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4 Best Cocktail Recipes To Try Before The Year Ends*
Only one week left until Christmas month and you will soon be looking for ideas to please your boss before you send him an invite for your party. You still don’t know how to make a great tasting cocktail but if you are willing to take a few lessons, this blog post is for you. So, here it goes: A Traditional Mojito Never Gets Old Yes, that’s right because it really doesn’t get old. Mojito originated in Cuba but this refreshing drink is quite popular across the world. When you are looking for something minty and fresh, a mojito is the way to go. You can begin by crushing a…
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Three Delicious Recipes To Use Up Extra Bread*
We’re a two person household, which often means when I buy certain things I struggle to use it all up before it’s use by date. One of these items is bread. A small load barely lasts as, and a large one we never make it through before it’s stale as we both regularly get bored of plain old sandwiches and we’re never up in time to have toast before school. Which is why I’ve been trying to come up with creative ways to use up the rest of the loaf. Bread is such a staple in so many households and it’s more versatile than you think! I’ve been using Hovis…
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Guest Post // Our Must-Try, Sugar-Free, and Energy- Boosting Iced Matcha Tea Recipe*
There’s nothing more refreshing than a delicious glass of iced tea on a hot day. However, did you know that many store-bought iced teas actually contain more sugar than soft drinks? This iced tea recipe is free from refined sugars and packed with health benefits due to the star ingredient matcha green tea. Matcha is a fantastic superfood that many people are now making a part of their daily diet. Matcha tea is made by grinding the whole tea leaf into a fine powder, which preserves all the goodness in the leaf. This is why it contains 137 X the antioxidants found in a standard green tea, and provides…
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I’m Hungry by Jorge Martin Blog Tour & Pea and Feta Potato Cakes Recipe
As you all know by now, Little Miss and I love a new book, in fact we have a whole monthly segment on the blog dedicated to what we’ve been reading together and I’m sure with her starting school in September her love of books will only increase. Anyway, what I love more thank just simply reviewing a book with Little Miss, it’s getting creative which is why I was so excited to get involved with the I’m Hungry Blog Tour! But more about that in a bit! First up, our review of I’m Hungry. I’m Hungry is a brand new children’s book written by illustrator Jorge Martin. It’s his…
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Food Content // Delicious Beef Stew Recipe Suitable for All of the Family*
I quite enjoy cooking and coming up with recipes that my daughter and I can enjoy. She is a good eater on the whole so I do feel lucky in that respect. She is open to trying most things so I don’t have to come up with anything too complicated. One thing that she loves to have is beef stew. It is easy to make and doesn’t take too long to make either. The great thing with beef is that if you slow cook it, it just gets better and better. Tender meat that just falls off the bone? Yes, please! Ingredients 4 rump or t-bone steak 800g tinned chopped…
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Spanish Street Food Recipes
Did you know that a quarter of people book their holiday based on the food available? I can quite believe it because I have to be honest and say I’m one of those people. One of the reasons I do love to frequent the US so often is because I love what they have available. Okay, so in the long run it may kill me faster as food Stateside is renowned for being a lot more unhealthy than what we have over but, who cares? It tastes so good! I also love visiting France for all the bakery and patisserie, and I adore the Mediterranean fare of Greece. I am…