Showing posts with label sunday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sunday. Show all posts

Sunday, 10 December 2017

CHRISTMAS BAKING #2: MINCEMEAT, PECAN AND CINNAMON CRUMBLE BARS

Hello everyone and welcome to the second instalment of my "Sunday Christmas Baking" series in December! Mincemeat/Mince pie is such a cult classic when it comes to Christmas time and i swear if i am near a mince pie, i just can't seem to say no i love them that much (i mean i guess it is justifiable as calories don't count at Christmas right?). That being said for this instalment i wanted to do something a little different using mincemeat and i came across with this yummy take on a Christmas classic, including two other flavours i love nuts and cinnamon.

  
to make the mincemeat crumble bars you will need:
| 225g cold unsalted butter diced + extra for greasing | 225g plain flour | 100g semolina | 100g caster sugar | 75g chopped pecans | 450g mincemeat | 1/2 vanilla extract | icing sugar + cinnamon for dusting |


method:
First things first, you are going to want to pre-heat your oven to gas mark 3/136c/275f and grease a rectangular, shallow baking tin well with butter. Next you are going to want to put the plain flour, semolina and the 100g of sugar into a bowl/mixer then add the butter and vanilla then mixing until the mixture just begins to stick together into pea sized lumps to form a crumble mixture. Put half of the mixture into the well-buttered baking tin and press firmly over the base in an even layer using the back of a metal spoon. Next you are going to want to place your mincemeat over the crumble mixture in an even layer. The with the remaining crumble mixture, stir in the chopped pecans and remaining sugar before sprinkling evenly over the top of the mincemeat. All that is left to do then is bake in the oven for 50/60 minutes or until golden brown.

Catch up on last weeks Christmas baking instalment HERE...

xo. 

Monday, 9 February 2015

GET "UNREADY" WITH ME: WEEKEND EDITION

Hey guys, i hope you are all having an amazing day whatever you are up to and happy monday! So yesterday was sunday...obviously and for today's post i thought i would share with you my get unready beauty/pamper routine...


First things first you've got to get rid of that makeup and just lately i have been loving this combination of products. Firstly i take the Estée Lauder Eye Makeup Remover onto two cotton pads and i remove all of my eye makeup, then taking a small amount of the Estée Lauder Take It Away Lotion on my fingers and rubbing it all over the rest of my face and rinse with water. Next up is a facial exfoliator and i am loving this one from L'Oreal it is the Skin Perfection Radiance Revealing one, i just apply some of the product onto my fingers and then massage it all over my face before rinsing it away with a damp face cloth. 


 Bathroom pamper time, i decided to use this Candy Mountain Bubble Bar from Lush what i had still in my little Lush product stash along with the limited edition valentine's Prince Charming Shower Gel... which i am obsessed with (not as much as snow fairy though i must add). I also used some of the Scrub of your Life from Soap & Glory.


Seeing as my face is all squeaky clean and makeup free, it's time for some skincare. Firstly i like to apply some of the L'Oreal Skin Perfection Advanced Correcting Serum to my face and also my neck, next i also apply some of the Estée Lauder Advance Night Repair Serum mainly concentrating that around my eye area. Next up is moisturizer and i follow up using the L'Oreal Skin Perfection Anti Fatigue Perk-Up Cream, i also apply this all over my face and neck just as i did the Serum. Finally i apply some of the Estée Lauder Advanced Time Zone Eye Cream.


I had almost forgotten this step, you've got to take care of them lips just as much as your skin. I love this Bubblegum Lip Scrub from Lush as it just removes any dryness that has built up on your lips, whether that's from wearing lipstick all day, the cold weather or even a combination of the two.


It is almost time to put them pyjamas on (who else agrees that is the best part of the day?) but firstly i like to apply some of the Daily Smooth Body Butter from Soap & Glory to keep all of my skin feeling super silky smooth and soft.


And when all the beauty/pampering things are done it is time for the entertainment. Last tuesday i purchased this months new copy of Glamour magazine for the soul purpose that Jamie Dornan is on the cover *man crush alert* but i only just got around to reading it. Words can't describe how excited i am about going to watch the movie at the weekend. After some light reading and drooling at how gorgeous that man is it is time for some TV and the show i am hooked on right now is The Mysteries of Laura, which if you haven't heard or seen anything about the show, it is a police comedy/drama series starring Debra Messing who is fricking hilarious in general.

Wednesday, 4 February 2015

WHAT I ATE WEDNESDAY

Hey guys, i hope you are all having an amazing day whatever you were up! So seeing as my last twisted version of "what i ate wednesday" seemed to be a hit, i thought i would do another one for today's post. I hope you all enjoy...


For breakfast just lately i can't get enough of Shreddies, a lot of people thing the original ones are boring but i love them. I had these with Unsweetened Almond Milk which i have got back into having over Soy Milk just recently. I also had a cup of tea.


Seeing as it was Sunday, i think it called for a Sunday Roast. I went to the Elm Tree pub for Sunday Lunch which i literally one of my favourite places to eat. I had Turkey, Potatoes, Stuffing, Yorkshire Pudding, Broccoli and a tiny bit of Gravy. 


