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Raffaello – Almond & Coconut Cream No Bake Cake

Recipe for no bake cake inspired by Raffaello from Ferrero Rocher.

Wild Mushroom Risotto with Dill & Garlic

INGREDIENTS handful dried wild mushrooms (sent by my mother from Poland) 6 cup of boiling water 2½ cups easy cook rice (or even better risotto rice) 1 tbs vegetable stock powder 1 tsp minced garlic (I used “lazy garlic” made by my husband) 2 tbs fresh / frozen dill 25g unsalted butter 100g grated cheese […]

Jumbo Connect 4 from Big Game Hunters – Review

It may look like regular Connect 4 at first but it is not… this is Jumbo Connect 4 that is much bigger than the standard version (75 cm tall), hence it is best suitable for garden but not only. The whole construction is very sturdy and because of the size and material (solid wood, except for […]

Mixed Winter Squash Roasted with Rosemary, Sage & Garlic

Flavoursome roasted pumpkin recipe.

Japanese Kimono Inspired Nail Art Pattern

Japanese kimono pattern for the nails – aquamarine blue, dark cherry red and light cherry blossom pink.

Last Minute Clementine Jack-O-Lanterns

Quick and easy Halloween clementines for party bags, décor and trick-or-treating.

Tom and Jerry Tricks & Treats – Children’s Cartoon Review

Great Halloween fun for the whole family…

Last Minute DIY Halloween Witch Costumes for Kids

Super cute Halloween witches in DIY costumes.

Halloween Nail Art – Spider Webs & Jack-O-Lanterns

Halloween nail art ideas for adults and kids – spider webs and jack-o-lanterns.

Lunchbox # 122 – Last Minute Halloween Jack-O-Lantern Sandwich

Halloween lunchbox with pumpkin shaped sandwich.

Napoleonka – Polish Custard Cream Pie

Napoleonka recipe – Polish custard cream pie made out of two layers of pastry filled with custard cream and often decorated with layer of icing sugar.

Halloween Pumpkin Pal Teddy from Build-A-Bear Workshop

Halloween edition of a Built-A-Bear teddy…

My Granny’s Natural Remedy – Baltic Amber Liqueur / Spirit of Amber / Nalewka Bursztynowa

Natural Polish remedy made from Baltic amber and high percentage alcohol.

Nude Food Movers – Rubbish-Free Lunch Boxes from Smash

How many times did you wish that you would not have to use all those cling films, aluminium foils and plastic bags? It is a lot of unnecessary rubbish every single day and to be honest using cling film can be very tricky, especially in the early morning hours! With Rubbish-Free Lunch Boxes from Smash there is no […]

Simple Tomato & Mushroom Pearl Barley Stew

INGREDIENTS 250g pearl barley 12 cups of boiling water 2 x 400g tin of chopped tomatoes 6 vegetable cubes (10g each) sea salt to taste crème fraîche or double cream to taste 500-700g button mushrooms (sliced) 1 large onion (diced) a bit of butter or oil to fry fresh basil leaves (chopped) METHOD Place barley […]

“Madagascar 3 Europe’s Most Wanted” – The Video Game Review

“Madagascar 3 – Europe’s Most Wanted” video game by D3Publisher is based on DreamWorks’ animation at the same title and available for Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360 and PlayStation3. We know games based on movies are not always done well, and I was hoping that “Madagascar” would be an exception. In the game players can […]

Home-made Marble Chocolate & Vanilla Cupcakes vs. Lego Duplo Creative Cakes

Simple but impressive colourful marble cupcakes for kids parties.

Tamara Small and The Monsters’ Ball by Giles Paley-Phillips – Children’s Book Review

Review of Tamara Small and The Monsters’ Ball children’s book by Giles Paley-Phillips.

Lunchbox # 121 – Moshi Monsters Frubes & Blue Egg

Lunchbox # 121 (for 7 year old girl) quartered mini naan bread blue hard boiled egg (soaked for couple of minutes in food colouring) mini elephant bottle with pinch of salt cherry tomatoes steamed sugar snap peas seedless red & green grapes couple of black olives on panda food pick mini red jelly Moshi Monsters […]

Walnut Keks – Traditional Polish Tea Cake

INGREDIENTS 1½ cups plain flour (250g) 1 bar (250g) unsalted butter (chopped and softened) 1¾ cup icing sugar (250g) 2 cups of walnuts (250g) 5-6 eggs (I used 6 small ones) 1 tbs vanilla extract 1 tbs 95% rectified spirit – optional 1½ tsp / ½ tbs baking powder + 2 tsp of butter to […]

Lunchbox # 119 & # 120 – For My Girls

Lunchbox # 119 (for 7 year old girl) quartered mini naan bread octopuses made of chicken Frankfurters cherry tomatoes steamed mange tout peas seedless black & green grapes one home grown strawberry (there were last two in the backyard) mini mango jelly raspberry fromage frais Lotus biscuit bottle of water (not pictured) Everything placed in […]

DIY Apple Seed Choker Necklace

I made this necklace ages ago… when I was still at school. During my last trip to Poland I found it in my parents house and when I brought it to UK my 7 year old daughter liked it so much that she took it away from me ;) MATERIALS apple seeds (while still fresh) […]

Cobnuts, Hazelnuts and Filberts

Hazelnuts, Cobnuts / Cobs and Filberts are all varieties of the same fruit from hazel tree. Pictured above cobnuts came from UK, Kent to be precise and they are in season now, other varieties are more popular in other parts of the World. From what I understand hazelnuts are the most round ones in shape, […]

Momma’s Toddler Cup & Warm Plate – Review

My younger daughter is very naughty and always trying to find a way to spill the water and all kind of drinks. Most of the time she succeeds, even from supposedly non-spill bottles, they just can’t resist Ella’s shaking and heating. Momma’s Cup with Straw & Dual Handle went through tests in her little hands as well an so far (almost […]

Kids’ Cooking – Marissa’s Mini Naan Pizzas

Yesterday my 7 years old daughter came back from her swimming course very hungry and decided to make pizzas for all of us, all by herself, except for putting in / taking out from the oven part. INGREDIENTS 8 mini naan breads, we used naan with garlic & coriander cup of grated cheese, we used […]

Fruity Summer Nail Art for Kids – Red Apple

Cute red apple nail pattern for kids’ toes – great for Summer.

Earth Friendly Baby Cosmetics from Lansinoh – Review

Having quite a lot of experience with all kind of baby products I noticed that eco ones usually don’t smell as good as their less ecological competitors and for that reason I was quite surprised to find out how divine Earth Friendly Baby cosmetics from Lansinoh are. Shampoo & body wash, bubble bath and body lotion they are all available […]

Toffy The Hamster & His Kingdom

Let me introduce to you my daughter’s pet – Syrian hamster called Toffy. I posted previously a little bit about his peanut free food and his indoor garden we made for him but at this time he was still too camera shy to let me take proper close-up photos of him… and finally here they […]

DIY Garden for Syrian Hamster

MATERIALS cat’s litter tray or other large and not to shallow container gravel – for the drainage, as the container will have to holes on the bottom soil for edible plants – free from fertilizers, not the one for flowers that is packed with all kinds of growth chemicals wood shavings hamster safe plant’s seeds […]

Visiting New Mothercare Store in Edmonton, London

I must admit I don’t usually shop at Mothercare and the reason is that the store near me is very tiny and it is hard to get inside with the pushchair or even impossible to go on the first floor by the stairs. This is not the case in huge Edmonton branch that is spacious and equipped with […]

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