Madrid (Day 3)
Catch up on Madrid Day 1, Madrid Day 2 This morning was our last in Madrid, and we decided to do what most Madrilenos do on a Sunday morning which is head to the El Rastro, flea market to wander around the stalls in the sunshine. We …
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Madrid (Day 2)
Catch up on Madrid Day 1, Madrid Day 3 Apologies for the extremely long post yesterday, but we did so much and I didn’t want to leave anything out. Hopefully, today’s will be a bit more concise!… Another absolutely gorgeous day and this morning the plan was to …
Madrid (Day 1)
See also Madrid Day 2, Madrid Day 3 Wow, so I’ve just come back from an amazing 3 days in Madrid with my mum to celebrate our birthdays, and what an amazing trip we had. Perfect weather, lots of walking, sightseeing, fabulous food, amazing wine and …
German Gymnasium
Our friend Craig turned 40 recently and had a big party whilst we were in Tarifa. We were gutted to miss it so decided to throw him a surprise dinner with another friend, Laura, to make up for it. He’d been wanting to try the …
Carrot Cake Muffins with Dates & Pecans (SCD/Paleo)
It’s my Mummy’s birthday in a couple of days and I’m taking her to Madrid for the weekend. We’ve usually gone to Portugal or Paris but fancied a change this year, so watch this space for the Madrid Recap! Our birthdays are less than 2 …
HUSH Restaurant, Mayfair, London – Birthday Treat for Melissa
Today was Melissa’s birthday, one of my best friends, and as she works round the corner from me I decided to treat her to lunch at a restaurant of her choice. She chose HUSH Restaurant, Mayfair London. A restaurant in Lancashire Court with a pretty little …
Ciao Bella Birthday
Every year for our birthdays, everyone in my family gets to pick a special restaurant that they want to go to and we all go out for dinner. Well I’m about to be 32 in a couple of weeks and I still hadn’t had my …
BBQ times 2
The weather today was so much nicer than forecasted that we were invited to a couple of impromptu barbeques. Today was a BBQ times 2 kind of day. One at my auntie’s house and one at Dan’s sister’s flat. Luckily they were a lunch event and a …
Stuffed Mushrooms & A Trip Home
Feeling like we should probably do some exercise (after last night’s excesses) Dan and I got up this morning and went to our Saturday morning BODYPUMP class. After that I showered quickly and jumped on the tube out to Essex to spend some time with my …
How to Host A Supper Club
So before I even met Dan, he and some of his friends had a Supper Club going on which I’ve now become a part of too. Every couple of months each one of them would take it in turns to Host a Supper Club. This …
Prosciutto Wrapped, Feta & Sundried Tomato Stuffed Chicken Breasts
After gym class tonight it was back home to prepare dinner. I’d decided on chicken breasts stuffed with feta and sundried tomatoes and wrapped in prosciutto (mainly because I had feta and sundried tomatoes to use up). Recently I’ve taken to buying chicken breasts from …
Pan-Fried Harissa Salmon Fillets with Avocado Salsa
After yesterday’s BBQ which was pretty meat-heavy, something a bit lighter was on the menu for tonight. I was originally just going to and easy go-to meal of do Pan-Fried Salmon with the Avocado Salsa but when I opened the fridge to get out the …