Post Christmas Rosti

Is a rösti nothing more than a humble hash brown with an Alpine airs and graces or is this humble potato dish not so humble after all.Will the Swiss have you rattling for your pans , dishes and potatoes?

Ingredients 

Potatoes 

Chopped onion 

Grated carrot 

Grated Paranip

Grated onion 

Method 

Grate the parsnips, potatoes and carrot into a bowl and chill in the fridge for a while.season as needed .

Fry the onion first if you want.

Preheat the oven to about 180 / 200 c

Press as much moisture as you can with tea towels out of the rosti combination

Then press into a rounded oven dish I used a pizza one and cook for about 30 minutes or more checking every 15 minutes or so .

Why You’ll Leave Your Heart In Vienna

Why I love Vienna so much is so many reasons but when you visit there you leave a piece of your heart there so visiting Vienna is the only way to make it whole again.If you want a flavour of Vienna Christmas markets then pop over to this blog post and then get booking your break to either squeeze in a visit this year or next.

My visit to Vienna was last month just at the start of the Christmas markets and just the other day I was watching Greg Wallace and the Christmas markets in Vienna. It was lovely to see all the lights and sparkle again and it makes my local authority lights very tame.

Giant snowman Oooh yes please.

And it’s not only the vibe of the Christmas markets that will lure you back , it is also the stunning architecture and museums.

Fitness At Christmas

I’ve joined the gym at the most bonkers time of year and it’s a council initiative and the only thing I have to pay for is my bus fare.And while some might think that sharing stuff is causing a vulnerability but it is really creating a strength and it brings people together I feel and creates a unity of strength.

The gym I get for a year and I will go once a week and it is out my comfort zone and all this is to get me fit.It is the Olympics next year and I haven’t found my event yet perhaps I could do tea making ?

Awwh yes exercise 

Where you think your muscles are fine 

Then your body goes ohh no

And your muscles go tighter than Superman wearing his pants in a very hot wash

I even used the rowing machine and didn’t knock my teeth out , I have a one to one fitness weigh loss coach and that’s brilliant for me.

Festive Feelings When You’re A Cat

Neighbours said the owner was known for taunting her cat, prior to the fatal attack. And now, the weather.

Harry Potter Lex -GO perfect game for Christmas

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Everyone loves games at Christmas and what better that to combine Harry Potter and a word game , you’ll have so much fun in this super - fast word game and I have seen the TV line up so I’ll be playing this instead with my family.

 

 

Harry Potter Lex-GO! 

Word Game from Waddingtons No1

 

Looking for a game to play with the family this Christmas?

Harry Potter Lex-GO! is the super fast word game that everyone 

can enjoy (whether you're a Harry Potter fan or not)!

 

 

Lex-GO! is one 'L' of a super-fast word game. Race against other players to get rid of all your playing card tiles by creating words, swapping letters and even attacking other players' words. 

 

 

 

In this special Harry Potter Edition of Lex-Go!, there are special spell tiles to increase your chances of winning:

 

 

• EXPELLIARMUS tile allows a player to mess up another player’s tiles

• DEPULSO tile allows a player to banish one of their tiles from the round if they need to

• REVELIO tile allows a player to look at any number of tiles in the draw pile before choosing which to swap

• STUPEFY tile allows a player to freeze another player out the game for 10 seconds

 

 

 

 

In this special Harry Potter Edition the 'POLYJUICE POTION' tile can be any letter 

and you can spell 'SNITCH' to instantly win the round.

 

 

 

 

• RRP £14.99
• Age 8+
• Available at Waterstones, Amazon.co.uk and TheWorks.co.uk