Today, for some reason, I decided that I was going to try my hand at a new baking recipe. I’m the first to admit that I’m a rubbish baker – I think many failed attempts in the past have knocked…
Category: cooking
Fudgy Coconut Brownies
Waste not, want not! Leftover coconut in a storage jar! I very rarely bake, due to not being overly good at it but today I had the baking urge and decided to make some brownies. It’s a recipe that Dave…
Annual Leave
=) Woohoo! I am on annual leave for the next week, and soooooo badly need the time off! I’m glad that it’s finally arrived too. I have loads planned, so I’m sure the time will pass way quicker than I…
Gingerbread House
This afternoon, I have decorated our gingerbread house! A few days late, but it looks delicious all the same! It didn’t cost much and gave me about an hours entertainment – I’m so pleased with how it turned out! We…
It’s Been A While!
Hi guys! My first post in over a month – I’ve been ridiculously busy and haven’t had the chance to update, so here I am…finally! Why have I been so busy? I’ve been putting in a lot of overtime at…
Chocolate Pudding Muffins
Last week, I put on my chef’s hat and decided to whip up some muffins. I found a gorgeous recipe in the free edition of the Asda magazine ( December 2012 ) so went all out and tried to replicate…
Pizza
Dave and I made ourselves some pizza for dinner last night! It was actually my first time making pizza myself, and we cheated a tiny bit and bought some just-add-water dough, but otherwise we did this ourselves and were really…
Soy Glazed Chicken
Tonight I cooked from my Gok Cooks Chinese book, for the first time! I am so impressed. The book itself is a thing of beauty, and the recipe was really easy to follow. All good so far! I decided to…
Korean Beef
My boyfriend and I cooked the most delicious meal last night! So I thought I’d share the recipe with you all (credit goes to Good Food, and you can find the original here). KOREAN BEEF Serves 2 Ingredients: 300g rump…
Poorly…and Creative Journalling
I am a poorly Shazzles. My ear infection has come back, and yesterday I passed out in my Doctor’s surgery; nothing beats a bit of drama eh? Anyway just wanted to share my little square of creativity that I put…