An easy healthy (ok, maybe not with double cream) meal that fills you up and hits the spot. This creamy salmon is rich but not too heavy and is perfect for those summer evenings where you want something quick and light; it is also really cheap, bonus! This recipe can be adapted to make as much or as little as you need or why not try chicken instead of salmon...completely up to you.
Serves 2
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
2 tbsp Olive Oil
1 Large White Onion
2 Cloves of Garlic
150ml Double Cream
200g Salmon
5 Nests of Wholewheat Tagliatelle
Black Pepper To Taste
1. Cook the wholewheat tagliatelle as per the packet instructions, usually it takes around 10 minutes to cook
2. Whilst the tagliatelle is cooking, peel and chop the garlic and white onion
3. Drain the wholewheat tagliatelle, put on a serving dish or in a bowl and keep warm
4. Using the same pan you cooked the wholewheat tagliatelle in; put in the oil, onion and garlic. Keep these on a low to medium heat and continuously stir until the onions are soft but not brown
5. Chop your salmon into cubes. Put the salmon and cream in the pan with the onions and garlic and stir.
6. Keep on a low to medium heat and stir until the salmon has cooked, around 5 minutes. Season with black pepper to taste.
Let me know if you try this and what you think! xx
Disclaimer: All ingredients were purchased by myself and cooked by myself.
I know, I know this post is late but I have been super busy and only got back from my holiday a couple of days ago, please forgive me.
I first tried these body mists from The Body Shop about a month ago and have fallen in love with them. They are refreshing, long lasting and look pretty on your shelf too. The two I have are Moringa; a fresh, slightly musky, "clean" scent and Satsuma; which says it all really - this smells like Satsuma's but not too over powering and actually quite calming.
You can find these Body Mists at The Body Shop online here and they all retail at £7.50. I have tried a lot of body mists from different brands and stores and this is definitely one of my all time favourites. They have a lot of scents to choose from including Vanilla, Coconut, Strawberry and many more.
Short but sweet post today but I promise I shall get back on track and post some more this week. Let me know if you have tried these and what you think xx
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Ever since SS14 came around the corner I have been loving all things colourful and bright. I am also a sucker for anything floral so flowers and bright colours are always in my basket when I am shopping, whether that be in-store or online. Here I am sharing my colourful trousers and debuting the first pictures of myself on my blog!
The navy blue pair are so comfortable they could be pyjamas! They are a denim - slash - trouser material and can be worn with everything. The floral print trousers are a thicker trouser material with a kind of "smudged" print. Finally, the cobalt blue trousers are your typical work trouser material. FYI if you are going to buy these ones then I advise sewing, or getting someone who knows how to sew, over the stitching of the crotch. The seams are loose on two pairs of these I have tried and no one wants to end up walking around in ripped trousers. Both the floral print and cobalt blue trousers are also a perfect length for me and I am only 5ft 2in, so if you are taller (or average height) they may be cropped.
Unfortunately I can't find the Zara ones now the sales have started but I have linked similar some similar.
Let me know if you have been getting more colourful this summertime or if you are as addicted to floral as I am xx
This is my easy and healthy Weekend Two Bean Chilli with Brown Rice. It is an adaption of this recipe from Food Network but with a few less ingredients and a few shortcuts. This was my first time cooking this and it is so good that it will probably live up to it's name and be made every weekend. This can serve however many people you like and the heat can be mild or as spicy as you want it so it is completely adaptable to all tastebuds. It takes no time at all and if you already have cooked brown rice, maybe left over from the day before, it is so easy to whip this up in around 15 minutes.
Serves: 2
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes with cooked rice/45 minutes with uncooked rice
Ingredients:
1 Small Red Onion
1 Vegetable Stock Cube
2 tsps Hot Chilli Powder
1 tsp Chinese 5 Spice
1 Carton of Chopped Tomatoes with Olive Oil and Garlic
1 Tin of Red Kidney Beans
1 Tin of Black Beans
1/2 Cup of Uncooked Brown Rice
A Little Oil
1. If the rice isn't already cooked then measure and heat as per packet instructions. Typically 60g per person for 25-30 minutes until almost all the water has gone.
2. Whilst waiting for the rice to cook chop the red onion, drain and wash the beans and open the tomatoes.
3. Once the rice has cooked put in the serving dish and cover with a plate to keep warm and moist.
4. Rinse and dry the pan then add a little oil. Soften the onions on a medium heat for around 3 minutes then add 1 teaspoon of Chinese 5 Spice and 2 teaspoons of Hot Chilli Powder. The seasonings will dry on the pan so stand back, turn down the heat and add 1/4 cup of warm water. Tip: if you do not want this chilli spicy then add a Mild Chilli Powder or maybe just 1 teaspoon.
5. Continuously stir on a low heat and add the Vegetable Stock Cube. Stir for around 4-5 minutes until all the water as reduced.
6. Add the tomatoes and beans and turn the heat back up to medium to allow to warm up for 5 more minutes. This is where you can add more heat if you need to.
