Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…

It all started with an impulse buy when we were going through antique shops on a trip to nearby Lewes and we picked up this bad boy for a bargain £100. The idea was that we could save money by burning our stockpile of wood (we recently had our tree trimmed for safety) and also…

5 simple rules to being Happy

I was doing my morning trawl of Facebook updates when I read one of those ‘true life’ stories that you kinda know aren’t true but secretly hope are (like Santa clause and 90% off sales) but one part of the ‘story’ was the old ladies rules for living a happy life. I don’t know about…

What a Year its been…

Well we are already in December and what a year its been. It seems like only yesterday that I started this little journey and so much has changed its unbelievable…. I started the year selling ice cream but will end the year with a career in Digital Media Nigella started the year as a domestic Goddess…

Things have gone Crazy over on my twitter account

Ive been on Twitter for a while and usually post silly things that make me laugh and have a bit of banter with a few online friends and my favourite Breakfast radio due NDebz on the flabulous JemmOne station. The other day however my account went crazy over a quick mention of Nigella Lawson. You…

Day Five – Fishcakes and Salad

Ok I’ll admit, tonight was a challenge!! We went out for our work offsite today which ended in a free bar, and continued on for HOURS. This meant that being in the middle of Brighton with access to all those takeways was almost too much for me to bear! But as luck would have it…

Day Four – home cooked KFC

No I’m not going crazy, I don’t expect you to come home from work and make fried chicken from scratch ( it’s Thursday for gods sake) but I do want you to try real chips, Nigellas way, if you can!! I really have to worship at the feet of the domestic goddess for these as…

Day Three- Pizza Night

Happy hump Day!! You’ve made it through most of the week so it’s time to celebrate!! Either you’ve been out for midweek drinks or you are looking forward to a nice easy meal…so here it is- pizza night!! It took me a long time to wean Dazzler off his favourite food- Pizza Hut!! It’s not…

Easy Peasy Thai green Curry

Tuesdays are our favourite tv night so we want something satisfying but healthy to see us though the night. It’s also one of our busiest days at work so I’m usually tired but this isn’t so much a recipe as a throw together takeaway menu with all the taste and none of the huge cost!!…

Day One- meatballs with pasta sauce

So it’s Monday, you are still recovering from the weekend and you’ve just been at work all day. You’ve fought through your commute and you want something comforting but really can’t be arsed!! You are just about to reach for the phone when you remember It’s your week of NO takeout!! So instead you reach…