Showing posts with label treat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label treat. Show all posts

Monday, 12 May 2014

Hope & Glorious Hen Party

<3 Jen
My wee sister is getting married in less than two weeks! Last weekend we celebrated her hen do. It was quite simply amazing! The day was organised by Hope and Glorious Vintage and they could not have done a better job!
Here I am post makeover - total transformation. Enjoying the delicious afternoon tea.

 They provided a really fun prop box so we could all play dress up

 Each hen had an individual makeover - make up and hair

 Gorgeous Linda playing with the props!

Kirsty chilling with a glass of Fizz post makeover - the wide grin says it all! Everyone was made to feel so special :)

Champagne and strawberries on arrival and
each hen got a little package with a vintage brooch and mirror

Mother of the bride really enjoyed the day! I didn't even get pics of the crafts and games provided - we each made a fascinator and played fun games.

 The wonderful ladies from Hairaid Shelter hard at work - they are so talented

My gorgeous mama after her makeover

Jen in the styling area. Venue was the picture house

Finishing touches ready for the big reveal!

Yowzer what a babe!

Jen enjoying her photo shoot with the very lovely photographer Lara Blake

Hair and make up had true staying power - this was hours later after dinner at Clarice House!

During the day we also had a wonderful afternoon tea served on vintage crockery. This post is already rather photo heavy so I might save the food for another write up ;)
A very special day I will never forget!

Jo
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Sunday, 23 February 2014

A day in Paris

Got the train from Fontainebleau to Paris Gare De Lyon

View of Notredame across the river

Tasty Crepes and Coffee

Wearing new H&M conscious collection shift dress

I spy the Eiffel Tower

Notre Dame

Pretty metro signs

Feeling very Amelie!

Pretty carousel near the Louvres




Vintage shops near Monmartre

Had to stop for Macarons!

Moules frites - yum!

The view from the top

Sacre Coeur


And then home to the Forest of Fontainebleau!

Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Quick cookie recipe

Chocolate cherry hazelnut cookies
Ingredients – to make 12 BIG cookies

- 125g butter

- 100g light brown soft sugar

- 30g caster sugar

- 1 egg

- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

- 50g flour

- 25g cocoa powder

- 1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

- 130g porridge oats

- 75g chopped hazelnuts

- 100g chopped glacĂ© cherries

Heat the oven to gas mark 3. Whip the butter and sugar together in a bowl, then add egg slowly, followed by the dry ingredients - add the nuts and cherries last. Shape into 12 balls and put on a baking sheet lined with greaseproof paper. Bake for 15 mins. Leave to cool completely then enjoy this chewy chocolaty treat!

I made these cookies last night when I fancied something sweet. They turned out pretty tasty but I think if I had some dark choc chips in place of cocoa powder they would be another level!

In other news my sour dough starter has come to life! After a couple of days it smelled pretty bad and I was tempted to give up on it. I persevered and now it smells bready and looks foamy.. just need to keep it going now til the weekend so I can make sour dough loaves.
If they turn out ok I will post the instructions I followed soon!

Jo 
xx