Microwave Egg Cooking Cup / Egg Boiler I’m always keen on trying new kitchen gadgets so when I saw this microwave egg cooker I had to try it. It is very easy to use, all you have to do is just crack the egg inside, stir it or pierce the yolk, add some salt if you like, cover the lid, place in […]
Hello Kitty Strawberry Banana & Chocolate Sponge Cake INGREDIENTS for sponge cake 1 cup egg whites and ½ cup yolks, about 6 small eggs 1 cup golden caster sugar 1 cup plain flour pinch of salt 1¼ tsp baking powder 1-2 tbs unsalted butter (softened) for layers 400g strawberries (washed, drained and hulled, sliced) 4 medium bananas (peeled and sliced) 750-900 ml whipping […]
Lunchbox # 97 – Quick Birthday Lunch in Charlie & Lola Insulated Bag Lunchbox # 97 (for 5 year old girl) sandwiches made from seeded bread, butter & Emmental cheese, shaped into hearts with cookie cutter candle and number 5 cut out from the cheese mini crackers blueberries dried apricots strawberries blackcurrant juice with in a box (not pictured) antibacterial gel to wash hands before lunch (not pictured) […]
“Curly Like Me: How to Grow Your Hair Healthy, Long, and Strong” by Teri LaFlesh – Book Review I’m a big fan of Teri’s Tightly Curly website for a longer while now. Thanks to her tips I was finally able to manage my daughter’s multiracial and very curly hair without having have to use special products or spending hours on them. I wrote about it previously here. When I heard that she is […]
Lunchbox # 96 – Cherries & Strawberries Lunchbox # 96 (for almost 5 year old girl) sandwiches made from mini ciabata bites, butter, Emmental cheese & lettuce cherry tomatoes with leaf food pick pieces of kabanos sausage strawberries cherries blackcurrant juice with in a box (not pictured) antibacterial gel to wash hands before lunch (not pictured) wipe wrapped in aluminum foil with […]
Lunchbox # 95 – Mini Ciabata Bites, Kabanosy & Cherries Lunchbox # 95 (for almost 5 year old girl) sandwiches made from mini ciabata bites, butter, lettuce and chicken ham cherry tomatoes with leaf food pick pieces of kabanos sausage strawberry cherries blackcurrant juice with in a box (not pictured) antibacterial gel to wash hands before lunch (not pictured) wipe wrapped in aluminum foil with […]
Lunchbox # 94 – Cheese Sandwich, Melon & Rasberries Lunchbox # 94 (for almost 5 year old girl) sandwich made of white bread roll, butter & Emmental cheese raspberries cherry tomatoes with leaf food pick cantaloupe melon slices blackcurrant juice in a box antibacterial gel to wash hands before lunch (not pictured) wipe wrapped in aluminum foil with a stickers, to use after lunch […]
Chłodnik from Scratch – Polish Cold Yogurt Soup with Beets INGREDIENTS bunch of young beets with leaves (about 6 not too small ones) ¼ lemon juice 3 garlic cloves (chopped) or 1 tsp minced garlic 1250 ml / 5 cups of boiling water 1 English cucumber (quartered and sliced or diced) about 10 / 150g radishes (halved and sliced) 4 spring onions – green part […]
Warm Pasta Salad with Sundried Tomatoes, Chestnut Mushrooms & Brie Cheese INGREDIENTS 500g pene pasta salty water to cook pasta such as penne or cavatappi 200g chestnut mushrooms (quartered) 400g flat green beans (chopped) 5 spring onions (chopped) ½ small bunch of thyme (hard stems discarded) 200g brie cheese (sliced) 300g jar of sundried tomatoes (drained, chopped) sea salt to taste rainbow peppercorns METHOD In a large […]