Ora Kitchen Towel

Ora kitchen towel has quite a look doesn't it now ! I'm thinking 1970's giant pencil gift but only this has more purpose!

 I know you shouldn't get excited by kitchen towel but of a dull evening I ASSURE YOU cleaning the kitchen does have it have its pull !

Some what reminiscent of Playschool ( if you under 30 you might have to Google this ) you don't have any square windows but you have a round window. Yes that is right the Ora kitchen towel is completely round !

Neither is there an inner tube so this is bad new if you need that last support for your Bethlehem stable ( but it probably wouldn't have passed the planning regulations any way , so no need to worry)

That stack contains around 100 sheets and I adore the design it is very spare age the quickness of not having to rip the kitchen towel off suited me after my Doctor Who party when my nephew managed to spill a soft drink on my carpet!  No fumbling around trying to tear the kitchen towel off the roll which often results in me knowing more stuff over. And it won't get a soggy bottom ! as it has a waterproof base.


Sometimes when you use kitchen towel for spills or cleaning in all honesty you end up using more than one sheet , but I found with the Ora Kitchen towel that one round sheet was enough.

Ora Kitchen towel is available exclusively from Tesco for £1.89 and it is a purchase I shall be making in the future.

And doesn't the shape of the kitchen towel just scream at you make me into a pretty snowflake ?!

I was sent this stack Of Ora kitchen towel and wasn't told what to right and as such I wasn't influenced in what I wrote.

Also you can't use the Ora Kitchen towel as a giant pencil * prop use only*

Easy Tomato Chicken Pasta

Easy tomato chicken pasta a hearty meal to send you on the way to a good week, no more will we let Monday (insert day of choice) become a down day !

Serves 3-4 people

Ingredients

A punnet of salad tomatoes or big ones 

One onion.

3 - 4 chicken breasts 

2 cloves of garlic.

1 Tea spoon brown sugar.

Fresh herbs

Splosh of wine

Dollop of double cream

Method

Put some pasta of your choice on to cook.

Put the tomatoes and garlic cloves on a baking tray and out into the oven 180c for around 20-25 minutes.

Whilst this is cooking fry a chopped onion in some olive oil add in the brown sugar (put to one side )

Add seasonings to taste 

Slice the chicken and cook in the the same pan as the onions have been in adding more olive oil , cook for around 15 minutes set to one side.

When the pasta is cooked, drain this.

In a suitable bowl blend the tomatoes up adding fresh fired herbs to suit. You can add a table spoon of tomato puree as well.

Add a dollop of double cream

Add a splash of red wine if you choose.


Add in the onions as well.

Add the the tomato mixture to the pasta and warm through, don't forget to add to the chicken to it.

There's No Party Like A #DoctorWho Party!

It's the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who !

Doctor Who beloved by all , everyone has a doctor who is their doctor , mine is Tom  Baker who loved Jelly Babies !

Here we have a fusion of Tom Baker and Matt Smith because " Bow Ties are cool"

The Adipose's party upon Matt Smith's Fez and who can blame them?

They are friendly but I think it was dangerous of them to come to the party !!

Making the Adipose is quite simple but please supervise small children round them.

You'll need large white marshmallows, tiny white ones and cocktail sticks.

1. Break a cocktail stick into two , repeat as necessary .

2. Stick the broken cocktail stick into your large white marshmallow ( being careful of any splintering bits)

3. Stick on the little marshmallows .

4. Finish off with the arms and decorate with an icing tube !

5 . An Adipose just ready to walk away !!

Next was the Dalek cake I brought the mould myself from Lakeland. It was at this point Mr T took over he was in Mary Berry mode. He used her recipe for the cake mix and it worked at the first attempt . Using the cake release product on the silicone mould really helped the cake and as a result no detail was lost.

Jelly tots are useful allies to the daleks didn't you know !

I love how the Adipose lovingly looks up at the Dalek !

But don't blink even for just a minute ...

The daleks name oh that would be Dave!

Christmas Winter Berry Trifle

Summer has gone , Autumn is in its lasting dying throws and winter is on its way but why not settle down with a Christmas Berry Trifle.


Ingredients

500g bag fresh or frozen mixed berries.
4tbsp golden caster sugar.
44tbsp creme of cassis ( or any other berry liquor , or basically anything you fancy putting it , just leave out the drink if you want children to eat it)
250 Madeira cake sliced.
250ml tub mascarpone.
500ml custard.
2tsp vanilla.
284 ml and 142ml pot of double cream.

Method

Put the berries and sugar in a pan and heat gently until the sugar has dissolved. Stir in the cassis and cool slightly.

Put a layer of Madeira cake in the bottom of a large glass trifle dish and spoon over 2/3 of the berry mix ( you might not need all of the liquid)

Beat the mascapone until smooth the gradually beat in the custard and stir in the vanilla. Spoon on top of the cake and berries. Whip the cream to soft peaks and dollop onto the custard. Chill for an hour. Just before serving, spoon over the rest of the berry mix.

Nature The Gallery Edition

You all know much much I adore nature it's in my veins and in my very soul. I find myself saluting magpies and welcoming natures first crispy chill.

Though we are not quite yet in the grips of a bleak mid winter.

If you prepare your soul and heart for winter it can lessen back the chill.

From sunrise rise ....

To sunset you will find me in natures embrace with my head and heart dutifilly found high.