Carrot and coriander Sunday

Sorry for the crickets the passwd week, we took isabelle on her first caravan holiday! She loved swimming every day, the beach and good friends. 

So much so that the weekend has been a recovery of sleep and laundry! Andy still worked yesterday which meant I could catch up with my mum and grandma.  Kinda also needed, I am lucky and really love and appreciate my parents. Even more so with belle and a new baby. Talk about perspective!

Anyway I will share some holiday photos soon. I plan on making a little scrap bopk for belle this week. But today I made a nice carrot and coriander soup whilst andy started our Christmas cake! A new tradition hopefully!

Superscrimper make

Ok, so enough of the household focus for this little piece. This week it is a recipe we have tried!!

This is what ours looked like:



I have also done a cost analysis for this pasta recipe, I halved the quantities stated because there is only two of us for dinner. I sent Andy to work with the left overs for lunch. This meal cost us .....

Late nights and new things

Isabelle is teething up a storm at the moment, she just doesn't seem to stop! Her two front teeth look set to appear any time now, she has white blocks in her gums :) it does mean that her nights are quite fitful though.
She tried to crawl for the first time tonight, she is so clever its unreal, she is eating more food and is feeding herself with amazing coordination. I thank God everyday for her. I thank Andy most days for her.

I made the most amazing Mango Chicken yesterday, I honestly could eat it everyday - it has become a favourite after one make! But I have been looking for a favourite food again so maybe this is just coincidence.

Andy and I also made some Oreo cookies and some Brownies in a clean eating style that turned out really well. So far, going paleo/clean has been costly but exciting. We aren't completely there but making progress, which I am so, so grateful for because it is a long time coming.

Today  I managed to finish the typography for a display I am working on for our bedroom, I will share it once it is completed. It has only taken .... 2 years.... to get around to doing!

I finally got around to adding another item to my shop, keep checking in as I am continually developing ideas - I am really into notebooks at the moment.

Evening nibbles

I don't know if its pregnancy related or if I am just turning into a pig, I am positive you will see pictures of some if not all of these over the coming days!!!

But these Cheesey crackers look awesome and I think I may just have to make some tomorrow.

I would really like to try and make my own peanut butter like here, I think that its a lot healthier and probably better for baby.

I think that trying something like these Meatless burritos before the baby arrives would give me more options for freezer stocked food. That way we have healthy dinners but they are quick and cheap.

I also really wish I didn't have some frozen pastry sheets, I wish they were defrosted so I could make these lovely cheese straws.

Just studying

Well since my hips are playing up at the moment, all I seem to comfortably be able to do is sit or lay on the sofa.

I am fed up with the telly because apparently day time telly is just not that exciting!

Luckily for Andy I am being a lot more adventurous with our dinners, it just takes me a bit longer because I have to sit down quite often! Last night we had lamb and new potatoes. Andy said I can make it again so it went down well!!

Fortunately I am able to keep on top of my studies so that come May (MAY!!!!) I am done and ready to hand in my final assignment. Which makes me endless amounts of happy. This year is such a big year for me. Who am I kidding, the last 3 year have been huge. I think next year I might take a break!! Yeah right....