My week of not eating sarnies…day one

So after this weekends excitement of not making sarnies I thought I should prove it can be done. Anyone who knows me will know that I had a heavy weekend and don’t do mornings so today was a real test!! But here we are just before 8 o’clock and I’m done, ready to go, with…

My top five workday lunches

One thing I’ve been trying to avoid since I went back to being office-bound 5 days a week is falling into the old routine of sarnies & crisps for lunch, but It’s not easy!! When you are knackered and in a rush all you want is something simple to make but I’ve spent too much…

Easy Nutella Brownies

Ok so you will begin to see a pattern linked to the fact that I have a new job…and so not enough time to do all the baking I would like!! Saw these on FB and had to share…. 3 ingredient Nutella Brownies. (4 if you include the nutty topping!) full instructions below Sooo easy…

The BEST chocolate cheesecake I’ve EVER had

I was at a barbecue at the weekend and had THE BEST chocolate cheesecake I’ve ever eaten. So much so that I had to beg for the recipe. The best news is, I couldn’t believe how easy it was, so I had to share…. Ingredients The cake base… 1 pack of Chocolate Bourbon biscuits Melted…

Never be afraid to change direction…

New month, new job, new direction It’s all new here!! Last month I posted about needing to find a new job. I can’t believe that less than a month later things have changed so dramatically. I’m now head of Talent for a digital marketing agency, working in Brighton, my commute is 20 minutes – and…

This ones for my Nan…

My wonderful Nan would have been 91 today and was one of my best friends. Her birthday was 2 days before mine and we celebrated our 21st and 70th birthdays together!! She was, and always will be my birthday twin. My Nan loved to dance and some of my earliest memories are dancing round her…

You give me manky apples… I give you applesauce cake!!

I had the most fantastic bank holiday weekend up in London!!! Not only did I stay up all night TWO nights in a row, but I got to reconnect with an old friend, act like a teenager and revisit one of my old stomping grounds….the Vauxhall Tavern which, thanks to the Flabulous Amy Lamé and…

I’ll never be a gym bunny….

But I’ve joined the gym!!! And what’s more Ive been going regularly!! And I don’t hate it!! As you all know my mission to get healthy has involved lots (and I mean lots) of walking. But I did get to a point where my weightloss stalled and no matter what I did I couldn’t move…

My rhubarb and morello cherry crumble…

I’ve had a few requests for the recipe for last nights dessert so thought I’d post it online and send the link to people. It actually started life as a basic rhubarb crumble but when I’d cooked the rhubarb I realised I didn’t have enough for a satisfying dessert so I fell back on my…

Support your local market!!!

I hate it when blogs get all preachy but I have to share with you the importance of using your local markets, not because the food is fresher, or for supporting local farmers, or even because its incredibly low carbon footprint but for one very simple yet crucial reason…. They are sooooo much cheaper!! Take…