Tastey inspiration

hot chocolate in chocolate cups

really...... does it get any better than this?

found via pinterest, from a taste of koko

:: my life ::

seville orange whole wheat muffins by you can count on me

It's late and I have just found Kickpleat's blog and this amazing recipe.

This blog rocks!

my cheerios are just not going to hit the spot now :(

Experiment Update

"Sail away with me"

I am loving my little experiment, it is keeping me so orginized and I have lots and lots of lists on the go! I am working out the best times for me to list, counting daily views, twittering, stumbling, listing, relisting and making new goodies. And the most important thing, my new full on approach is translating into sales!

I am now on day 3 with out bread and it is getting a bit better, I would say that it is about 11 o'clock each morning that I think I would fancy some normal toast. One of the plus sides of having to be creative about lunch is all the amazing salads I am having. This one is this weeks favourite inspired by a suggestion by Lorna ,my neighbour:

-thinly cut cabbage,

-grated carrot,

-cubes of cucumber

-cubes oftomatoe

-cubes of gerkin

- celery

-mixed bean salad

-2 tbsp sunflower seeds

-2 tbsp vinigar

- small dollop of mayo (optional!)

This seems to be filling the gap and distracting me from heading straight for the cupboard to make a ham and salad sarnie, it's hard to break the habit of a life time. I'm keeping a note of my moods too, what a laugh, lots of "angry- want to steal Mr LB's breakfast"!

What summery salads would you recommend for me for next week?

Time passes by

my first biscuits



This weekend disappeared so quickly, it was a wonderful 2 days and I have found some new loves that I want to share with you.


1. This fantastic recipe for Cinnamon Biscuits that I found on little glowing light's blog on Saturday morning. They looked and sounded sooo good I made them that afternoon! I am delighted with the results, so much so there are only 2 left! You see I love cooking but my bo has all the bakery skills of our partnership, my past attempts at cakes have all been rubbish. So you can imagine his disgust when he nipped home from work on Saturday afternoon to find me measuring out flour. But I carried on regardless and what a triumph, especially when accompanying a cup of Chi tea.



2. I been trying to commit to reading at bedtime again, a habit of a life time which fell to the way side when Pablo arrived. I am please to say I am back in the swing of it and flowing through the pages of "Sepulchre" by Kate Mosse, a so far enchanting tale set in one of my favourite cities, Paris.



3. Through my new read I have also found some new music to enjoy, I have discovered the work of Debussy, and have been moved by this track Clair de Lune.



4. I played with some new ideas for some cards and caught 2 flies, using my fail safe technique. Laugh, yes you may, but I have been using the force to catch beesties for the last ten years and it seems to have a running joke amongst my family and friends. They marvel at the way I hypnotize the little creatures and call them to their freedom. So now I feel ready to share this gift with the world, I have drawn up one of my first instruction cards on "How to catch a fly". (Soon to be found on cards.)



5. I spent time with a crazy friend who makes me laugh so hard it hurts.

For me it doesn't get much better than that!

update: I recieved this award today from patti and just wanted to say thank you!