Well, believe it or not it is 10.15am when I am writing this and my 17 year old daughter is up and in the kitchen making flapjacks with her 5 year old brother! (Who says miracles dont happen hey!)
Anyway, thought you might like the recipe as it is so easy to do ………
150g Butter, 50g [...]
I’ve done a bit of research into how we can keep our face’s youthful looking with exercise!!
It seems that we don’t have to spend a fortune on facial products just to stay looking young. I’ve already given you some really good home made facial products so now lets look at our exercise routine and see [...]
Tags: Beauty, exercise, face shapes, fit, Health, ideas, tips, Women
As you all know I’ve been trying very hard to stick to my diet and get some weight off! Well, so far I’ve lost 13lb, nearly a stone and I have to say I’m quite proud of myself.
It hasn’t been easy the last couple of weeks with starting a new job as a care worker [...]
At last the patchwork quilt is finished!
Mum’s already asking when I’m going to start on hers and my daughter is constantly wrapped in it, so at least it was worth it.
Feels a bit strange not having anything to do now so maybe I’ll start on Mums in the week (her birthday isnt until July so [...]
Time for an update on the patchwork quilt – its nearly finished!
We (mainly me!) have stitched together 750 squares and the quilt is now ready for polywadding and backing! Im going to make a big effort to get it finished over the weekend so hopefully I can show you all some fabulous pictures at the beginning [...]
So, the sun’s shining, we are starting to get a bit more daring with showing the flesh and we want to look tanned and healthy! We’ve been covered up all winter but we want to look like we have just stepped of a plane from Barbados!
Time for the fake tan! As we all know fake [...]
My daughter and I are both suffering slightly with dry hair at the moment. My daughters particularly and as she is at college doing hairdressing, she is constantly messing, straightening, curling hers and everyone else’s!
What causes dry hair?
Well, there are two main reasons why our hair becomes dry and brittle …..
Firstly, we can have a [...]
I have to say that at the moment, pasta is one of my favourite food items. While im having a go at doing my Weight Watchers programme from years ago, pasta is one thing that I can eat and really fills me up! As long as its not the filled pasta (no tortellini then!) I [...]
Have you ever tried Aloe Vera?
The plant commonly known as the ‘Miracle Plant’ or ‘Natural Healer’ has been around for over 4000 years and has numerous beneficial vitamins and minerals, amino acids, enzymes and natural sugars which can help with anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidants and restoration.
The general benefits of Aloe Vera are varied. It can benefit a [...]
This is a great tasty treat! They can be eaten cold or straight from the oven and are definitely worth doing with the kids in the half term holiday!
Ingredients
100g/3½oz good dark chocolate
125g/4½oz unsalted butter
100g/3½oz granulated sugar
75g/2½oz soft brown sugar
1 free-range egg
2 tsp vanilla extract
150g/5¼oz plain flour
½ tsp baking powder
a pinch of salt
Method
Heat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5. [...]
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