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| meeting my granny |
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| cute Spring time display at the distillery district |
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| eeeww....Daddy!!!!......... |
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| Busy times in our household over the last couple of months our growing girl...& both grandmas visiting which was a lovely treat, so I do feel as though I have neglected my blog! So time to get updating most of these post are catch ups from the last couple of months. |
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| A selection of my latest fabrics |
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| Here is the Recipe for the most delicious Fish Pie you will ever have... Its one of my husbands specialitie's that I would like to share 350g (12oz) each smoked haddock, cod, salmon fillets & smoked salmon, skin on and pin bones removed 1 large bay leaf 1 Red Chilli & 1 Garlic Clove 900ml (1 1/2 pints) milk 800g (1lb 12oz) floury potatoes, cut into cubes 2 tbsp pesto 50g (2oz) butter 225g (8oz) leeks, thinly sliced 1 small onion, thinly sliced 4 spring onions 3 Portobello mushrooms 150ml (1/4 pint) dry white wine 1 tbsp chopped fresh mixed herbs (use parsley, chives and dill) 150g (5oz) cooked peeled prawns 3 tbsp sour cream 2 tbsp flour 2 heaped tbsp toasted breadcrumbs handful of grated cheese sprinkle of parmesan cheese Salt and freshly ground white pepper Step 1. Preheat the oven to 170C (325F), Gas mark 3. Season the haddock, cod and salmon with salt & pepper and place in a roasting tray with the bay leaf and milk. Poach in the oven for 10-15 minutes or until the fish flakes. |
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| Remove the fish from the tray and take off remaining skin. Flake the flesh, checking for any remaining bones. Strain the leftover milk into a measuring jug until you have 600ml (1 pint). Discard the bay leaf. Increase the temperature of the oven to 180C (350F), Gas mark 4. |
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| Melt the remaining butter in a small pan and gently cook the leeks, shallots & onion for about 3 minutes. Add Chilli, Mushrooms & crushed garlic clove & cook for another 3-4 minutes. Pour in the white wine and reduce by half. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Gradually pour in the reserved poaching milk and stir until you have a smooth sauce. Season and reduce the heat. Add the herbs and simmer for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Lastly add the prawns, flaked fish and sour cream and cook for 2 minutes. Be careful not to boil the mixture because the fish will break up and the sauce will go mushy. |
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| Place the potatoes in a large pan of salted water, bring to the boil and cook for 15 minutes or until tender. Drain and return to the pan to dry out a little. Mash the potatoes and beat in half of the butter and half of the pesto. Season well. |
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| Spoon the fish mixture into a 3 litre (5 pint) shallow ovenproof dish and dot with the remaining pesto. Top it with the flavoured mashed potato and sprinkle with the breadcrumbs, cheese & Parmesan. Bake in the hot oven for about 25 minutes or until the top is golden |
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| Scrumptious!!! |
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| On the day I turned 34 I kissed these glorious cheeks as we danced to Katie Perry Firework |
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| I played with these... |
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| did several loads of washing in these... |
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| Sterilized with these.... |
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| squeezed these..... |
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| changed these...... |
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| Pressed these.... |
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| Read these... |
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| & Indulged in this.... |
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| With Isabella now turning 9 weeks old I was looking over our photos we took in Hospital as I cannot believe how quickly this time has passed! This is the sunset from the birthing suite looking over Lake ontario on the Day our Isabella Maeve is born. |
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| 2 Hours after she was born.... |
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| Bath time |
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| Flower Power Baby ! (9 weeks) |
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| I'm loving my new Gap flared jeans...a bargain at $33.00 |
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| Spring dress from H&M |
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| H&M scarf & white peasant top goes great with my flares. |
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| My wonderful husband gave me a gift voucher to go shopping in our local Mall. Since being 5 - 6 months pregnant I had hated going shopping & now that I have the energy again to walk around a shopping Mall I really made use of the spare 2 hours I had to spend it! My First purchase was my Michael Kors watch......I have wanted a watch for a long long time & looked at this one at Christmas I just love the mother of pearl face and the gold plating. |
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| My second purchase is these Prada sunglasses...I love the pink & black and the bendy arms...so happy with my shopping trip! |
