Coffee & Vanilla Ice Cream INGREDIENTS 6 scoops of vanilla ice cream ½ tsp instant coffee or more (it depends on coffee) 2 tsp of sugar 2 tbs hot water METHOD Dissolve coffee and sugar in a little bit of hot water. Pour over your favourite vanilla ice cream and enjoy. Make 2 portions. NOTES For kids replace coffee sauce with […]
Spicy Tuna, Corn & Red Kidney Bean Jacket Potatoes Baked potatoes filled with spicy tuna, great also as sandwich filler or pasta topping.
NUME – Morrisons’ New Healthy Products Range Couple of weeks ago I’ve been invited to L’atelier des Chefs in London for the launch of NuMe – new healthy products range from Morrisons. I shop in their supermarket on daily basis so I was very curious to find out more about the brand. We met Morrisons’ nutritionists, chefs, brand managers & experts who […]
Pasta Salad with Chicken & Tandoori Masala Dressing INGREDIENTS 500g chicken breast (diced) 500g pasta a little bit of butter or oil to fry onions 1 large onion (diced) 1 red or yellow bell pepper (diced) 3-4 spring onions (chopped) 150-200g of salad leaves – I used bistro leaf mix with shredded beetroot pieces (bigger leaves shredded) 400g tin of chick peas (drained) […]
Butternut Squash Chicken with Sage – 7 months + INGREDIENTS 250g butternut squash (peeled & diced) 200g potatoes (peeled and chopped) 100g chicken breast (diced) 100g carrots (peeled & sliced) ½ tsp olive oil ½ tsp of dried sage 1 cup of boiling water EQUIPMENT hand blender small pot with a lid METHOD Place all ingredients in a pot and cook covered over medium fire until […]
GetTaxi App – Review Have you heard about this new GetTaxi app yet? Once you install it on your phone (free) you can start using it straight away as long as you have internet access on the phone. You can either choose pick up location from the map, by adding postcode or simply pressing “locate” button (mobile or gps […]
Simple Garlic Sauce for Yorkshire Puddings INGREDIENTS frozen Yorkshire puddings for the garlic sauce 3 tbs plain flour 25g unsalted butter 400 ml of boiling water 1½ vegetable cubes (10g each) or stock powder 1 tbs garlic powder full fat milk – to taste METHOD Place frozen Yorkshire puddings in preheated oven according to the instructions on the package. In meantime […]
Photo Quiz # 9 – Prize: BlackBerry “Supergirl” Case (CLOSED) Photo quiz – “Supergirl” BlackBerry 9900 hard shell case to be won.
Cooling Apple, Melon and Cherry Tomato Salad with Mint & Lemon Dressing INGREDIENTS ½ large melon – I used Piel de Sapo (scooped out) 3 apples (cubed) 2 handfuls of cherry tomatoes / about 250g (halved) for the dressing 2 tbs olive oil 2 tbs lemon juice 1 tbs golden caster sugar handful of fresh mint leaves (chopped) EQUIPMENT melon baller apple slicer/cutter METHOD Combine all ingredients […]
Crussh Juice Bar at Jubilee Place in Canary Wharf – Review If you think healthy, low in calorie food can’t be tasty you can’t be more mistaken… Couple of weeks ago together with Jeanne from Cook Sister!, Michelle from Greedy Gourmet, Sarah from Maison Cupcake and Solange from Pebble Soup we were invited by MD Chris Fung to Crussh Juice Bar at Canary Wharf ‘s Jubilee […]
NeverSeconds Blog on School Lunches by 9 Year Old Martha Martha Payne “VEG” from Argyll in Scotland has been taking photos and rating her school lunches on her NeverSeconds blog since April this year. Martha gave each meal detailed ratings including: food-o-meter, mouthfuls, courses, health rating, price & pieces of hair in her meal. Together with help of her Dad Dave they brought to her website […]
Lemon, Vanilla & Poppy Seed Cake INGREDIENTS 2½ cups plain flour 1 tbs baking powder 3-4 eggs (I used 4 small ones) ½ cup of milk 1 cup golden caster sugar 2 tbs vanilla sugar 125g / ½ bar of unsalted butter zest from 1 large lemon juice of 1 large lemon (⅓ cup) ⅓ cup poppy seeds + 2 tsp of […]
Hi-Tec Lady Waterproof Auckland Trail Shoes – Review Couple of days ago my new Hi-Tec Lady Waterproof Auckland Trail shoes from SportsShoes.com has arrived…They have quite a huge selection of running shoes from well known brands at great discounted rates too. From all the available shoes I chosen this model because of their brownish (taupe/winter plum) colour and waterproof properties… in this order. I […]
Scented Drawer Socks & Other Spare Sock Ideas MATERIALS couple of spare socks (baby ones are the best) favourite soap bars pieces of ribbon METHOD Put soap bars inside the socks. Tighten them up with the ribbon pieces. Place in your drawers and enjoy nice scent. NOTES Thanks to those drawer socks you will never run out of the soap in the bathroom […]
