I’ve been using Mexican Seasoning with abundance lately, I can’t get enough of it. We’ve been having a lot of BBQs and it’s sensational as a rub on all meats and I have been whipping up a lot of Mexican dishes requiring it (cue: Mexican Street Corn and Chopped Mexican Salad). I just can’t bring myself to buy it when surely, with my excessive collection of herbs and spices, I have all the base ingredients? Besides, it’s dead easy and you’ll save yourself some pennies! Here’s my Mexican seasoning recipe. Enjoy! (more…)
Mexican Street Corn
We went to Napier’s Mexi Mama restaurant recently and ordered their “street style” corn on the cob (‘Elote del Mercado’). Holy moly Batman: There’s one of the best mouthfuls of 2013 right there! All the food we ordered was fantastic, but this was the highlight of the meal. So, naturally, being the inquisitive and cheeky foodie that I am, I’ve been trying to replicate this at home and here’s what I’ve come up with. Oh, I’m so pleased it’s corn season! (more…)
Milani Brow Fix Kit – Review
You know how I bang on about doing your eyebrows all the time? And you know how I love finding new budget friendly beauty products that do a good job? Well, I’ve discovered a new ripper of a product, found at… Drum roll, my local Dollar King shop! Introducing Milani’s Brow Fix Brow Kit. (more…)
Plum, Almond and Vanilla Bircher Muesli
We’ve come home from holiday and our plum tree has positively exploded, so there’s no prizes for guessing what we are eating in abundance at the moment! (more…)
My favourite things – December
Here’s a round-up of my favourite beauty foodie things for December! (more…)
Chicken Koftas with Minty Yogurt Dressing
Tasty, quick, everyone loves ’em, cook them indoors or outside (fire up your BBQ), these koftas tick all the boxes I’m looking for in a dinner! (more…)
Su (Makeover using the Naked Palette)
Meet Su. New Mum of one of the most gorgeous babies I’ve seen in a long time, talented marketing whizz kid (she designed my Beauty Foodie logo) and a great friend.
I wanted to do a look using the pinky/purple hues from my new Naked palette and Su, with her gorgeous blue eyes was the perfect model to showcase the colours (oh heck, and blue eyes makes a nice change from seeing my brown eyes all the time, right?)
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10 ways with leftover Christmas Ham
I should have posted this yesterday, but things have been a little crazy around here and time has simply run away on me!
Anyhow, if, like us, you have leftover ham from Christmas in your fridge, chances are you could be getting a little sick of ham sandwiches and ham and salad. Here’s a quick list of uses for leftover Christmas Ham to get your creative juices flowing! (more…)
