Food, Glorious Food! (#2014bloggerchallenge)

Hey guys

This #2014bloggerchallenge is all about food! It's been a while since I've written a food related post but today I thought I'd talk about baking. 

I love to cook but I also love to bake. I find it quite relaxing and eating it afterwards (when it has gone well) is definitely enjoyable and when people tell you your food tastes better than the ones they've bought in the shops, it's also flattering to hear.

While I'm at uni I barely bake as I don't really have the time, and I like to use the kitchen without being disturbed which barely happens in a uni house. However, when I'm back home, I like to bake as much as possible.

When I'm in the mood for baking, I tend to look up a recipe online for what I particularly feel like at that moment (or what my brother's request at that moment). However, sometimes, I feel like baking something that I haven't baked before. Luckily for me, my mum kindly surprised me with a recipe book for baking which helps when I'm feeling like that.

I've only made one thing from this book (shortbread) so far but over the summer when I hopefully have a lot more free time I shall tackle a lot more. I'll be sure to post up the results when I do. Next on my list is red velvet cake as when that is made correctly it is delicious!

Just writing this has made me very hungry (probably doesn't help that I haven't eaten yet) so I'm off to eat.

Thank you for reading and do leave your favourite recipe recommendations and your #2014bloggerchallenge links in the comments!

Christmas chocolates!

Hey guys

It's been a while and since I'm having a bit of a fat day I thought I'd write about my must have chocolates for the festive period. It was difficult to just pick 3 as I am a chocolate junkie but here's what I chose:

1. Ferrero Roche

My ultimate favourite is Ferrero Roche.
I can't go through Christmas without eating these.
I would class these as 'premium' chocolates as they do cost a bit more than I would like to pay for chocolates which is why I get others to buy it for me :)
Debenhams do some really cool Ferrero Roche collection presents with the different flavours but to be honest I'm a fan of the original, gold wrapper chocolates.

Image from Debenhams.com

2. Chocolate coins

These have been a favourite right from childhood. My parents always bought my brothers and I countless bags of these. I'm surprised we haven't gotten sick of them yet.
Too bad it wasn't real money.

Image from asda.com

3. Celebrations 

Out of all the festive chocolate collection tins this one has got to be my favourite.
It's the tin where I eat most of the chocolates and now they've added Twix!
In my house we're always fighting for the Maltesers.
Milky way and Mars always get neglected and are left till last. We eat them when we have no more chocolate in the house.

Image from flickr.com

What are your favourite Christmas chocolates?
Any of them include these?
Do let me know!

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Macarons Galore!!!

Hey guys

It's time for another food related post, this time not made by me.

I was fortunate enough to receive some macarons free of charge from a company called Macarons Galore who deliver macarons straight to your doorstep. You don't even need to leave the house for them which is always a bonus for me.

I'm a massive fan of macarons and these did not disappoint. Mine unfortunately did come slightly smashed as you can see from the picture but I blame my housemates for not handling my delivery with care. Luckily it didn't take away from the taste. Each macaron had its unique flavour and after eating the four provided I definitely wanted more. Worth postponing my diet for. Lol

I highly recommend and I'm sure I'll be ordering from them soon.

Thanks for reading and check them out on Facebook and Twitter (username: macaronsgalore)

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