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Celebrating National Chocolate Cake Day With Num Noms

by RachelSwirl January 27, 2018

Did you know that today just so happens to be National Chocolate Cake Day? What better excuse to chow down on the sweet stuff than to dedicate a whole day to chocolate cake? National Chocolate Cake Day To celebrate National Chocolate Cake Day we were sent a rather wonderful selection of goodies from Num Noms. Included within this package was a selection of sweeties from which to create some rather fabulous chocolate cakes. As you may have read in posts published earlier this week our little lady hasn’t been feeling herself and as a result has had a few days …

Down The ‘Blue Lagoon’ Without Any Paddles Cocktail Recipe

by RachelSwirl August 27, 2017

Down The 'Blue Lagoon' Without Paddles Cocktail Recipe

As part of our ‘Cheesefields’ weekend plans, Paul and I were asked to bring along a cocktail of our choice to share at the party. Having spent many years drinking ‘Blue Lagoon’ in bars Worldwide I opted to give my favoured cocktail a shot. After mixing together a splash of this, a slug of that and a dash of something else I created something even better, a lethal cocktail which I then named ‘Down The Blue Lagoon Without Any Paddles’. Should you fancy putting together a rather refreshing alcoholic drink to share with friends which may or may not resemble screen …

Pancake Day Came Early – How To Make The Perfect Pancakes

by RachelSwirl February 22, 2017

Have you ever done that weird thing where you wake up at 3am feeling as if it’s 7am so you get dressed and ready for the day ahead only to realise that you still have a further four hours sleep available? I did similar today… Somehow I got it into my head that it was Shrove Tuesday and following a trip to the swimming baths with the kids I made a tonne of pancakes for tea. It was only after tossing, topping and troughing the pancakes that I was told by my Mother-in-law that Pancake Day isn’t until next week! I guess …

Rachel’s Nutty Flip Recipe

by RachelSwirl January 14, 2017

Over the past few months I have hosted a couple of coffee mornings for a small group of ladies in a similar parental position to myself. We each share similar concerns regarding our children and as a group we meet up each month or so to chew the fat. Originally we met in the building attached to the school but since funding reduced we decided to continue our meetings in the comfort of our own homes. I usually tend to bake some goodies to share with the girls and one of these ‘bakes’ have become rather popular with one particular lady. As requested by K, …

Getting Into The Christmas Spirit – How To Make Mulled Wine

by RachelSwirl November 22, 2016

Christmas Is Coming With Christmas well on the way I can’t help but to indulge in some of the many Christmas treats which seem to call to me from their display shelves as I try to carry out an innocent top-up shop for all things nutritious. Rather than chowing down on chocolate coins, mince pies or pigs in blankets I opted to treat Paul and I to a little ‘festive spirit’, by which I am of course referring to wine, mulled wine that is. Any Excuse For A Knees Up It may only be November but it’s sodding cold …