For dinner i had two slices of Multi-Seeded Bread toasted topped with Crunchy Peanut Butter and Jam, which looks not so great but it tastes so good!


Wednesday, 21 January 2015

WHAT I ATE WEDNESDAY

Hey guys, i hope you are all having an amazing day whatever you are up to! For today's post i am back with another "What I Ate Wednesday"... well i say Wednesday but i thought i would switch things up and show you something more interesting from the weekend, where i spent Sunday out with my sister having a girly day of shopping, lunch and a movie...


Breakfast was pretty much similar to always, i had porridge with some honey on top and instead of coffee i had a tea, which i have been obsessed with drinking lately.


For lunch we headed to Carluccio's and we ordered some Focaccia bread to go a long with our main but we had no idea it was going to be this big but what i managed of it was so good.. especially dipped into the olive oil.


For my main i had one of my favourite dishes to get at Carluccio's called Pasta Con Funghi, which is egg pappardelle (type of pasta) with a mixture of shiitake, oyster, porcini and button mushrooms. It has the most amazing flavour.


After a little more shopping we decided to head to the cinema to see "Into the Woods" and obviously you can't go to the cinema without having a little popcorn. The film was so good also.

Seeing as we had eaten lunch out earlier i didn't really want anything else after all i was still kind of full from carluccio's and the popcorn, i decided to just have this juice i picked up from m&s.

Sunday, 4 May 2014

REVLON COLORSTAY SHADOWLINKS

Hey guys, hope you are all having an amazing weekend! I just wanted to do a quick blog post sharing something with you that in my opinion is super cool. Revlon have done good yet again with these what appear to be "single eye shadows" when in fact you can link the eye shadows together to form your very own custom palette. Don't get me wrong i love me a eye shadow palette but some palettes have them certain shades that you're like that shade isn't for me, but this way you can pick and choose what you have for a very affordable price. The eye shadows retail at £2.99 each although at the moment in Boots they are on 3 for 2 which makes it an even bigger bargain.


At the moment i have three linked together but i am planning to add more to my collection.


The shades from L-R: Bone/Matte, Sand/Pearl, Taupe/Satin.

Hope you liked this little extra blog post and will you be creating your very own Revlon ColourStay ShadowLinks palette?


Sunday, 16 March 2014

PAMPER EVENING/GETTING UNREADY

So sometimes as i think we would all agree that when we have/are in a rubbish mood and feeling down, there is nothing better than a good pampering session to make us feel a lot better. Even if you're not in a rubbish mood it is still good to give yourself a good pampering, so it's time to get unready for bed and have that good pampering...


First i like to remove the days makeup off of my face, using my NARS makeup removing water and The Body Shop Vitamin E cream cleanser using cotton pads.


Next i am going to apply my The Body Shop warming mineral mask, i am a huge lover of warming face masks and prefer them over other types. When i don't apply a face mask i just wash my face with a facial wash or scrub. I like to leave the face mask on for around 5 minutes and rinse off when i get in the shower.


Once i am in the shower and i have rinsed off the face mask, i am going to do my usual shower routine using The Body Shop limited edition blueberry shower gel and the pink grapefruit scrub-gelee (can you sense a The Body Shop theme here, in previous blog posts i have mentioned how much i have fell back in love with their products). Next i shampoo and condition my hair using my current favourites Aussie miracle moist, rinse away then its time to get out of the shower.


Once out the shower and i am dried off i apply my body lotion/butter all depends on what i am using at the time, at the moment yet again another The Body Shop item the pink grapefruit body butter.


Last off in the bathroom i apply my moisturizers and lip scrub. The Body Shop Vitamin E night cream, Elderflower unperfumed eye gel and Lush bubblegum lip scrub. Then it is time to head to my room.


Once in my room it is time to tackle my hair. I like to leave my hair wrapped in a towel for about 10 minutes to soak up some of the water, then i apply my leave in conditioner Aussie miracle recharge and a Charles Worthington straightening cream before brushing through my hair with my tangle teezer. All is left to do then is blow dry my hair then i am done.


Then all that is left to do is relax in bed with my pyjamas on, either watching YouTube videos or a TV show. I hope you have all had an amazing weekend whatever your plans were.

What are your must have items to have a pamper night?

Katie

Sunday, 15 December 2013

BLOGMAS DAY FIFTEEN: RELAXING SUNDAY

Sunday's are definitely one of my favourite days of the week. You can have a nice lay in bed, chill and catch up on some TV shows and watch movies. Or you can go out for a lovely Sunday Roast...

My sister and i headed out to lunch at a lovely pub called The Elm Tree in Heath, Derbyshire and it was so yummy...


They have decked the halls inside with decorations and a real christmas tree which was so beautiful.


There is nothing like a pre-christmas lunch and after eight cheesecake for dessert.


Now all there is left to do is relax, feel festive and watch The Polar Express on TV.

Hope you are all having a lovely weekend...

Katie ♥