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PUFF PASTRY APPLE TART

July 28, 2020 19 Comments

Hello Everyone,

I hope you’re all doing fine and that your week started off great. Are you already back to normal life? I guess it depends where you are and how the situation is. From the title, you already know that I am back with another recipe week and that means I will be bombarding you with recipes all week to catch up with my Youtube channel. I hope you don’t mind and I will be starting this week off with a simple puff pastry apple tart. Honestly, once I found out about rolled out puff pastry, then everything changed and now I just love using it all the time plus it’s great for quick desserts when you have no time at all. For the ingredients, you will need:

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STOVE TOP TENDER CHICKEN STEW

April 17, 2020 17 Comments

Recipe week (Day 5)

We are almost there, it’s day 5 and another recipe is coming your way. So apparently we are going to be on lock down for another 3 weeks, at this point I don’t even know what to think anymore. I used to complain on how school runs were getting difficult and tiresome but its times like these that I’d totally love to walk for 30 minutes and pick up my son. How are you all coping by the way? Unless I am the only one overreacting and I have no idea. My baby boy turns 2 this weekend and I have already seen what the terrible twos have in store for me that’s why the playground being open would totally be lifesaving or anything that doesn’t involve running around the house screaming. Let’s just jump right into today’s recipe, my stove top tender chicken stew.

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SIMPLE, FRESH HOMEMADE GUACAMOLE

April 16, 2020 18 Comments

Recipe week (Day 4)

Well it’s me again. I hope you’re all having a great week and still surviving life indoors. As you can see I am back again and we are on day 4 people. I know you’re probably almost tired of me but hopefully not yet, let’s just finish the week then we can all take a breather and do stop by days 1,2 and 3 too. Today it’s all about the lovely avocado in my simple, fresh homemade guacamole. Guacamole can be a little bit controversial if you ask me depending on where you’re from because there’s the smooth, spicy, chunky and the crazy version with other ingredients added to it. What I don’t get is the people who hate avocado, like really? It hasn’t done anything wrong and I just love it. Anyway, this is my simple, fresh homemade guacamole recipe. I mean it’s not really a recipe since you just throw in a few ingredients together, for this you will need;

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SIMPLE TUNA FISH CAKES

April 15, 2020 13 Comments

Recipe week (Day 3)

Hey, it’s me again and we are on day 3 of this recipe week. I hope you’re all doing great and that you’ve already seen my day 1 and 2 for this week. So what’s on today? Let’s talk tuna, funny enough I am still not a fan of tuna on it’s own until something is done to it. I can have it in a pasta salad, with some dressing over some salad leaves but never on it’s own. I don’t know what it is but it just doesn’t mesh well with me when it’s super plain hence my recipe for you today are these delicious and simple tuna fish cakes. For this recipe, you will need;

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ONE POT CHICKEN AND RICE

April 14, 2020 17 Comments

Recipe week (Day 2)

As promised, I am back with another recipe for you and if you’re new here, hello and welcome to my site. Do check out my buttermilk fried chicken sandwich first then come back and join me. I hope you all had a great Easter and as much as it was mostly indoors for most of us, I am sure it treated you well. For today’s post, it’s all about one pot wonders and this one is great if you’re not really in the mood of thinking of what to prepare and it’s also perfect to include in your meal planning. This is my one pot chicken and rice recipe, for this you will need;

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BUTTERMILK FRIED CHICKEN SANDWICH

April 13, 2020 15 Comments

Hello Everyone,

It’s literally been a month since I wrote a post and honestly I don’t have an excuse. I wanted to write about COVID once it all started but we already know everything about it by now and what precautions we should take against it, at this point it’s stay home and watch yourself go nuts while you’re kids test every inch of your patience lol. Anyway I hope you’re all doing okay and staying safe. I was sick for two weeks and thought I had it with all the symptoms being identical but I am fine now. Today, I decided to do another recipe week in relation to my Youtube channel since keeping up is getting hectic. This buttermilk fried chicken sandwich recipe will definitely make your stay at home this Easter a little bit better. You will need:

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ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

February 25, 2020 15 Comments

Hiya,

I hope you all had a good break now that schools are back on. I thought it would actually feel like a real break for me but let’s just say that having both of them at home, at the same time, all day and the gloomy weather wasn’t as relaxing. Anyway, a while back I decided to give you all a recipe week where I shared a recipe everyday to catch up with my cooking videos, which can be hectic to schedule to go with a blog post at the same time. So today I am back with another recipe which didn’t make it to that list but so worth it and it’s my roasted butternut squash soup. For this delicious soup recipe, you will need;

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LENTIL COCONUT CURRY

December 10, 2019 19 Comments

Hello Everyone,

I hope you all had a great weekend. I am just excited for schools to close and just have a bit of rest from doing school runs. Anyway today I am back with another post and it’s going to be a lentil coconut curry recipe. If you love lentils and need a way of making them more flavourful, then this one will definitely make you excited to include them in your meal plans for any day of the week. Also if you missed my previous posts, check out how to change your life and some gift guides before it’s too late. For the recipe, you will need;

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10 EASY TIPS TO HELP YOU BE GREAT AT MEAL PLANNING

November 29, 2019 23 Comments

5. WRITE A SHOPPING LIST To piggy back on checking your fridge and freezer, writing a shopping list is key when it comes to meal planning. After you already know what's in your fridge, then writing down a shopping list makes you not to over buy stuff that you already have which keeps you on budget and there's no waste at the end of it all. This can sometimes be cumbersome but just take time when writing your shopping list because you will have a better shopping experience this way.

Hello Everyone,

I am actually writing this on Thanksgiving so “Happy Thanksgiving” to all of you who celebrate it. I can imagine the meals involved and don’t forget to leave me a slice of pumpkin pie. Anyway I do hope you have a great one. Talking about meals, I am back today with another post on 10 easy tips to help you be great at meal planning. This not only applies to holidays and celebrations but it’s more of your weekly meal planning as we move forward, plus they are really easy to do and won’t crack your brain while doing or thinking about it.

What’s meal planning?

First things first, what’s all this meal planning? Simply put, it’s creating time to come up with a plan for your weekly meals, number of meals and snacks be it healthy or not. It also helps to keep you on budget, stay organised and not fall into impulse buying. So without further ado let’s get into it.

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CHEESE STUFFED TURKEY STEAKS

November 26, 2019 14 Comments

Happy new week,

So this weather isn’t really doing me any favours and I know Thanksgiving is literally a stone throw away. I never celebrated it when I was younger and even now, we don’t really do anything big. I am sure, you’ve already planned out your decorations and what to cook on that day but if you don’t really fancy having a turkey roast on the day, then these cheese stuffed turkey steaks can be an alternative for you, easy to prep pan fried and totally delicious. For this recipe you will need;