🍰 Homemade Arctic Roll Recipe Ingredients: For the sponge cake: 100 g (½ cup) caster sugar 100 g (¾ cup) plain flour (sifted) 4 large eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract A pinch of salt For the filling: 500 ml (2 cups) of slightly softened vanilla ice cream 3–4 tbsp seedless raspberry jam Extras: Icing sugar […]

🥘 Mince and dumplings – full recipe ✅ Ingredients: For the mince: 500 g beef mince 1 large onion, diced 2 carrots, sliced 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 tablespoons of tomato purée 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 beef stock cube (or 400 ml beef stock) 400 ml boiling water (if using a stock cube). 1 […]

Classic homemade lasagne al forno recipe Serves: 6–8 Prep: 30 min Cook: 1 h 30 min Bake: 40 min 🥩 For the ragù (meat sauce): 2 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 carrot, finely chopped 1 celery stick, finely chopped 500 g minced beef (or a mixture of beef […]

🥗 1980s-style salad plate recipe Ingredients (serves 2–3): Protein and main items:  4–6 slices of cooked ham, rolled 1 medium pork pie (cut in half or served whole) 2 hard-boiled eggs, halved, with the yolk mixed with a little mayonnaise or salad cream Optional extras: 1 handful of imitation crab sticks or seafood cocktail. Fresh […]

Are you tired of expensive skincare treatments and products full of chemicals? Social media is abuzz with an unusual yet intriguing beauty hack: Mixing garlic with Vaseline. But what effect does this combination actually have on your skin? In this article, we’ll explore the pros and cons of this viral DIY skincare trick. If you’re […]

🥓 Classic bacon butty recipe ✅ Ingredients: 2 soft white bread rolls (or thick slices of white bread) 6–8 rashers of smoked back bacon (or streaky bacon if you prefer it crispier). Butter (generously spreadable, preferably salted) Optional extras: ketchup, brown sauce or mayonnaise. 🔪 Instructions: Prepare the bacon: Heat a frying pan or grill […]

Ribeye steak, baked macaroni cheese and salad. 🥩 Pan-seared ribeye steak with garlic and rosemary Ingredients: 2 ribeye steaks (1–1.5 inches thick) 1 tablespoon of olive oil 1 tablespoon of butter 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary or thyme Salt and freshly cracked black pepper (to taste). Instructions: Bring to room temperature: […]

Goodbye, Boring Soup Bowls — Hello, Vintage Soup Pot! There’s something magical about stumbling upon a hidden treasure at a yard sale. Last weekend, I traded my plain, everyday soup bowls for something far more exciting — a stunning vintage soup pot! With its charming, old-world design and just the right amount of rustic character, […]

Pinto Beans  and Cornbread ❤️ 🥣 Pinto beans with smoked meat Ingredients: 1 lb (450 g) of dried pinto beans (or two cans, drained and rinsed).  6–8 cups of water or low-sodium chicken broth 1 medium onion, chopped 3 cloves of garlic, minced 1 smoked ham hock, smoked turkey leg or ~1 cup of diced […]