It was my best friend's birthday last week and I made these Earl Grey Macarons for her. For my birthday, she baked me this incredible Snickers Cake, so I had to return the favour. She loves Earl Grey tea and when flicking through my Macarons cookbook, I knew I had to make these Earl Grey Macarons for her. The tea in the shells adds a lovely fresh hit of bergamot and the tea ...
Christmas Stockings
I was meant to make Ted's Christmas stocking last year, but I never quite got around to it. The fabric has been sitting on my to do pile for a whole year! My sister in law and I had a bit of a Christmas sewing night earlier this week and both put stockings together for our poor neglected second children. Anyone else get a bit lazy making things for their subsequent ...
Time to Start Christmas Shopping
This post is brought to you by Bookworld. Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? I'm not usually all that organised when it comes to holiday shopping, but I'm trying to get it all sorted early this year. I've bought a heap of books so I'm off to a good start. I hate going to the shops, especially this time of year. They are always so busy and everything takes soooo ...
Simplicity 2444
If there's one thing you can be sure of, it's that things change. I've experienced many changes over the last few years. Moving to London for a year and then moving back again. Being pregnant and then a new Mum while we were over there. A couple more house moves. Another baby. I have mentioned on the blog before, that I didn't really buy any new clothes during that time. My ...
Titchy Threads: Rowan Tee
Who doesn't love options?! The Rowan Tee, which is the latest sewing pattern from Titchy Threads has a lot...A LOT! 144 combinations to be exact! You can make it long sleeve, short sleeve, with cuffs or hems, add a hoodie, pocket or some stripe accents. I went pretty basic with this one. The warm weather is coming, so a short sleeve tee was a must. I used an old tshirt of ...
Perfect Pattern Parcel: Syrah Skirt
As I said in my post for the Hudson Pants, this is my most favourite Perfect Pattern Parcel! I haven't taken off the pants and skirt since I made them. There's only about 18 hours to go until the parcel deal ends, so head on over and pick yours up now. This skirt is soooooo comfy! It looks nice and polished but seriously feels like you're walking around in PJs! Such a win ...
Perfect Pattern Parcel: Hudson Pants
This latest Pattern Parcel must be the most perfect pattern parcel for me...ever! It contains all the essentials for my mum uniform. I have made up the Hudson Pants and the Syrah Skirt and haven't taken them off since. Well, only to give them a quick wash, as you can see above. I've got the Julia Cardigan pattern printed out and ready to go too. I apologise for my average ...
Zucchini Polpette
When there's cheap zucchini around, I always make a few batches of these. They are quick and delicious and great for toddlers. Roman will even eat one or two before deciding they are a bit too veggie-ful for him. The recipe can easily be doubled, and the uncooked mixture freezes well. Freeze it in balls, ready to bake. This recipe is adapted from the River Cottage Baby & ...
Gluten Free Peanut Butter and Bacon Cookies
I've always thought that peanut butter and bacon go amazingly well together and these cookies certainly support that! This recipe is a twist on an old classic, the 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies. Traditionally, this uses 1 cup peanut butter, 1 cup white sugar and 1 egg. Using half brown sugar, half white adds a bit of chewiness to the cookies. Using gluten free bacon ...
Oliving by Hans – Giveaway
This post is brought to you by Oliving by Hans. I have received product and payment for this post however, all thoughts and views expressed in this post are entirely my own honest opinions. When it comes to lunch, I usually leave deli meats for a 'once every now and then' treat. I've always thought of them as a bit unhealthy, so I usually stick to avocado or tuna to avoid ...
Cut Yourself Some Slack!
I am just a Mum. I'm not a superhero. I think most Mums are too hard on themselves. We want to do it all. Make our kids happy, our partners, ourselves, our friends, strangers at the supermarket...everyone! We are people pleasers and we often leave ourselves to last, or spread ourselves too thin. I'm not complaining. We've all got problems and I know I'm a luckier than a ...
My Vintage Singer 201
I don't know what ignited the spark, but about two weeks ago I awoke one morning with a burning desire to get a vintage sewing machine. I knew nothing about them so spent the next few days scouring the internet to find out everything there is to know. Insert my spiel about how much I love the internet here! But I don't need to tell you how good the internet is! I pretty quickly ...
