LEEK AND POTATO SOUP

Recipe

2 leeks medium

130g potato half sweet and half plain

Little cream

1 onion

Salt and pepper

2 garlic cloves

2 pint veg stock

Method:

1.Cut all the veg small.

2.Start to fry all the veg until starting to soften (couple of minutes).

3.Add the veg stock and simmer until the veg has softened.

4.Blend until smooth then add the cream and salt and pepper to taste.

Fiz :D x

THE BAKING STARTER KIT

Hi,

So i have never seen a blog post about this so i thought i shall be the one.I mean i could be totally wrong but maybe one of you has always wanted this and i help you and that will be totally worth it.

These are in no particular order:

A SPATULA

This scrapes all the mix from the bowl,meaning you one don't waste ingredients and two don't make your self ill from eating raw cake mix,i know kill joy but eat it when it is actually safe.Also things are so much easier to clean with one of these tools.

A LARGE MIXING BOWL

You only ever really need one big mixing bowl to start with you can always use normal breakfast bowls if you ever need anymore.

GEL FOOD COLOURING

You barely ever can a use for liquid food colouring so you are much better off getting gel colouring and if you ever have a need for a liquid version you can always add a slight bit of clear alcohol or water to thin it out a little bit.Gel is a better formulation as you don't change the texture of the product you add it to.These Dr Oteker ones are good for any home baker.

HAND MIXER

This will save your arms and time because some recipes such as meringue is a real big pain without this and your probably will never get the air incorporated you need.

SQUARE AND ROUND TIN

I would personally go for a 8 inch of both sizes but i mean it is totally up to you and it depends on the amount of people you have to bake for.This will definitely build up as time goes on.Also a tip is the silicone versions are much easier to de-mould afterwards but you must make sure to let your cake completely cool before removing from the silicone tins .

BAKING SHEET

If you have this you can make anything that is not like a cake such as biscuits,meringues,honeycomb,pastry treats.I would only get the metal version of this as the sturdiness comes in handy.

PARCHMENT PAPER

This is important because you need to line you tins so that your baked goods don't stick because that a waste of money,time and effort.You could also use this to make piping bags which can be used to decorate cakes and cookies.It can also be called greaseproof paper but try and get the white one as i have always found that to be the most sturdy type.

Thank you for reading and remember you can follow me on bloglovin to be notified every time i post a new blog .

Fiz :D x

THE ROUND UP:2014

Hi,
So i have been doing this for a year now.That seems absolutely ridiculous to me,i cannot believe it has been that long since i decided to write how i feel and release it to the world.

I had two resolutions this year,one was to blog every week ...hum...hum.So maybe that lacked a bit but for most of the year and did quite good.I feel i wrote posts that made people think and spread awareness over certain issues and i personally am very proud of myself.

My second resolution was to take a photo every day of myself and see how i change because i don't think my looks change very much.I have done except for i realized somehow i missed the 20th june but oh well,i basically did it nearly.I am happy to report i literally have not changed at all this year,looks wise,

One thing i am the most happy about this year is that i have come out of my shell a bit more,have stuck up for myself and have become more confident in myself.There is still a long way to go with these but i am getting there.

Thank you for reading this year and i hope you carry on next year.

Fiz :D x

TEA CUPCAKES

Hi,

So the other day i really wanted to make some tea flavored cupcakes because i haven't baked in ages but doctor who was on soon and i was sort of rushing at the end and they turned out looking a bit amiture but i could of made them look a lot better with a bit more time.So i'm sure you would too.

Anyway on with the recipe because they tasted great...

Ingredients:

• 235g Butter
• 235g Brown sugar
• 235g Self raising flour
• 3 Eggs
• 1Tsp Vanilla extract
• 3 Tea Bags
• 5 tbsp Milk
• 1tsp baking powder

Equipment:

• Big bowl
• 2 Big spoons
• Measuring spoons
• Measuring scales
• Electric whisk
• Saucepan
• Spatula

Method:

1. Heat the milk and tea bags together gently until the milk has slightly changed colour.
   
2. Next cream the sugar and margarine together until pale and fluffy.
   
   
   
   
3. Then,add the eggs a little at a time and whisk between adding each bit.If it starts to split add a little of your measured flour.
   
   
   
   
4. Once all the egg is added add the flour and baking powder and fold through with the spatula in a figure 8.
   
5. Next add 3tbsp of the infused milk and mix.
   
6. Next evenly distribute between the chosen cases and bake for 15 minutes in a oven at gas mark 5.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. When out of the oven leave to cool for 15 minutes.
   
8. While they cool make icing by adding the remaining milk to 100g of icing sugar.
   
9. Finally add the icing to the cupcakes and add any toppings you like.
   
   
   
   

So as you can see i rushed at the end but up until then they looked nice and in the end they tasted so nice.

I hope you enjoyed and maybe have a go yourself .Thanks for reading.

Fiz :D x