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Showing posts with label lifestyle. Show all posts
RECIPE: Banana and Choc Chip Muffins
Yesssss, I know I haven’t been around lately, and I have no
excuses, BUT I AM BACK! HOOORAHHHH
White Blazer
You may have seen in my Spring Style 2015 that I loooove how chic and sophisticated a white blazer looks, and after months of searching for the perfect one, I FINALLY found it..
#CURLPOWER
Having naturally cutly hair can sometimes be such a faff, especially when you don't know how to style it properly. I have FINALLY after 22 years of struggling with it, learnt how what works for me, so here are some tips for all of you curly hair girls...
Fiery
Anyone who knows me (or has ever met me) could tell you that I literally live in stripes.I don't think you can get a bad stripe! This is the latest addition to my wardrobe, it is from Primark!May 2015
Hello lovely people! Today I thought I would create a post to kind of look back on May. I literally can't even deal with the fact that it is the end of May already! It is so insane how fast this year has gone, BUT now that it is June tomorrow, hopefully we can look forward to a lot more sun. I honestly love the summer time SO much, I cannot wait for all of the (veggie) BBQ's and garden parties, and hopefully a nice little holiday too! Hope you've all had a fabulous month! Here's what I did...
RECIPE: Eggless Victora Sponge Cake
So it was my nani's birthday last week, she turned the big 89! So I decided to make her a cake. She doesn't actually eat eggs so I set out to make an eggless version of my all-time favourite, the Victoria sponge. Before this, I had only ever made an eggless cake once, yeaaars ago, and it didn't taste that great so I was sceptical of whether this was actually going to work. BUT to my surprise IT WAS DELICIOUS! I decided to make a vanilla buttercream to go along with it and topped it with loads of strawberries. The strawberries didn't all make it through the journey to my nani's house because my niece decided that she wanted to eat them all.
Okay so it is super simple to make, for the cake, you will need;
- 175g self-rising flour
- 3tsp baking powder
- 70g margarine
- 60g sugar
- 1 tbsp. golden syrup
- 150ml milk
- Some jam
And for the buttercream;
- 225g butter
- 400g icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp. milk
NOW FOR THE FUN BIT! Once you have preheated your oven, and
greased and lined your sandwich tins, sift together the flour and baking powder
into a bowl and set aside. Then cream together the margarine, sugar and golden
syrup together until light and fluffy, add a little flower, then a little milk
and repeat until all of the flour and milk has been added into the mixture. Mix
this until it's all combined and smooth! You can always add a bit extra milk
if you find it is too stiff, but mine was fine! Then divide this into the
two sandwich tins and bake in the oven for around 20-25 minutes, depending on
your oven, until they have risen and are nice and golden-brown. Let them cool
for a bit and then turn out of the tins. You may need to trim a bit off the top
of the cakes to make them flat.
If you are rushed for time, stick them in the freezer for a
bit to make the cool faster, but I left them overnight to cool
completely.
For the buttercream, cream all of the ingredients together
until it is nice and smooth. Then sandwich your cakes together with this and a
little bit of jam. You can either spread it on with a palette knife or you can
pipe it on. Don't forget to save some for the top of the cake! I also saved
a bit to pipe around the bottom of the cake and then I stuck some strawberry chunks
on there too for added decoration. Plop all of your strawberries on and
you're ready to go!
Enjoy!
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Spring Style 2015
What is on your fashion menu for this spring?
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Summertime Drinks
Now that the weather has picked up a bit and we are FINALLY getting some sun, I thought I would put together a list of my favourite spring/summer drinks. All of these are so quick and easy to make and are perfect for any occasion, whether you're having people round or you just fancy sitting in the garden yourself!
