Pinspiration Christmas Style

By lucie Posted in Uncategorized

Christmas Pinboard

As I have been working on my Christmas From Scratch ebook for a few weeks now, I have been getting into the holiday spirit earlier than usual. This presented a slight problem as I was thinking about Christmas from October – very early in my opinion. You don’t wan’t to rush into the holiday spirit too soon otherwise you end up being a little bored with it by mid December. But now it’s December you have every excuse to embrace the impending holidays whole heartedly. Earlier this week we made decorations and put up our tree – very exciting! One of my favourite activities has been creating my pinboard for inspiration for our house and recipes – I thought I would share it with you in case you are stuck for some ideas.
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Christmas From Scratch is here!

By lucie Posted in Entertaining

Hopefully you will have noticed a new addition to my menu. Look… up there!

Christmas From Scratch Cover copy

Sufficite to say Christmas From Scratch the ebook is finally ready for you to download. I know … I took my time. But seeing as we are now in December there is no excuse not to be ultra Christmassy. So if you are stuck for ideas for food, presents, decorations, cards, wrapping, this list goes on… Why not be inspired by what I have been up to in the last few weeks and get crafting your perfect Christmas.
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas……. From Scratch

By lucie Posted in Making

About 8 weeks ago I realised Christmas would soon be upon us. A little early I know for the end of September but – I was right wasn’t I – time just flies!

Anyway I was getting excited about the upcoming holiday and decided that there really is no better time to dip your toe in the From Scratch pool than Christmas. With all of the cards, decorations, food and gifts floating about there is so much opportunity to have a go at making a few things for yourself. Whether its the odd mince pie, an extra special Christmas card, or a pair of hand made socks the things that you make at Christmas really make a difference.
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Simple Suppers: Warm Winter Salad

By lucie Posted in Recipes Tagged ,

Today I fancied both something fresh, warming and above all healthy. Not always an easy combination, warming and healthy yes – you make soup, fresh and healthy – you make some sort of light veg dish. However the three combined always seems to throw me into somewhat of a muddle.

Nevertheless today I think I might have cracked it. Warm salad!
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Tis the season to eat…. Squash

By lucie Posted in Recipes Tagged ,

Well if my last post wasn’t autumnal enough for you be prepared to be bombard with food warmth that can only mean shorter days, rainy evenings and heart warming food.

Despite this week being ridiculously busy – I have been working on an extra special From Scratch Project for Christmas( details coming soon), I made sure I spent sometime making a warming treat to bring a bit of extra loving to my busy days. A few weeks ago I had a slice of pumpkin pie. Since then have been obsessing over root vegetables of all kinds.
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Simple Suppers: Now it is Autumn

By lucie Posted in Recipes Tagged ,

I am not sure when it officially becomes autumn, but for me it’s the change from craving light refreshing suppers to yearning for warming stews and rich flavoured delights. That has certainly been the case this week.

The rain has been falling, it has been freezing outside and all I really fancy doing is cuddling up on the sofa with a cup of tea and warm toast. Unfortunately that is not a sustainable diet, so other options must be found to help sooth our souls as the wind picks up and the evenings grow dark.

This week I decided to turn a classic summer dish, risotto, into a warming autumn treat.
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Banish the Bland

By lucie Posted in Recipes Tagged ,

I just wanted to write a quick post about why you would eat From Scratch.

The other day I went out for dinner ( I know, not From Scratch – but there is a point so bare with me)

I ordered a fairly simple noodle dish which I received and did taste very nice, but it didn’t really have flavour it was just nice (I think perhaps It might have been the msg) anyway the point the food tasted nice but it was beige. No other colour just beige. It supposedly had about 10 ingredients in it – all of them apparently were beige. Now essentially there is nothing wrong with it, as I said it tasted nice but that was it.
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Simple Suppers: Peperonata

By lucie Posted in Recipes Tagged ,

Now I have lied a bit in the subject line because I didnt actually have it for supper. This was todays lunch. But it was a lovely warm and filling lunch so as far as I am concerned it counts as supper, obviously I will still be eating supper, but you get the picture.

Peperonata has been on my list of dishes to try for a while now. SO when I came back from the gym starving, I did what any sensible person would do and had a banana.


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