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With Marriage & Recipes in Mind

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Adam and I are now Mr & Mrs and very happy we are too! With this in mind and the majority of my posts being food / recipe related, I wanted my first post after a short break and a … Continue reading

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Time Off

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As we are soon to be wed and we have a lot of things going on and much to organise, I will be taking a short break from my usual two posts a week…I won’t be gone long and will be back with lots … Continue reading

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Chicken Chow Mein

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Serves 2 thumb-size piece fresh Root Ginger 2 Garlic Cloves 2 tbsp Tomato Purée 2 tbsp Soy Sauce splash of Sesame Oil For extra heat you can add, 1 red chilli (deseeded and chopped) 2 Chicken Breasts (cut into strips) … Continue reading

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Unusual Jewellery from Galibardy

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I have found some really unique, beautiful jewellery on the Galibardy website. Here are some I particularly like;

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Yummy Prawn Curry

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I wanted an quick, easy to make curry dish, full of goodness. So here it is… Serves 2 . 1 Onion (finely chopped) 1/2 Red Pepper (chopped) Oil 1 tsp Turmeric 2 Garlic Cloves (crushed) 2 tsp Grated Ginger 1 … Continue reading

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Oliver Jeffers

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Oliver Jeffers is an illustrator and author and has produced eight picture books for children, he has an interesting childish sketching/writing style. Oliver’s illustrations are wonderful, most of his work seems to combine his art with literature – either lined paper … Continue reading

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Slow Cooked Beef Curry

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We had our friendly neighbourhood wedding photographer round for dinner and I made us a delicious slow cooked beef curry. It’s very easy to put together, but you need a few hours to leave it in the oven. Serves 3-4 . 400ml Can Coconut … Continue reading

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Urchins, Rascals, Tearaways, Tinkers & Tykes

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Spitalfields Life presents Horace Warner’s “Spitalfields Nippers” collection, photographed in 1912. It is an interesting portrait of children living in London almost 100 years ago. These children lived on the outskirts of society, on the streets of the neighbourhood. They … Continue reading

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Rhubarb & Custard Sponge

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We have rhubarb growing in our veggie patch and there seems to be an abundance of it, so I set out looking for unusual recipes and discovered this delicious Rhubarb & Custard Sponge. Firstly weigh out 400g rhubarb 50g caster sugar … Continue reading

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Mr & Mrs Bicycle

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Adam and I….soon to be wed…now have a pair of matching Mr & Mrs bicycles! We got Adam’s a few weeks ago and I got mine a few months ago. I have really been enjoying my shortened trip to work each … Continue reading

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