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Mississippi mud pie ladies? @oopsybh @lulubrummie #ladiesnight #chocolaterequired #christmasiscoming #friends #sundaynights #mississippimudpie

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3km run and 35 minutes pilates session completed and the knee appears to be holding up. Celebrated with one of my favourites, veggie ramen. I decided to give the tumeric latte a go after all the health benefits I've read it has. I can confirm it did not disappoint. It tasted like eggnog! #healthylunch #postworkoutmunchies #ramen #asianfood #tumericlatte #tuesdaylunch #dontgetthisatwork

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It time for the mother in law's halloween come dine! Let's do this Zero dog!

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Pumpkins ready to be carved @edward.jones.63 Trust us to go full on with the Disney theme. #pumpkincarving #pumpkins #halloween #toystoryalien #cheshirecat #gettingarty #notscary #disney #lovedisney

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Breakfast this morning was a carb free affair. #my2favs #baconmakeseverythingbetter #avocadoandlime #bestbreakfast #strongcoffee #onetoomanywinesneedsagoodbreakfast

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5 mile circular walk with friends, children and a dog means a well deserved beverage by the river #pershorecircular #woodwalking #wine #beer #hophouse #pinot #friends #exercise #sundayactivity #pershore #starinn #riverside

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Mint chocolate cookies courtesy of Nigella #bakingwithkids #chocolate #cookies #mintchocolatecookies #nigellalawson #nigellaexpress #thisisnodietday #alittlebitofwhatyoulove

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So this week has been all about healthy food, good carbs, steady exercise and no booze.... why?.... because tomorrow me, my hubby and a few friends are all heading to the Leamington 10k Wolf Run. Am I excited? Yes. Am I scared? Yes. Am I 100% excited about the celebratory meal and night out at Hanbao Worcester? Hell Yes! Bring on all you've got Leamington! We're coming for you.... 5 men and little lady are taking you down!!

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It's a pre-run no booze Friday so instead of a glass of wine I decided to treat myself to a homemade curry. This is a Korma from the Hairy Bikers Great Curries book pepped up with my favourite naga chilli flakes! #curryfriday #indianfood #hairybikers #greatcurries #nagachilli #chickenkorma

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Today's blue cheese, bacon and broccoli pasta with kale, parsley and cashew pesto #carbloading #healthyhomemade #pesto #pestolover #baconmakeseverythingbetter #stilton #italianfood #comfortfood #foodblogger #foodblog

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Honey Cornbread Cupcakes from my new Hummingbird Bakery book #lifeissweet #cupcakes #cake #bakingwithkids #someonewantedsprinkles #newcaketin

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Birthday cakes for work today. My favourite Guiness and Chocolate cake with a helping of homemade Peanut Butter Fudge with edible glitter for the non chocolate eater in the office @tobys_tales_insta #workcakes #staciebakes #guinesscake #fudge #peanutbutterfudge #edibleglitter #workbirthdays

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Day 2 of my 'it's nearly my birthday so I'm off the wagon all week' diet. Asian beef burgers with soy marinated mushrooms and courgettes, five spice mayo, plum and ginger sauce and my fav polenta chips (again I know!) #asianflavours #americanfood #burgers #brioche #fivespice #fries #favouritefood #foodblogger #foodporn #foodblog

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Keeping it healthy so far this Saturday...... Probably because I'm planning on falling off the wagon later 😀 #mackrelsalad #honeymustarddressing #gooseberrychutney #beetrootchillichutney #rubygrapefruit #chiaseeds.... now is it nearly wine and crisp o'clock?

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Making the most of the in laws plums with a walnut meringue and boozy cinnamon baked plums. #fridaybaking #busymumscookbook #nutrecipe #lovepavlova

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So for the past 4 years my husband and I have challenged ourselves to cook new recipes we wouldn’t normally choose by playing what we like to call ‘the cookbook challenge’.

Yesterday we set out to find out what we should challenge ourselves to next. The rules are simple. Pick 3 cookbooks and number them 1 to 3 in your head. Pick another 3 cookbooks and number them 4 to 6 in your head.

Ask your partner to choose a number between 1 and 3. Whichever book they choose, they must cook a 3 course meal from that book.

Then ask your partner to pick a number between 4 and 6 and then get them to select a page number. Whatever they choose they must cook.

This time round I ended up with pork belly in pink champagne and passionfruit sauce from the Storecupboard Cookbook. I’m also due to cook a 3 course meal from Jamie’s 30 minute meals.

The hubby is doing an Incredible Spice Men 3 courser and drunken pears from the Good Housekeeping cookbook.

We love these little challenges as it pushes us to cook things out of our comfort zone. Last time I ended up attempting Paul Hollywood’s doughnuts…. Probably the trickiest thing I’ve tried so far but I was chuffed I managed it!

We now have a month to get cracking with ideas for our 3 coursers so stay posted for photos!

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On Friday I made this Strawberry Mousse cake from my good old Marks and Spencer ‘1 cake, 100 recipes’ book. As always the all in one sponge method worked a treat and I even managed to successfully saw the sponge in half.

The mousse bit was simple too. Puree the strawberries. Melt gelatine in orange juice. Whip cream and then mix everything together….. simples.

Getting the base sponge back into the tin was tricky but I managed it. Trouble was that during cooking as is common with sponges, it had shrunk away from the sides. This meant that when I poured the mousse on top, it ran straight down the sides instead of sitting neatly. I pressed ahead and plonked the top sponge on top of the mousse and refrigerated.

Once solid, I melted redcurrant jelly, poured on top and chilled again.

Whilst it does look a little messy around the sides, and it refuses to come off the base (story of my baking life), it does taste amazing.

A must try recipe if you can cope with the lack of perfection!

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