I've had a few chances to play with the Tefal Fresh Express now, so I feel qualified to put up a review on it. I've taken a few videos so you can see it in action. I was too embarrassed to talk on it (who doesn't hate the sound of their own voice), but you get the idea. I had a few people around for some chicken fajitas so this was the perfect chance to cut up some different ...
Archives for November 2011
Zucchini Slice
Would you believe I've never actually made Zucchini Slice before? As a kid, it was not something my Mum ever made, so it's not something that comes to mind. I think I've been missing out though, as this was one of the easiest things to make and was super tasty. Roman loves it too. I left out the cheese as hubby doesn't eat it (I swear it's his only flaw) and it was still very ...
Tefal Fresh Express Giveaway!
**This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Amelia McDermott!** Update 26/11/11: Due to a limitation of the Blogger commenting system, I have had to change how to enter this competition. Entry is now via Facebook only, so that I can get in touch with you if you win. If you previously entered by commenting below, please enter again. Apologies!! The generous ...
Cutlery Storage Roll – Tutorial
Do you have one of those 'good' cutlery sets? You know the ones, they get pulled out for Christmas and then for the rest of the year, take up a huge amount of space in an awkwardly large box.Well, I decided to store them in a roll, like chefs knives. They take up a lot less space and still stay nice and shiny. You can see below, that they use about 1/4 of the space of the box. ...
Cocktail Hour – The Bee’s Knees
This drink is great, as long as you like gin and honey. I therefore, love it. With the combination of lemon and honey, I was a bit worried it would taste like a cough lolly, but the complex flavour of the gin stops that. The lemon prevents it being too sweet, but the flavour of the honey really comes through. A surprisingly grown up drink. The Honey Syrup keeps indefinitely ...
Boxing Up and Preserving a Wedding Dress – Tutorial
I, like many others was horrified at the price I was quoted to have my wedding dress packed up. It has since been hanging in the cupboard for the last 6 years. My sister in law hasn't had hers sitting around for quite that long, but when spring cleaning her house, I offered to box up her dress. It's one of those things that I think isn't really all that hard to do ...
The Countdown to Christmas
Well, there is less than 6 weeks until Christmas and I'm getting excited! I tend to go a little crazy around Christmas. I love to have carols playing while I put up the tree and decorate the rest of the house. I try not to go too over the top, but I love how festive the place looks when it's all done. I didn't really do any decorating last year when we were in the flat in ...
Cot Rail Teething Guard – Tutorial
Roman's cot has teething rails...along the sides only! It didn't take him long to figure this out, so he chews on the ends. I made up some teething rail guards so he can chew on those instead. They are simply some rectangles with straps on the sides that snap onto the back to hold the guards in place. I made them out of a cute cotton print, also used on the sleeping ...
It’s a Girl!!
I'm an Aunty! Julia Lily was born last Friday and I'm totally smittern. Mother and baby are doing very well and we're all so excited to have a new baby in the family. I lasted about 5 minutes from first hearing the news to starting to decorate the little onesie above. I used my alphabet stamps and some Versacraft ink for the lettering and made the little bow out of some ...
Roman’s Smash Cake Session
On the weekend, we did a Smash Cake session for Roman's 1st Birthday. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, a Smash Cake is a cake made just for the baby. They get to squash it, poke it, eat it and play with it...all in the name of fun! The idea is to take a heap of photos and I think it's a great way of capturing a baby's 1st Birthday. The day before we planned to do it, ...
Sugar-free Carrot and Date Cake
I'm in two minds about using sugar in a cake made specifically for a baby. On the one hand, it's their birthday, and the only time they have cake, so a little bit of sugar isn't going to do any harm. But on the other hand, they're a baby, they don't need, want or crave the sugar so why get them hooked on it? I think this cake is a perfect compromise. The dates are nice and ...
Cocktail Hour – French Martini
The French Martini is a great beginner's Martini. Like the Appletini, it's fruity and a little bit on the sweet side. That can often be your downfall though, as the bite of the vodka gets hidden away and you don't realise how potent they are until you've had a few and then get dizzy when you stand up. But don't let a little thing like that stop you.French Martiniserves 11 shot ...