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Its that time of the year again when we get tossing, cause its Shroveeeeeeeeee Tuesday :-)

I so much love Pancake day especially since been a mum; my daughter absolutely loves pancakes and I have so much fun making them with her.

Here are 3 different ways you can enjoy your pancakes today :-)

Watch the video tutorial here:-)


Pancake 1- Strawberry Pancakes

Ingredients:-

-A handful of Strawberries cut into small chunks
-2 cups of Pancake mix
-1 and half cups of water
-Spray of oil

Method:-
Add the Pancake mix and water, mix well and lightly grease a frying pan with some spray oil. Now gently pour mixture into the pan,

Now add some of the strawberries and toss over and leave to fry until desired. 

Repeat the process for each Pancake & enjoy with some Bananas and syrup




Pancake 2- Red Velvet Pancakes

Ingredients for Pancake:-
-2 cups of Red Velvet Cake Mix
-Half of Cup of Flour
-1 and half cups of Whole Fresh Milk
-1 egg

Ingredients for the Cream Cheese topping
- 6 oz of Mascarpone Cheese
-half of cup of icing sugar
-quarter cup of Whole fresh milk
-1 tsp of vanilla extract


Method for the Pancakes:-
Add all the above ingredients together, mix well until batter is thick and smooth, fry until nicely done.


Method for the topping:-
Mix all ingredients well together  until smooth and top it up on the Pancakes. Enjoy with some blueberries.

Pancake 3- Chocolate Stuffed Pancakes

Ingredients:-

-Pancake Batter
-Chocolate Sauce

Method:- Add batter into a frying pan, add the chocolate sauce and top up with batter. Fry until done. Enjoy with some raspberries and chocolate sauce.


Enjoy :-)

Good Morning and a big Happy Valentines Day to all my readers from different parts of the world. Here's wishing you all a great day ahead to spend with your loved ones :-)

Hi guys,

As Valentine's day is upon us, I have decided to make a Dinner for 2 for those of us that do not want to face the hustle & bustle of packed restaurants on Valentine's day.

Here is my Italian inspired 2 course Valentine Dinner for 2.


Watch the video tutorial here:-

So for starter I have gone for the Tomato & Basil Bruschetta.
Ingredients:-

1 fresh tomato (diced)
1 clove of diced garlic
1 clove of garlic for glazing
some chopped basil
2 teaspoons of Balsamic Vinegar
Ciabatta bread cut into slices.
2 tablespoons of Olive oil

Method:-

Cut the bread into slices of your choice and glaze with some Olive oil




Bake for 6 minutes.




Whilst baking, prepare the sauce by adding the diced tomato, diced garlic and balsamic vinegar in a bowl. Mix well and once the bread has finished baking, rub the whole garlic on each side of the bread and then now add the tomato basil on to your bread as desired.





For the main you'll need:-

Ingredients:-
Cooked Tagliatelle Pasta- only cook for 1 minute
Raw King Prawns or replace with Chicken or beef if preferred.
Diced Bacon
1 onion
Salt
Pepper
Stock cube (optional)
1 cup of Double cream
1 Fresh Tomato (Diced)
5 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese
1 clove of diced garlic
Parsley

Method:-

In a non stock pan, fry the bacon pieces without adding any oil; remember the bacon is full of oil so you don't need to add any extras. Now add the prawns after frying to your satisfaction. Add some salt & pepper to taste including the stock cube which is optional.

Once fried, take them out of the pan and place aside. Now using the same pan (without washing), fry the onion, tomato & garlic. Add the cream and let it simmer for 3 ,minutes under low heat.


Now add the pasta, mix well and add your bacon & prawn. Add the Parmesan cheese & finally add the parsley. Now leave to simmer for few minutes on low heat and all done.



Set the table and Enjoy your dinner. Have a lovely Valentines day everyone.

National Pizza Day is dedicated to appreciating pizza, a baked flatbread that is topped with tomato sauce and cheese. Many toppings and sauces can be added to pizzas, including vegetables, meats and seafood. Pizza was invented in Naples, Italy around the 10th century, and has since grown to become one of the most popular foods in America.



In 1905, America’s first pizzeria, Lombardi’s, opened in New York. Since then, pizza consumption in America has increased greatly and many pizza chains, such as Pizza Hut, Domino’s and Papa John’s have emerged. The origin of National Pizza Day is not well understood although accounts of National Pizza Day began to emerge around the 2000s. It is celebrated annually on February 9th. source-wincalendar.com

Morning Foodies,

Happy National Potato Lovers Day; here are five food facts about Potatoes :-)

• The word potato is derived from a Native American word “Batata”
• The first cultivated potatoes date back to 500o BC in Peru. Originally, they were purple and when cooked they turn a deep blue color.
• Most of the nutrients found in potatoes are in its skin.
• The average American eats 140 pounds of potatoes per year.
• The word spud actually means “to dig a small hole in the ground, similar to spade, a tool to dig small holes.- source Foodimentary.com

Today is International Cake Pop Day, which means you can have as many cake pops without counting calories hahahaha

According to Foodimentary, here are 5 food facts about Cake Pops

• A cake pop is a ball of cake hand dipped in frosting served on a stick.
• While there is no recorded date for the creation of cake pops, most people say that Bakerella helped make them a “pop” phenomenon.

• In 2011, cake pops were considered the newest and most popular confectionery food trends
• Other variations of cake pops are cake balls, cakesicles, cupcake pops, and cake-on-a-stick.
• Cake pops in recent years have become ubiquitous to Starbucks coffee shops.

Yayyyyyyy, pinch and a punch, its the first day of the month of February.. As soon as today hits, this means this year is just going to fly by so quickly :-)

Have you managed to keep that New Years resolution up to this day, or is it a bit rocky lol? Don't worry if you haven't, you still have enough time in the year to give yourself that target and goal that you've always wanted to achieve....





Here's wishing every single one of my readers a Happy New Month and I hope this month brings you alot of joy and blessings :-)