Can’t believe it’s September already! Autumn is more or less here, Halloween is soon (ish) but sadly no Hallowhedon as this year’s event was cancelled. 🙁 I’ve also been seeing “C-word” cards and gift wrap appearing in the shops – too soon if you ask me. Quite a lot has happened over the past few months, the biggest being that Ryan got a new job. 🙂 Head chef position at…
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Magic Roundabout Flake Cake
Mum’s birthday is next week but we’re celebrating this weekend with breakfast out, a bit of shopping and an evening meal. My job is to bring the cake! Mum loves The Magic Roundabout, especially the characters Brian and Zebedee, so I decided to make cake themed around that. I decided on a flake cake because 1. She likes flakes and 2. I’ve done similar cakes to this (with chocolate fingers)…
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Weymouth – a trip down memory lane
Weymouth is one of my favourite places to go on holiday in the UK, my family used to go here every year and either stay at a campsite here or down the road at Westbay. We’ve also stayed in The Bridport Arms, Westbay as well. There are so many things to do in this part of the UK from fossil hunting in Lulworth Cove to the dinosaur museum in Lyme…
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Chilli con carne with rice and cheesy naan bread
I haven’t done much new on the cooking front lately, I’ve been busy, also London Film and Comic Con was last weekend – tiring (!) but amazing. 🙂 This week I made this Chilli con carne with rice and cheesy naan bread. You will need 300g mince meat 1 cup long grain rice 1 tin of 420g kidney beans, drained 1 tin of 400g chopped tomatoes 1 cup of cold…
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Minion Cake
My dad’s birthday was this weekend, he really enjoys the Despicable Me films so I decided to bake him a minion cake. My first ever character cake! I used a 9″ x 13″ sheet pan and used a vanilla sponge receipe for the cake itself. The one I use is designed for a 7″ round tin but it worked well for this – no batter spillage and baked well! Yay!…
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Red kidney bean, rice and mince burritos
These red kidney bean, rice and mince burritos are usually one of Ryan’s dishes, but I decided to give the recipe a try! You will need 400g mince meat 1 cup long grain rice 1 tin of 420g kidney beans, drained 1 tin of 400g chopped tomatoes 1 cup of cold water Grated cheese to serve 1 packet mix of chilli powder (I used Schwartz hot chilli con carne) 8…
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Sausage and bacon pasta
A quick and easy recipe for sausage and bacon pasta (you could also use spaghetti). You will need 250g pasta or spaghetti 250g bacon, chopped and cooked 500g sausages olive oil for frying 1 jar (500g) tomato pasta sauce (or make your own) Mixed herbs Method Cook the pasta / spaghetti according to packet directions, usually 10 minutes in a saucepan of boiling water. Drain…
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Dinosaur cookies
With the release of Jurassic World this month, I made these Dinosaur cookies to celebrate. Jurassic Park was one of my favourite films as a child and I’ve been excited to see the new film since I heard it was in production. You will need 2 tsp Vanilla Extract 2 Egg(s) 2 cup Sugar 2 cup Butter 6 cup Flour Cookie Cutter(s) Method Preheat the oven to 180°C Begin by…
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HP Printer – Print jobs keep disappearing
We bought a new all-in-one printer, it scans, copies, it’s wireless and even prints from my mobile phone, but what it isn’t doing is printing from my laptop! The print jobs keep disappearing from the print queue instantly, this includes test pages. (Ignore the girly butterfly sheets…) Here’s a few things I tried to get the printer working correctly after a lot of Googling:- Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit Printer:…