7. Spoon the Chilli over the Brown Rice and enjoy!
Let me know if you try this and what you think! xx
Disclaimer: All ingredients were purchased by myself and cooked by myself, a lot of the ingredients came from one supermarket but this blog is in no way affiliated with them.
I recently got given the All New Kindle Fire HD for my 21st birthday off my boyfriend. I haven't been able to put it down since! From checking Blog Lovin' to catching up on Nashville, I have been on this pretty much every spare minute I have. My phone is no longer glued to my hand instead my Kindle is. I didn't think I needed a tablet of any kind but oh how my views have now changed. I can do so much with this and to be honest the last thing I do on it is read books. I am much a more of a hard copy book kind of girl but I do have a few reads on here that are being saved for those days where a book isn't to hand. It charges fast and the battery lasts ages even when I am using it for 5 hours straight watching videos and tweeting on my days off from work (or in-between).
If you have been contemplating getting a Kindle or tablet I would definitely recommend this one. I purchased the Origami Case from Amazon here in the colour Orchid and you get loads of discounts because it is an Amazon device. I have also taken advantage of their Prime subscription, a little like Netflix but with the added bonus of a free book of your choice per month and next day delivery on certain items on the Amazon website. They have so many TV series and films that it is also perfect for people travelling as you can download them and watch them whenever you want to without an internet connection.
The case is magnetic and folds to either hold up the Kindle portrait or landscape and can also fold back so it is out of the way when you are holding it. It comes in many colours and I love the deep pink shade I got mine in (the colour isn't really showing well as the pictures were taken in artificial light but trust me you will not be disappointed, just look on the website too). This model doesn't have a camera so isn't the best for those of you who like to Skype but if you aren't fussed by that, like me, then this is the one for you.
Let me know if you have this or something else similar xx
The sun may not have been out but I spend a lot of time at this park and thought I would share with you all what I see when I am there. Hope you enjoy the pictures xx
(From left to right: Chewy Hot Coffee Gin-Gins, Soft Super Boost Gin-Gins and Hard Double Strength Gin Gins)
I have discovered the world of Gin-Gins! If you haven't heard of these before, which I hadn't, they are sweets or candy made with all natural ingredients and each have a percentage of fresh ginger in them. I bought the Hot Coffee flavour ones first then had to go back for more as soon as I tried one. They are made by a company called The Ginger People, who specialise is ginger products and are trying to promote the benefits of ginger. You can click on their website here. Ginger is so good for you and this is an easy way to include it in your diet. Some of the benefits they list on their website include; helping to burn fat, ease muscle pains, boosting immunity and as they come in handy sized boxes they are easy to take on holiday with you for those people who get travel sickness as ginger is a well known cure for nausea.
Each box contains individually wrapped sweets and depending on which flavour you have you will get different sized sweets. The Hot Coffee flavour is a chewy sweet with a slight gelatine texture and has Arabica and Robusta coffee in plus 10% fresh ginger giving a warm coffee explosion for your tastebuds (definitely recommended if you love coffee as much as I do). The Super Boost flavour are small soft candy pieces with 30% fresh ginger and are quite creamy in texture and taste but have no cream in. Finally, the Double Strength flavour is a small lozenge and has 16% fresh ginger in them. None of the flavours are overpowering or too much to handle and they are all moreish. I could easily eat the whole box! None of the Gin-Gin flavours have any trans fats or animal products so they are perfect for Vegans and are also Gluten free
If you are in the UK you can purchase your Gin-Gins at Holland and Barrett here or if you are international you can visit The Ginger People's website and locate a store near you, I have put the link above. For those in the USA you can visit Abe's Market here and also explore the rest of the flavours The Ginger People offer.
Let me know what you think if you have ever tried these or are going to in the near future xx
This post was not sponsored or funded by any company and all items were purchased by myself.
So this week was my 21st birthday! Woop! My mum and sister took me to Birmingham for the weekend to do some shopping and eating etc. I thought I would share with you what I bought, there isn't a lot but I am sure I will go back again and do more shopping as this was my first time at the Bull Ring. So here is what I bought and where I got it from (top to bottom):
- Moringa and Satsuma Body Spray from The Body Shop
- PJ Set and Crop Lounge Top from Forever 21
- Ring and Earrings from Accessorize
- Naked3 Palette from Selfridges FINALLY!
The body sprays are amazing and this is the first time I have tried Body Shop ones - they also have a deal on at the minute where student's can get one of their loyalty cards for free. I love the cute coffee PJ's the top is a t-shirt that says "Nobody Understands Me Like Coffee Does" and it comes with shorts that have little coffee images on and the lounge top is a long sleeved crop top. I'm not really a jewellery wearer and have decided to try and get back into wearing bits and pieces so these are my two new items to get me going. And finally the Naked3 palette which I have been dying to get my hands on but waited for this shopping trip to do it. I love that it comes with the four different eye potion samples too, which I didn't know about until I opened it - soo excited to start wearing these eyeshadows!
Let me know if you have any of these items and what you think xx
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