Oh My Stars…
Why hello there my poor neglected blog. Yes it’s been a while… almost a year in fact. It’s been one hell of a year as well. A lot has happened and I have lots of stories to tell so do… Continue Reading
food
Make Your Own Houmous…
I love houmous/hummus. I can sit down with a tub of the stuff along with some pitta/carrot sticks/celery and quite happily munch away until my heart and tummy is content. It’s so bloody easy to make too that I have… Continue Reading
Operation Frugality: Week 3.
I was determined to make this week a week of low spendage, especially after last week but I didn’t manage, far from it in fact. Firstly my mobile phone stopped letting me make or receive phone calls unless I had… Continue Reading
Operation Frugality: Week 2.
So far this year I have to admit that I’m rather liking this challenge in a masochistic kind of way. If anything I am noticing spending patterns and am acting upon them which is the whole point in this exercise… Continue Reading
More Foodie Delights…
Seems all I talk about on here lately is food. I’m guessing that it’s because I’m off work so I have extra time to cook up some delicious noms compared to normal. Anyway this is not only for all you… Continue Reading
Lime & Gin Marmalade…
I’ve been on a bit of a preserve kick as of late. In this last week alone I’ve utilised all of the jam jars I’ve collected/had donated from friends and family and am on the hunt for more (I don’t… Continue Reading
Jamming…
I’ve been going through a bit of a preserve phase as of late. In the last week I’ve not only made my own Lime Pickle (it blows your socks off it’s that hot) but have also made a batch of… Continue Reading
The Boozehound Hexmas Cake – Part 3.
It’s finally finished and just in the nick of time. Merry Christmas everyone.
The Boozehound Hexmas Cake – Part 2.
I spent Saturday baking my now infamous “Boozy Christmas Cake”. After 4 hours of sitting in the oven and infusing my kitchen with delicious smells, it is now living in a Tupperware box and being fed shots of booze whenever… Continue Reading
The Boozehound Hexmas Cake – Part 1.
I decided earlier this year that this Christmas I would be making my own Christmas Cake. This came about after I’d heard the legend of a Christmas Cake recipe that listed a whole bottle of Jack Daniels in it’s ingredients… Continue Reading
Meat Free Mondays #2.
It’s been a while since I last posted for which I apologise but in between work, decorating and getting ready for Christmas I’ve had little time to indulge in blogging. I have however been wanting to make Borscht for a… Continue Reading