17:00
This is the 2nd baking post out of the 4 I have chosen to share with you in order to celebrate my 2nd Blog birthday! I first learned thi...
This is the 2nd baking post out of the 4 I have chosen to share with you in order to celebrate my 2nd Blog birthday! I first learned this recipe when I was still in school in cooking classes around 7 years ago and it has been a family favourite ever since.
What you need
150g unsalted butter
150g brown sugar
3tbsp golden syrup
300g porridge oats
Preheat the oven to 180°c (gas 4) and grease and line a baking tray
In a saucepan mix the butter and brown sugar together, stir until the sugar has melted but don't let the mixture boil (before you start to see bubbles)
Mix in the golden syrup and take the saucepan off the heat
add the porridge oats to the mixture and mix together
transfer the mixture from the saucepan into the baking tray making sure to fill spread out the mixture
bake the mixture in the oven for around 20-25 minutes or until the flapjacks have turned golden brown
once out of the oven keep the flapjacks in the tray until cool as this will help them to keep their shape and not fall apart whilst cooling
once cooled, remove from the tray and slice up ready to serve and enjoy!
Check back Thursday at the same time for the next recipe post
OR
Check out some of my other baking posts
Chocolate Cookies
Halloween Inspired Cupcakes
Christmas Cookies
Chocolate Cupcakes
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12:00
This is the 4th and final recipe post in my baking week series and today I wanted to share with you a family recipe for Raspberry Buns ...
This is the 4th and final recipe post in my baking week series and today I wanted to share with you a family recipe for Raspberry Buns
What you need
8oz Self Raising Flour
4oz Margerine
4oz Caster Sugar
1 Egg
2oz Jam
What to do...
Preheat oven to 210°C
Sift the flour into a large bowl
cube the butter and rub into the flour mixture using your fingertips
mix in the caster sugar
make a well in the centre of the mixture and add the egg, mixing until the mixture forms a dough
take small amounts and roll into a ball (using extra self raising flour for your hands if necessary)
make small wells in the centre of each ball and add a spoonful of jam of your choice
bake in the oven for 12 mins
set aside to cool on a wire rack before serving
If you enjoyed this post check out some of my other baking posts
Chocolate Cookies
Halloween Inspired Cupcakes
Christmas Cookies
Chocolate Cupcakes
Flapjacks
Mini Cheese Scones
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17:00
This is the 2nd recipe post in my baking week series to celebrate 2 years blogging and today I wanted to share with you the recipe for mi...
This is the 2nd recipe post in my baking week series to celebrate 2 years blogging and today I wanted to share with you the recipe for mini cheese scones, this is a recipe that I found in my mum's old recipe book many years ago and have been obsessed with ever since (although I very rarely have the chance to make them).
What you need
40g Butter/Margarine (chilled)
225g Flour
1tsp Baking Powder
Pinch of salt
25g Grated Cheese
150ml Milk
What to do...
Preheat oven to 220°C/210°C Fan/Gas 7
Sift the flour, baking powder and pinch of salt into a large bowl
cube the butter and rub into the flour mixture using your fingertips
stir in grated cheese
add milk to make a soft dough
place the flour onto a floured surface and roll out until around 2cm thick
cut out small circles using
bake in the oven for 7-8 mins
serve warm or cool depending on preference
Check back Thursday at the same time for the next recipe post
OR
Check out some of my other baking posts
Chocolate Cookies
Halloween Inspired Cupcakes
Christmas Cookies
Chocolate Cupcakes
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17:00
I recently realised that a few weeks ago my blog turned 2! Last year I celebrated by sharing some throwback summer photos from when I was...
I recently realised that a few weeks ago my blog turned 2! Last year I celebrated by sharing some throwback summer photos from when I was younger (you can check out that post here) however this year I wanted to share with you some of my favourite baking recipes that I've found over the years or that have been passed down by family members through the years. The plan is to share a new recipe every other day this week starting today!
This recipe is one of my favourites and it was originally found here
What you need
40g butter/margarine (room temperature)
110g caster sugar
1 egg
1/4tsp vanilla extract
100g plain flour
120ml milk
1 1/2tsp baking powder
20g cocoa powder
What to do...
Preheat oven to 170°C/325°F/Gas 3
Line a 12-hole muffin tin with cases
Mix the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, salt and butter into a bowl until they have a sandy consistency
mix the rest of the ingredients into a jug
slowly pour half of the mixture into the dry mixture and mix on high until smooth being careful not to over mix
spoon into paper cases until 2/3rds full
bake in the oven for 20-25 mins
set aside to cool on a wire rack before decorating
Check back Tuesday at the same time for the next recipe post
OR
Check out some of my other baking posts
Chocolate Cookies
Halloween Inspired Cupcakes
Christmas Cookies
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15:00
On June 25th me and a few others took part in the 2017 Children's Hospice South West Rainbow Run to raise money for Little Harbour ...
