Italian Food Stall at Staines Market – Best of Calabria Have you ever been to Staines? I haven’t… before last Saturday. I did not even know much about it except that it is was home town of Ali G – satirical fictional character invented and performed by English comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. Staines is a little, quite town in Surrey, Middlesex just minutes away by […]
Mr Kipling’s Cake-To-Go Dispensers All Over UK Mr Kipling’s Cake-To_Go dispensers are popping up all over the country at bus stops giving away free Angel Slices at the push of a button along with the aroma of freshly baked cakes until 1st of April. For more information on the Mr Kipling Cake-To-Go dispensers visit Mrs Kipling FB page. Mr Kipling’s Cake-To_Go LOCATION: […]
Baked & Delicious Magazine and Easter Competition (CLOSED) Attention UK readers, Baked & Delicious magazine is running an Easter bake-off on their Facebook page – The Best of The Bakes competition with wonderful prize: Cupcake Decorating and Chocolate Martinis Masterclass for Two located in London worth £110. If you live in UK, New Zealand, South Africa and Australia you can also subscribe to Baked […]
All Star Lanes – Bowling, Bar & Restaurant at Westfield Stratford City, London – Review Review of All Star Lanes – American bowling, bar & restaurant at Westfield Stratford City in London.
National Grandparents Day – Dzień Babci & Dzień Dziadka In UK National Grandparents Day is always celebrated on the first Sunday of October. In USA & Canada National Grandparents Day is celebrated on the first Sunday after Labour Day (that takes place on the first Monday of September). In Poland Grandmother’s Day (Dzień Babci) and Grandfather’s Day (Dzień Dziadka) are celebrated on separate days: […]
Happy Holidays & Prosperous New Year 2012 This year we have started celebrating Christmas yesterday (Polish way) with Wild Mushroom Soup and Mushroom & Sour Cabbage Pierogi (Polish Filled Dumplings). Today Herb Butter Turkey is roasting, Roasted Carrots and Beets in Balsamic Maple Syrup are waiting already aside, same 10 Minute Cranberry & Orange Sauce and veggies for Polish Vegetable Salad just […]
Free Lunch at Feeding the 5000 Event in Trafalgar Square (Friday 18th of November) The highly successful ‘Feeding the 5000’ event returns to London to raise awareness of unnecessary food waste in the UK and demonstrating and educating on ways we can reduce waste. The Feeding the 5000 team, with the support of the Mayor of London and in partnership with Fareshare, FoodCycle, Love Food Hate Waste and Friends […]
Swedish Cookies & Coffee – Fika at London’s Soho Square (Admission Free) On 24th, 25th & 26th of August Visit Sweden is transforming London’s Soho Square into ‘Fika Square’. Each of those days between 12.30pm and 2.30pm a team from the Southern Swedish holiday destination of Skåne, led by world famous pastry chef Jan Hedh and accompanied by traditionally dressed Swedish old ladies, will be serving traditional […]
Wholesome Lunchbox # 42 (July 2011) – The Round-up Hello Everyone, welcome to the 42st edition of Wholesome Lunchbox. I made some changes to the format of the Round-ups, you can take a look at the new guidelines here. Starting from this month, with regret, I will be posting on Coffee & Vanilla only selected submitions but at the same time there is no […]
Wedding Traditions & Superstitions Wedding traditions and superstitions vary from culture to culture but some always remain the same…
Bento 4 Japan Please, join Bent4Japan to help rise the founds. How you can help: Donating money through JustGiving or FirstGiving pages. Buying bento gear on eBay marked with Bento 4 Japan tag. For other ways to help check Bento4Japan headquarters website.
Chinese Five Spice & Coconut Fish Curry INGREDIENTS 3 shallots or 1 onion (chopped finely) 3 tbs oil (I used rice oil) 500-600g fresh or frozen white fish fillets 3 cups of boiling water 100g (half bar) creamed coconut 1 tbs five spice seasoning 1 tsp curcuma / turmeric (for colour) 1 tsp chilli flakes (optional) sea salt – to taste 1 […]
Holidays 2010 I hope you are enjoying festive season as much as we do. This year we have decided to relax more and make less food, our newest baby girl is only 2 months old now so we don’t have much time and energy for preparations anyways. Here is quick preview or our dinner menu, I will […]
An Explanation… I was hoping that I will manage updating this blog regularly like usual, but I was wrong… Arrival of our new baby girl Ella, almost two weeks ago, totally disorganized our days and nights… We are getting into routine and slowly I’m able to get more and more things done… but I’m still in a […]
“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 […]
Minty Lemon Vinaigrette INGREDIENTS juice of 1 lemon 3 tbs olive oil 1 tbs golden caster sugar or to taste handful of fresh mint leaves (chopped) METHOD Mix all ingredients on the bottom of large salad bowl. Then add favourite lettuce (washed and teared) and mix well. Place in the fridge for couple of minutes to cool down. […]
Happy Easter & Spring! Plus Natural Egg Colourant Ideas. Easter menu and natural way to dye Easter eggs…
Coffee & Vanilla’s 3rd Birthday! (CLOSED) Time flies sooo fast! Can you believe that today is 3rd birthday of Coffee & Vanilla blog? It seems like just yesterday I started blogging and writing down my recipes and when I look back on my early posts I don’t remember those dishes, not even sure if I would want to eat them… my […]
Apologies & Promise… Hello Everyone, Just a short note to apology for neglecting my blog in the last few weeks. No, I haven’t stop cooking or making lunchboxes or changed my mind about blogging but I must admit that spending time in the kitchen or on the computer is not so enjoyable for the last months because… I’m […]
H2Ope for Haiti – Raffle H2Ope for Haiti is an online raffle that Jeanne of Cook Sister! launched together with BloggerAid – Changing the Face of Famine (BA-CFF) to raise funds for Concern Worldwide‘s relief effort in Haiti. Jeanne collected lots of great prizes for this raffle and the tickets cost is only £6.50 (roughly $10) each. Go to her […]
Planning Ahead – Weekly Dinner Menu Planning ahead to save time and money by preparing weekly menu and buying online.
Lunchbox # 57 – Marmite Cheddar Cheese, Spanish Chorizo Sandwich & Blueberries Lunchbox # 57 (for 4 year old girl) sandwich made of white bread roll, Spanish chorizo and mixed lettuce cherry tomatoes with leaf shaped food pick mini crackers Marmite Cheddar cheese blueberries melon balls with leaf shaped food pick package of blackcurrant juice mini strawberry fromage frais + spoon large paper napkin wipe wrapped in […]
Lunchbox # 55 – Submarine Roll, Babybel, Lychee Fruits, Clementine & Chestnuts Lunchbox # 55 (for 4 year old girl) sandwich made of white submarine bread roll, turkey ham, mixed lettuce and shredded beetroot, wrapped with strawberry lace to keep everything together cherry tomato mini teddy shaped crackers Babybel cheese clementine cooked chestnuts red and green grapes lychee fruits summer berry fruit tea in a bottle large […]
