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Spiced Sour Plum Crêpes with Vanilla Cream & Toasted Almonds

Pancake Day recipe for basic pancakes made using Asda’s Pancake mix-o-meter filled with spiced sour plums, vanilla cream and sprinkled with toasted almond flakes.

Namaaste Kitchen – Modern Indian Grill & Bar in Camden, North London

Namaaste Kitchen – modern Indian restaurant and bar in Camden Town, London.

Mermaid Nails Sponged with 3D Glitter

Sparkly 3D glitter nails perfect for Christmas, parties and nights out.

Shatter / Crackle Top Coats vs. Magnetic Nail Varnishes

Shatter nail polishes and magnetic nail polishes review plus easy Christmas and Halloween nails ideas.

Letterpress Vanilla Cookies – Home Made Teacher Appreciation Gifts

Simple recipe for letter press cookies – DIY teacher appreciation gift idea.

Double Chocolate Sponge Cake with Strawberries

Triple layered chocolate sponge cake recipe with chocolate spread, whipped cream and strawberry layers.

Ptysie / Ptyś – Polish Steamed Dough Pastry Filled with Whipped Cream

Classic Polish pastry filled with whipping cream and topped with icing sugar.

Filo Fruit Baskets with Spiced Cinnamon Vanilla Plums & Cream

Quick and easy filo pastry recipe – party food idea.

Quick and Easy Chicken Korma Curry From Scratch

How to make chicken korma from scratch – quick and easy recipe.

Mother’s Day Fruit Cake with Madagascar Vanilla – Kid’s Cooking

Easy, moist & delicious fruit cake infused with Madagascar vanilla. Made by my 7 year old daughter Marissa.

Couple of Patterns for Simple Crochet Appliqués & Motifs

Little crochet motif patterns that you may find useful to decorate bigger projects or simply to attach to ready made outfits and products.

Last Minute Valentine’s Day Craft – Cupid Arrow Cake Topper

Even if you have forgotten about Valentine’s Day it is still not too late… you can make this topper in less than 5 minutes to decorate any cake, muffin or even doughnut :)

Lunchbox # 124 – Valentine’s Day & New Teddy Bear Shaped Bento Box

Valentine’s Day packed lunch and teddy bear shaped bento box.

Celeriac with Beets, Raisins and Walnuts aka Pink Waldorf Salad

Beetroots, celeriac, raisins, walnuts, mayonnaise… pink Waldorf salad. Bitter-sweet, just like LOVE, perfect for Valentine’s Day!

Cheesy Chicken & Lentil Mini Hot Pots with Caribbean Herbs

Chicken and lentil individual hot pots with carrots, red pepper and Caribbean herbs. Perfect for snack/lunch or parties.

New Life of Old, Broken Wax Crayons – DIY Crayon Heart Shapes

How to give life to old, broken wax crayons – DIY crayon heart shapes tutorial.

Polish Custard Cream Slice with Salted Crackers & Chocolate Glaze

Quick, no bake custard cake recipe with salted crackers & chocolate glaze.

Wedding Anniversary Gift Ideas – Traditional & Modern

Because my own 3rd wedding anniversary is approaching next week I was wondering what kind of gift should I give to my husband. So far we have managed to celebrate our anniversaries according to traditional gift list: it was paper first, then cotton and this year it will be leather… This is list of both […]

Quick & Easy Nail Art For All Seasons

Simple, quick and easy nail art ideas.

Glittery Salt Dough Decorations – Kids’ Crafts

Kids’ Christmas craft idea – salt dough decorations.

5 Minute Nail Art – Silver Stripes

Quick and easy nail art that can be done in 5 minutes…

Raffaello – Almond & Coconut Cream No Bake Cake

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

Japanese Kimono Inspired Nail Art Pattern

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

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.

Black Forest Cake – German Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte

Black Forest Cake – German chocolate cake with cherry liquor and fresh cherries.

Pancake Doodles & Alphabet Pancakes with Raspberry Syrup

I made those pancakes for my older daughter who is not feeling well today and needed some cheering up. INGREDIENTS for the pancakes 1½ cups self raising flour or ½ cups plain flour + ½ tbs baking powder 2 cups milk ¼ cup oil (I used hazelnut oil) 2 eggs for the topping fruity syrup – I used […]

Handmade Mulberry Paper Stamped Party Invitations / Cards

MATERIALS square pieces of handmade Mulberry paper pieces of ribbon tied into bows square blank cards with envelopes glitter glues, we used orange and pink colourful ink (we used purple bingo dabber instead) marker – same colour as the ink craft glue EQUIPMENT large stamp for the front of the card little stamp for the back […]

Tissue Paper Gift Wrapping Ideas

Gift wrapped in tissue paper, topped with tissue lotus flower, paper leaves and chocolate lady bugs – all connected with double side tape. Another gift topped with tissue lotus flowers and skeleton leaf. Step by step tutorial how to make those lotus flower in upcoming post. And monochromatic golden tissue paper used to wrap […]

DIY Mulberry Tissue Paper Moody Bedroom Lampshade – Ikea Hack

DIY moody lampshade for adults bedroom – easy and low cost décor idea.

Strawberry Mocha Cookie Mix from Baked by Me

Just a short note to let you know about our newest discovery that we got a chance to test today: Strawberry Mocha Cookie Mix (£9.80) from Baked by Me. All you need to do is to add some butter, egg, then mix, spread on the baking tray and bake for 8-10 minutes. My 6 year […]

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