Bucket list update: 457. Start a herb garden.

I’ve always liked the idea of cooking with something I’ve grown. I love the look of fresh herbs, they always look so green and healthy. But I’m not particularly green fingered which is what’s always put me off attempting it! However after discarding some mint cuttings from a plant I had in the kitchen in...

2019 Monthly Challenge: May

At the start of the year I gave myself a list of things I wanted to do every single month of 2019. I want to live a life on purpose; to set myself goals and experience as much as possible. Rather than just letting the time pass me by or racing through the days trying...

Bucket List Update: 268. Make home made dog treats.

I love the idea of baking your own dog biscuits! I think it's such a sweet, fun idea. Imagine my excitement when I found a baking set to makes cakes or cookies for your four legged pal! This little company I found by complete fluke on Instagram and I don't think my gift giving will...

Bucket list update: 256. Have a BBQ in my own garden.

One of my favourite childhood memories is a BBQ in the garden. Hot dogs, burgers, salad, chicken and more sauces than you can shake a stick at. Recently we had our first ever BBQ! We moved into our first home in 2016 so we have only ever had BBQ at other people’s homes, our parent's...

The food fanatic and her fussy eater: an easy dinner.

A chaotic Saturday in the post-snow-supermarket, which can only be described as hell on earth, called for an easy tasty dinner. Chicken skewers it is! These are also something I can add all my favourites into and not feel like I’m cooking two different dinners. I added a-little twist to them as-well by dipping the...

The food fanatic and her fussy eater: cheesy loaf.

Cheesy loaf and soup for dinner. I love making bread and we are both big bread lovers. I decided to try it out with cheese added in ! The recipe was already really easy and simple so I just chucked some cheese into the mix. Ingredients: 250g strong Plain whit flour 250g Wholemeal flour 300ml...

28 Days of Healthy Living; Day one.

It’s suggested it takes a minimum of 21 days to make a habit. Although this 21 day bench mark has been greatly debated, its generally agreed, it takes over 21 days to make a behaviour stick. I’m giving it 28 days. 28 days of aiming to be healthier. To eat better, exercise more frequently and...

Bucket list update: 71. Make homemade bread from scratch.

Bread, glorious bread. I have cracked another bucket list wish; bake bread from scratch. This was with the help of my lovely aunty. My Aunty Ysanne, who shall hereby be referred to as Aunty Zan (blame a small child's inability to say Ys), came to stay for a few days arriving armed with a bread...

Bucket list update: 87. Learn to be a confident cook.

This one went on the list because I have always struggled to cook. But I have always wanted to be able to feel relaxed when cooking. I would get nerves, worried, and open the oven a million times or cut the chicken into a million pieces. Since I got married last year, and I became the main...