Watermelon Cake

I love Pinterest! I can lose myself for hours putting together boards for each of my projects. Everything from planning our wedding, through to room design ideas, and obviously recipes. Pinterest is THE place for food porn and I get some great inspiration from my daily feed, just like this Flabulous watermelon cake. I can’t…

I’ve found our perfect sofa!!

As those of you who have been with me for a while will attest, we are fans of all things vintage. Our lounge “style” has been heavily influenced by the Gplan furniture I inherited from my nan but I’ve been challenged for a while as the sofa and chair we also inherited , whilst being…

Fruity Nutty Flapjack Brittle

Last week was a tough old week and on Sunday, we were both worse for wear, The Dazzler is coming off cigarettes with eCigs and is finding it challenging and generally the mood was not good. I made a pot of my leek and potato soup with added bacon but we were still without niceness…

Frugal feasting at Marks and Spencer

I have had an amazing couple of weeks food shopping at Marks and Spencer and had to share!! Now before you think I’ve gone mental and started getting ideas above my station don’t panic, I am a still a complete miser when it comes to shopping. I will happily spend my Saturday checking online then…

Homemade Ebi Nigiri Sushi (Shrimp Sushi)

Originally posted on Stefan's Gourmet Blog:
One of my favorite types of sushi is ebi nigiri. The shrimp has a very nice slightly sweet flavor that goes very well with the rice and it also looks pretty. Although most people think of raw fish when they think of sushi, the shrimp is actually parcooked…

My Pink Pavlova Heart

You will have to excuse me not posting this on Valentines day but we’ve both been a little loved up so this will be here for next year if you need it ;0) We had a Flabulous day! I took the day off , the Dazzler took me for a pub lunch and we had…

Valentine, Carol Ann Duffy.

Originally posted on COOKING ON A BOOTSTRAP:
Just because, this is one of my favourite pieces of writing. For love, for food, for words. From ‘Rapture’ by Carol Ann Duffy. Not a red rose or a satin heart. I give you an onion. It is a moon wrapped in brown paper. It promises light like…

Meatloaf Memories of our Disneymoon

One of our favourite memories of our honeymoon was the meal we had at the 50s Prime Time Cafe at Hollywood studios. The atmosphere and general retro ambience really made an impact and even gave us ideas for our ice cream van!! We went a couple of times and one of our favourite meals was…

Homemade Sushi Rocks!!

LIke many people I love sushi but have had a real mixed bag over the years, from divine to almost crunchy where its been in the fridge too long, but I’ve been inspired by one of the girls at work who showed me how easy it would be to fill my flabulous Black and Blum…