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Serves: 2 | Time: 30 minutes | Difficulty: Easy Peasy!

I remember the first time Mum made this salad and took it to a summer BBQ - I could not stop eating it - and to this day, I just keep going for more servings until it is all gone. Of course there are ingredients that some may not like, but you can always sub-out or make it to how you like it, which is the absolute beauty of this easy summer dish. It refrigerates really well, and actually, I prefer eating it the next day! What I love the most is that even though it is a potato dish, it sits really light in your tummy. You don’t heavy afterwards, and I think that’s because it is a vinegar based dressing, rather than a creamy, mayo one. Ever since making this dish for Cree, he is always asking for it, which I am totally fine about because it takes no time at all to cook. You can double up on the recipe and make left overs for next days lunch, and it’ll sit scrumptious in your fridge for days!! So I really hope you enjoy this dish, and let me know how you make it!

YOU WILL NEED: 

250g quatered potatoes

75g green beans

2 spring onions, thinly sliced

100g sliced black olives

50g chopped salami

Dressing:

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon white wine vinegar

1 tablespoon fresh mint, chopped

2 teaspoons grainy mustard

salt & pepper, to taste

SHOW ME HOW: 

1. Boil potatoes in salted water for about 15 minutes. Add beans for additional 3 minutes, then strain and cool under cold water.

2. Toss gently in serving bowl, with spring onions, olives and salami.

3. Make the dressing, pour over salad, toss and serve!

What's one way to make your weekend a little more exciting, and yummy? Scones with whipped cream, jam and fresh berries, that's what. This recipe is so easy and I've been craving them for breakfast, lunch and dinner! To me, a scone has to be crispy and brown on the outside, but soft and moist in the middle. That is why this is the best scone ever.

For these scones, you will need:

3 cups plain flour

6 teaspoons baking powder (no this is not a typo, trust me)

1/4 teaspoon salt

75g salted butter

1.5 cups milk

Show me how to make them!!

1. Preheat oven to 220 Celsius (or 450 Fahrenheit). Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt into a large mixing bowl.

2. Cube up the butter and at room temperature for easy mixing, and put this straight into the bowl. Mix on low speed until mixture kind of looks like breadcrumbs. I used a kitchen aid, but an electric beater will do just a good of a job!

3. Mix in milk quite quickly, until the mixture becomes a pizza-dough consistency. Knead a few times.

4. Roll pieces of the mixture into medium sized balls. Slightly flatten onto a tray lightly floured or with baking paper, evenly spread with at least 2cm between as they do expand quite a lot. You should be able to get about 12 scones from this recipe.

5. Put into oven for 10 minutes, or until the tops are slightly browned. Transfer them onto cooling rack, and either cover for soft scones, or leave uncovered for crispy. I covered mine with tea-towel.

While you wait for them to cool down, lets whip up some cream and get the toppings ready!! I just brought a whippable cream from the dairy section, poured it into a mixing bowl, added about half a teaspoon of vanilla extract and about the same of sugar, and mixed on medium speed until I had whipped cream. You don't have to add the other stuff, but I love how the sugar sweetens it up a little, and the vanilla gives it more flavour. Buy some premade jam - because we're good at baking, but not that good - I have strawberry jam in my cupboard. Halve some rasperries, or strawberries, or kiwi, or banana (what ever what your heart desires). Cut the scone in half and smother on the jam, then cream, then berries, and eat however many you like!! I'm not judging you at all. Trust me.

Now go, go make them and eat them and enjoy!!!

Lots of love, xxx

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It's getting really super cold here in Canada (it's only the beginning of fall!!!), and I have been really enjoying making noodle soups. Whether they be with udon noodles, or vermicelli noodles, it is just amazing. It's so easy to make, you can put almost anything you want in them, and they warm up your insides so deliciously! Keep reading if you want this cooking on your stove, mmmm...

Keep in mind that this recipe is my own, therefore it's my own flavour selections, and it's what I had in my cupboards. It fed both me and my boyfriend, so mix it up a little and have fun making it!! Suit it to your personal choice of foods and flavours, I'll leave other suggestions down below on what to use :)

Ingredients

1 pack of noodles (udon, vermicelli, any noodle you like really)

Chicken stock/broth (or any flavour instant cup-a-soup - beef, spicy, anything you like)

2 eggs

Handful of snow peas

Hand full of bok choy

Bacon (chicken, beef, tofu)

Spring onion

4 cups of water

Show Me How 

1. Boil the water in a saucepan, then add the chicken stock/soup to it, making sure to stir it well.

2. Fry the egg in a saucepan, or boil it in a saucepan with boiled water for about 10-15 minutes.

3. Fry the bacon in a non-stick pan, until crispy.

4. Cut the bok choy into large chunks, the ends off the snowpeas, spring onion into thin bits, bacon into short strips, and either de-shell the boiled egg or cut the fried egg into strips.

5. Put the noodles into the stock to heat them up and soften them.

6. Pour the stock and noodle mix into a bowl. Garnish with the vegetables.

7. Take your instagram picture, them mix it all together for a scrumptious, hearty, cold-weather meal. 

Enjoy!!!

Other garnishes/ingredients you may want to try:

Beef, tofu, chicken, turkey, ham

Crushed peanuts

Mushroom

Carrots

Baby corn

Spinach

Cabbage

Bean sprouts

Water chestnuts

Fresh ginger, shredded

Cilantro (for garnish)

Lime wedges (for garnish)

Sesame oil (for stock)

Soy sauce (for stock)

Garlic (for stock)

Honey (for stock)

Seriously, go wild. Have fun!!! :) Let me know in the comments what you tried and how delicious it was!

Lots of love, xxx

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So as it stands currently, I am obsessed with making smoothies. They're so quick and easy, healthy and so yummy! So I was feeling kind enough today that I would share one of my favourite's with you.

Banana, Berry and Spinach Smoothie

Makes 1 serving

Ingredients:

1 banana

1 cup frozen berries (or any other frozen fruit like mango or pineapple)

1 cup spinach (or kale)

1 cup of juice (I used orange, however I have used mango, pineapple, and tropical)

1/2 cup of vanilla yogurt (or any other flavoured yogurt)

A drizzle of honey (optional)

Squirt of lime/lemon (optional)

Method:

Throw all the ingredients into a blender and whiz away. Pour into a glass and enjoy!

I think what I like most about this recipe is it stuff you already have in your fridge, and you can alter what you put into it, plus it is basically a 1:1 ratio with the goodies you pack into it. It gives you a good dose of veggies and fruits for your recommended daily intake. I thought I'd try the orange juice this time, because it gives you a good source of Vitamin C, along with your spinach, berries and banana. The yogurt gives your bones some calcium, and spinach which basically has everything under the sun in it. Honey is a healthier alternative to sugar (obviously) and the lime or lemon really makes some fruit flavours have more of a "zing" to them. 

 I made my two smoothies (doubled recipe) for my work lunches. So I have just popped them into a mason jar with a lid, and its that easy to make your lunches. I have a job where I'm running around on my feet all day, and it keeps me going right through until dinner. 

Other alterations I have made and enjoyed:

1 banana, tropical juice, frozen berries, strawberry yogurt

1 banana, mango juice, frozen berries, spinach, honey

1 banana, apple juice, frozen berries, spinach, honey

What are your favourite smoothie recipes? How did you like this one?


Stay happy ♥

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