Making organic almond milk

I LOVE milk!  And I don’t think I would ever (never say never) completely remove whole milk from my dieet however I don’t mind starting to use alternatives in my healthy baking.  So last night I’ve made this week’s almond milk. Here are a few photos of the process.

Love cats

I love cats!  I had my first kitten when I was 6 years old.  The longer I have cats the more they become like children in my home. Currently I have 2 British shorthair cats who has move continents and back with me.

Home made ‘goodies’

I’ve always loved baking!  My first memory of baking was helping my mom baking a huge amount of cookies for our summer holiday at the sea in South Africa. My favourite is healthy banana nut muffins.  I think my hubby’s favourite is still my hot caramel pudding with custard. Both my kids have their favourites and…

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Sugar craft books

A couple of weeks ago I was asked to create some cupcake toppers for a writing group.  I’ve decided to try and make some books. I had great fun making 12 small books for the cupcakes and could not believe how easy and quick it was to do.  The response was great as everyone seemed…

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Crocheting Rose Granny Squares

I’ve taken up another hobby.  This time I am teaching myself to crochet.  It is taking a bit longer than I expected but I am really enjoying it.  I’ve decided to make a blanket from granny squares and as I haven’t done this before I had to try a few different types before I managed…

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Beginners Pottery

One thing I’ve always wanted to do was pottery. I’ve been keeping an eye open for pottery classes and towards the end of 2014 I spotted beginners Pot throwing classes at the Plymouth College of Art and I managed to snatch up a space. This pottery throwing course offered the opportunity to learn the basic skills…

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