Tuesday 6 August 2013

Canadian visit




Eating out in Vancouver, a gem of an eaterie for the best brunch ever - Snickerty Jim's Chat' N' Chew


Egg's Benedict with Brie and Figs which comes with a side of wedges. 
This brunch saw me through until 8pm.


And little bro' ate scrambled egg tacos Mexican style!


And the munchkin ate scrambled eggs drizzled (drenched) in maple syrup, toast and jam with a side of roasted garlic just for a twist! 

You Canadians really know how to do brunch!!

Ready for a day on the beach and then on to Commercial Drive in the evening to top up the taste and olfactory senses with a bit of Italian at Marcello's. Pizza made in the best oven I've seen to date. 


And to round the day off a few little critters made a right feast of my legs. How can such tiny things inflict so much pain, they are eating me alive!


Well this one OD'd but ended its days quite sated!

Wednesday 31 July 2013

Acrylic nails

Well I bit the bullet and got some acrylic nails put on my toes!


They are not the uniform, perfectly shaped nails that most people have but they are such an improvement on my real nails that its thumbs up (or big toes up) from me.

Tuesday 30 July 2013

Acrylic nails????

Mmmm, am considering getting acrylic nails on my toes! Or should I get Gel - oh I just don't know I've never had either before. 

Oh for a little advice!

Monday 29 July 2013

Best fish n chips ever


These are honestly, the best, the tastiest, the most filling fish n chips I have ever eaten!
Found here, The White Horse, Overstrand, Norfolk. Just near Sheringham & Cromer. Well worth a special trip if you are in the vicinity.

Thursday 25 July 2013

hibernation over!

I feel like I have been hibernating for almost a year!
I got so caught up in work that I abandoned my blog and work took over. However, I am hoping to get a few posts going over the hols, so, big yawn, a stretch and away I go. 

See you soon

Monday 17 September 2012

Competition

If you fancy entering a competition to win over £800 worth of kitchen equipment then bob over to my student blog to find the details.

http://studentsgrub.blogspot.com

Wednesday 22 August 2012

Total Greek Yoghurt review

I made some pasties a good few weeks ago, Cornish for the meat eaters in the household and veggie  for the veggie (recipe at http://studentsgrub.blogspot.co.uk). Unfortunately I didn't get all the ingredients and when it came to adding in single cream I realised I hadn't shopped as well as I should have done.

Luckily I had some Total Greek Yoghurt in the fridge so decided to use that instead of the single cream and I now think I have improved the recipe! (what did I hear my son say the other day HUZZAH)

I may well be converted to veggie pasties due to this slip up. Anyhow, story doesn't end there.

Being so excited at the taste I popped straight over to the TOTAL website and emailed my news. In return I was most kindly sent some split pots to try out and so I decided to add a review from each in the household to let you know just what they are like.




My review
(Here's how I eat mine)

a little compote with a little yoghurt


Thick and creamy yoghurt, enough for a really good snack as it is very filling. With my first taste (pot) I wasn't sure about the thickness of the yoghurt, a little too thick perhaps and on it's own it lacks lustre. The little pot of compote that accompanies the yoghurt, however, is too die for, raspberry and pomegranate heaven. When added to the yoghurt it changes it to a whole new experience on the tastebuds - yum.  I was even considering asking for a pot of the compote on it's own but that would be pushing my luck, getting a delivery of these split pots and two large pots of Greek yoghurt alone is a real treat and very much appreciated.  I have plans for the plain Greek yoghurt and will be trying some recipes out asap. I have to say the second pot that I ate today seemed better, taste buds know what to expect and I savoured each mouthful instead of my usual 'throwing it down my neck'.

Son's review
(Here's how he eats his)
mixed together in a creamy mess


1st pot - Yoghurt is too thick and on it's own it's too sharp but the compote is really yummy. "Do they do just the jam on it's own Mum?".   Mixing it together is much better.
2nd Pot - The yoghurt is not that thick really, not if you mix both together.


Hub's review
(Eats his just as I eat mine!)

Nice but yoghurt is too thick, bit claggy. Lovely compote!

                                                       But the same end result for all 3