On June 25th me and a few others took part in the 2017 Children's Hospice South West Rainbow Run to raise money for Little Harbour (a hospice for children and young people in Cornwall).
Anyone who knows me will probably know that I don't run.. ever and if I ever do you should probably start running too cause something is most probably chasing me! So the thought of actually running 5K was one which in my head was slightly crazy to even think about. I will admit to running at the end though.
The run consisted of various checkpoints where different coloured powder paint was thrown at you and our plan was to get as colourful as possible which I think we succeeded in doing.
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17:00
These past few weeks have been crazy! I was looking back on recent posts on here and realised that its been almost 4 months since I...
These past few weeks have been crazy! I was looking back on recent posts on here and realised that its been almost 4 months since I actually posted anything which is crazy and I think its been the longest amount of time I've ever not posted anything for.
I never actually planned to take a break from blogging however after doing so I realised I needed to, I felt like I wasn't putting my all into every post and I'd kinda lost my love for blogging and why I started in the first place.
After ending up with no phone about a month ago I also ended up taking a short break from Social Media which was ALOT harder than I ever thought it would be however during that time I found myself spending time doing other more active things and not having to worry about posting anything or sharing what I was doing.
After a long time thinking about where I want to go with Wunderlust and the kind of posts I want to post I am finally back! So this is where I want to share with you the most exciting parts of what I've been up to whilst I've been away!
RCS June 8-10
Anyone who's been following me for a while will know that I always post about the annual Royal Cornwall Show (2015 & 2016) and this year is of course no different! As with last year due to work commitments I was only able to go the 1 day (which ended up being the worst weather of all 3 days but that doesn't matter too much).
Changing Jobs
After a long amount of consideration I finally left my old job almost 2 weeks ago, I had spent just less than 3 years working there and I felt it was definitely time for a change! I've only been working in my new job just over 3 weeks but it's definitely a different environment to work in and its a welcoming change!
Looking to the future
Wunderlust has and always will be my own space on the internet and I have a lot of love for it and I want to keep that love moving forward. As I said in my previous post 5 Things Ive Learned From Blogging time away is important and it gives you time to reflect on everything and thats just what I've been able to do! As for when I'm going to be posting I honestly haven't decided on a schedule or anything like that at the moment, I just want to enjoy posting when and if I feel like it.
If you got this far.. well done to you and let me know in the comments.. What's the one thing you're most proud of??
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Although I first created my blog in August 2014, it wasn't until nearly a year later in July 2015 that I properly started blogging pa...
Although I first created my blog in August 2014, it wasn't until nearly a year later in July 2015 that I properly started blogging part-time. Since then I've learned quite a lot, not only about blogging in general but also about myself and it's this information I wanted to share with you today.
Blogging and working part time is hard work!
I honestly don't think I'll ever find that there are enough hours in the day to fit in everything I want to do. So many times after coming home late afternoon the last thing I want to be doing is writing a blog post even though I know that I'll regret it later if I don't have anything to post that week. It's because of this that no matter how much planning ahead I could do I will probably never be someone who posts a new blog post every day. (apart from Blogmas.. but so far that's never ended well for me so who knows).
Hitting publish on a post may never not be terrifying
There are over 70 posts on my blog currently and the act of pressing publish still scares me to this day. Constant thoughts of 'Will anyone actually read this?' and 'Should I have written that?'. Anyone who knows me well will probably know that I overthink pretty much everything I do and blogging I can honestly say it's no different with blogging. I will say however is that post that you're most scared to post? Post it! Some may ignore it, some may hate it but there's always going to be a chance that someone will relate to it, and those people will become the readers that are most loyal to you.
Be Yourself
I can honestly say that this is the most important piece of advice that anyone could ever give you. ALWAYS be yourself, don't spend time posting about something just because it's popular if it's not what you want to write about. It's your own space to truly be yourself so do just that.
Time away is important
Just like any other job or hobby, time away is just as necessary and can help you to reflect on where it is you want to end up. So many times during the Summer and around Christmas when I was busiest with work I found myself staying up until the early hours to write a post that I wasn't fully into just to be able to post something. I decided after some consideration to take a short break from blogging so that I could really focus all of my energy into working out what I wanted from my blog and the kind of content I wanted to create. I normally find myself stepping back and taking time away during the busiest periods at work just to allow myself some down time.
It's one of the best things I've done
I've put so much time and effort into creating and upkeeping my blog and it's such a rewarding feeling to be able to look back at everything I've accomplished in the last year and a bit and just feel proud to call this my little space on the internet.
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