Wednesday 29 January 2014

365 Project: Week 4

Almost a whole month of taking a photo every single day. Though I must admit that I did almost slip up this week!

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January 22nd
Rocking some rings and Topshop nail polish

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January 23rd
Kicked back with a magazine

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January 24th
Got a great deal on some Model's Own nail polish. Just over £20 for the lot!

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January 25th
I bought ALL the fruit

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January 26th
Tried out the Phoenix lush bath bomb. Review here.

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January 27th
Working hard at work. Can you spot the difference? The supplier couldn't apparently!


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January 28th
I made stuffed peppers and spicy potatoes. Yum!

How was your week?

Tuesday 28 January 2014

Lush Phoenix Bath Bomb

I consider myself pretty lucky to have a flat with a bath in it living here in London. All the other places I looked at only had a shower option. So since I really need to take advantage of that more, off to Lush I went.

I picked the Phoenix bath ballistic mainly for the colour. It is my favourite after all. And it didn't hurt that it smelt of cinnamon. 

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Definitely made my bath look pretty and smell cinnamony.  Though it did dye part of my hands and feet pink for about half a day (like in between my fingers and toes), ha ha. But they were very soft to touch, so give and take. 

I'd give it a 2 and 1/2 out of 5. 

What's your favourite bath bomb? Any recommendations of what I should try next?

Saturday 25 January 2014

Recipe: Kedgeree


For those who haven’t heard of Kedgeree, it’s basically a curried rice dish with a seafood twist. It can be eaten for breakfast or dinner, hot or cold. Very flexible and very delicious. My mum used to make it and I was thrilled to see a healthier version of it in Slimming Worlds latest magazine. I’ve already cooked it twice since and me and the bf have gobbled the entire thing up both times.

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Serves 4
Ready in about 25 mins

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Penguin cookie jar to watch over the ingredients: Optional.

Ingredients
  • 400g boneless, undyed smoked haddock fillets
  • Frylight
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 courgettes, halved lengthways and sliced
  • 300g easy-cook long grain rice
  • 1tsp hot curry powder (I use mild as I can’t handle anything hot! And I use a more than 1tsp - otherwise it doesn't seem enough. Use your own nose for your personal preference)
  • ¼ tsp turmeric (again I always use a lot more of this than just ¼ turmeric. Your nose is your friend)
  • 4 large eggs
  • 200g cherry tomatoes, halved
  • A bunch of spring onions, finely sliced
  • A handful of fresh coriander roughly chopped, reserving a few whole leaves to garnish (I cheat and just use dry coriander from my spice rack)
  • Salt and pepper



Pour 750ml water into a shallow pan (yeah I didn't use one of those) and add the haddock skin-side up. Bring to a simmer and poach for 8-10 minutes or until the fish is just cooked and flakes easily. Transfer to a plate using a slotted spoon and reserve the cooking water. 


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Place a large frying pan (I use a wok - makes things easier later) sprayed with Frylight over a medium heat. Add the onion and courgettes and stir-fry for 6-8 minutes until soft and golden.

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Add the dry rice, sprinkle the curry powder and turmeric then cook for 30 seconds stirring well. Pour over the reserved water, bring to a simmer and cook for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally until the rice is just tender and all the liquid has been absorbed.

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I use a lot more curry powder and turmeric then the recipe states

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Meanwhile, hard boil the eggs for 9 minutes, then drain and put on the side to cool. Don’t try and peel them straight away. That hurts. 

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Strip off the haddock skin and discard and break the fish into large chunks. No cheekily eating any of the chunks - I'm looking at you!

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Place a large frying pan sprayed with Frylight over a medium heat. Add the flaked fish, cherry tomatoes and spring onions and stir-fry for 2 minutes. 

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Then stir into the rice mixture with the coriander, season and toss well.

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Meanwhile, peel and quarter the eggs. Scatter them over the rice with the reserved coriander leaves and serve.

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Yum!

Have you ever tried Kedgeree?