go through candle phases so I never tend to spend too much on them, here are a few of my bargain purchases of the last few weeks.
I picked these up in Tesco for 99c each, they remind me of the candles in [...]
I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend.
This photo is from one of my favourite inspirational blogs smosch.com. It’s such a beautiful blog, if you ever need a lift on a bad day, head over there, there’s a link to the flickr page which is equally beautiful.
I sat down the other night to make a card for my cousin who will be five at the end of the month. Before I knew it I’d done this….