1. Peach Lemonade. A unique twist on the iconic lemonade which is perfect for kids too! Stick 4 cups of water, 2 cups of chopped peaches and 3/4 cups of sugar in a pan and boil, then blend into a puree. Press through a seive and add 1 cup of lemon juice. Serve with lots of ice, mint and a wedge of peach! (via What2Cook)
2. Strawberry-Kiwi Frozen Mojitos. OMG please just look at these. THEY LOOK SO DELICIOUS! Get yourself to the supermarket and pick up some strawberries and kiwis, and stick them in the freezer RIGHT NOW. Blend together 1 cup of strawberries, 4 mint leaves, a shot of rum and a cup of crushed ice until its like slush, and fill your cup halfway. Then do the exact same with the kiwis, and pour this ontop of the strawberries. Decorate with more kiwi, strawberry and mint and ENJOY! (Via Host the Toast)
3. Strawberry Vodka. I know so many people who would love this! Take 750ml of Vodka. It's best to use reaaallly good quality vodka, and combine with 2 heaped tablespoons of caster sugar. cut up the starwberries and add them to this mixture. Then, just leave it in a cool place for like 3 days, whilst giving it a swirl everyday. The strain the mizture out and decant into air tight containers (jam jars look cool!) And you're done! Deeeelicious! (Via Delicious Everyday)
4. Rum Punch. I love how this drink looks! Pour 3 oz pineapple juice, 2 oz orange juice 1 oz dark rum and 1 oz cocnut rum into a glass and gently stir. Then slowly add a splash of grenadine. This should sink to the bottom. And then add a little bit more dark rum on top. This will give that cool ombre effect! garnish with a slice of lime! (Via Inspired by Charm)
RECIPE: Lemon Meringue Cupcakes
I did some baking this week! I went for these delicious lemon meringue cupcakes! The sponge is so super soft and bouncy and they are topped with a meringue. They have such a unique taste and the meringue gives them that little bit extra! AND they didn't even take that long to make!
YOU WILL NEED:
For the sponge:
- 80 grams of softened butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup plain yoghurt
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 1/2 cups of self-raising flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
For the meringue:
- 4 egg whites
- 1 cup of sugar
SO. Once you have done the boring task of preheating your oven at 180° and preparing your cupcake cases, cream the butter and the sugar together until they are light and fluffy. Then add the eggs, one at a time and then beat in the yoghurt, lemon juice, peel and extract.In another bowl, mix together all of the dry ingredients - the flour, baking powder and baking soda, and then add this into your mixture.
You can then fill your cupcake cases until they are around 1/3 full and pop them in the oven until they are lightly browned and a toothpick comes out clean.
For the meringue, whisk the egg whites on a medium speed until soft peaks form. Then gradually add the sugar, whilst beating on a high speed until stiff, glossy peaks form. I then piped this onto my cakes, but you can just spread it on with a knife if you prefer! And then stick these in the oven for around 5 minutes, until the meringue is slightly browned.
Weleda Skin Food
I am not even exaggerating when I say this has changed my life. Throughout the whole of March, my skin decided to explode and I had 83724 spots on my face which was totally not fun! So in a moment of weakness, I ended up on Feel Unique and got the Weleda Skin food and I do not regret a single thing.
After reading a bit about it online, I was expecting a consistency similar to the Origins Drink Up Intensive, BUT it is so much thicker than that! I like to take a tiny amount as a little goes a really long way, and just apply it over the areas which aren't really co-operating. I did this every night for two weeks and OH MY GOD, I can't even describe how much my skin has improved. I no longer have any spots anywhere and my face is so much more plump and fresh. Although I do have some slight scars where I had previously picked them I know, I know naughty Divya, I have found that they are fading too which is amazing! Another thing I love about this is that you can literally use it anywhere, on dry hands, elbows or knees.
I have since been using this less often as I was finding my skin was getting a bit oily, but I am now using it atleast twice a week and it is still working wonders!
Have you ever tried anything from Weleda?
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Victoria's Secret Body Sprays
I absolutely looooove body sprays. I love the fact that they are not as concentrated as perfumes, so they don't last as long, but still make you smell delicious, and they are just fab for keeping in your handbag for those time you're on some kind of public transport during rush hour time - you know what I mean!
When my parents went to The States last year, they brought back literally a whole suitcase of body mists from Bath and Body Works, but I am on the very last one so I figure it's time to try something new!
This time around, I went for the Victoria's Secret Body Mists. The three that I picked up (they were 3 for £15) were Pure Seduction, Love Spell and Mango Temptation. Pure seduction is my absolute favourite out of all three of them. It is so beautiful and floral. It is the described as 'succulent red plum and sweet freesia'. The plum definitely comes through a lot, which I love! It is so refreshing and calming, and is the perfect spring/summer scent.
Love Spell is very fruity, with a mix of 'lush cherry blossom and juicy peach'. I love this scent as it is again very summery and happy, but would also be a good evening scent too, for a sexy touch. It is very very sweet smelling with the peach being the dominant scent in this. Such a fab everyday scent.
And finally, the third one I got was Mango Temptation. As it suggests, this one is very fruity as well. 'An exotic kiss of mango nectar and sext hibiscus. Again, definitely a spring/summer scent, and is very fresh BUT I would say that this smells more like passion fruit than mango, it is very much sweet and sour.
I literally wear one of these every day. They are so good to use on a daily basis. The lasting power isn’t WOW but it will suffice!
Have you tried any of these? What is your every day go to scent?
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