Happy Pancake Day!

With no further delay I present to you the pancake recipe

I will be attempting to toss and catch this evening,

with a dog eagerly waiting my failure to do so.

From my favourite foodie friend’s blog Induldge & Devour

Blueberry Pancakes.

Ingredients:

  • 190g all-purpose flour
  • 35g golden caster sugar, or regular caster
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 medium-large egg
  • 350ml whole milk
  • 30g unsalted butter, melted
  • Squeeze of lemon juice
  • 100g blueberries

Method:

In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add the egg and whisk roughly. Next add the melted butter, milk and lemon juice and whisk roughly again, don’t worry about pockets of flour in your batter. Fold in your blueberries and you’re good to go.

On a medium heat get your frying pan really hot before making your first pancake (ever noticed how your first pancake is usually your worst? I blame it on a frying pan that’s not quite hot enough!).

Lightly oil the pan and use some kitchen paper to distribute it evenly. Pour about half a ladle of batter into the centre of the pan. Once you start seeing little bubbles all over it’s time to flip. Cook on the other side for a little less time, but judge it by eye.

Continue until you’ve used all your batter.

To keep the pancakes warm, place them on a lined baking sheet in a 90°c oven.

HAPPY PANCAKE DAY!

SKx

A Patriotic Post

We all know Britian doesn’t have too much to shout about very often,

so when we do it’s always a goodie.

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I love my country and yesterday was the

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

Marking 60 years from when the Queen came to the throne on 6 February 1952.

To celebrate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee a series of events will be happening across London

from Saturday 2 June to Tuesday 5 June 2012,

which marks the date her coronation took place on 2 June 1953.

The BBC are holding The Diamond Jubilee Concert in her honour.

“On Monday 4 June 2012 there will be a star-studded concert, set against the spectacular backdrop of Buckingham Palace, celebrating Her Majesty The Queen’s 60 year reign. The Diamond Jubilee Concert, produced by the BBC, is going to be one of the most spectacular shows ever staged in the UK. The BBC and music maestro Gary Barlow are bringing together some of the biggest names from the worlds of music, dance and musical theatre – including Shirley Bassey, Alfie Boe, Jools Holland, Jessie J, JLS, Elton John, Tom Jones, Annie Lennox, Madness, Paul McCartney, Cliff Richard and Ed Sheeran.”

There are 5,000 pairs of free tickets being given away to the concert

to get your chance to win a pair of tickets you need to register online here.

(Bear in mind who told you if I don’t manage to get my hands on a  pair of tickets?!)

SKx

Social Media Explained

(@jimshi809)

Azealia Banks

Ok so if you still haven’t heard this girls name I don’t know where you have been!

She’s was named one of the runners up for BBC’s Sound of 2012, set to play at Coachella Festival (which I am still convinced I might have to fly over to), she played alongside Annie Mac at Koko last December, crowned No. 1 of NME’s Cool List, performing at the 2012 NME Awards Show this February at Brixton Academy.. the list goes on!

If you follow her on Twitter @AZEALIABANKS you will know that she got a gig performing at Karl Largerfelds home in Paris not so long ago, in celebration of his new line Karl with a select few friends.

Well I came across a video today of her performing, although he doesn’t seem to be bopping his head along other people do.

Azealia tweeted on a present given to her as a thanks for the party, “Karl Lagerfeld made me a custom jumper a la my mickey mouse jumper from the 212 video! But with his face on it !!!”

Jealous much?! ..because I am!!

SKx

Sanitgold is Back!

I love Santigold so when I heard she has will be releasing a her new album  

Master of My Make Believe this Summer I got excited.

It’s a long over-due follow up to her 2008 debut album Santogold.

You will remember her song The Creator in the V05 Extreme Style Advert

She has just released a video for her newest song from the upcoming album

BIG MOUTH!

If you like Santigold you will love the song instantly, for everyone else it’s probably more of a grower.

The song is produced by one half of Major Lazer; Switch and Buraka Som Sistema

Expect to hear this song at most festivals this summer, you can download the track free from her website:

SKx

FindaProperty.com

Here is the next installment from the new adverstising campaign. Definitely better than the first, “No long ting”

SKx

Favourite Advert of 2012

So FindaProperty.com have launched a new £5million advertising campaign

with the help of Beattie McGuinness Bungay. The advert has actor Ross Green plays nine household

characters across a series of 3 adverts. The first was aired 8th January 2012 during ITV’s Dancing on Ice.

Sheraz Dar, Marketing Director, Digital Property Group, says:

“With all of the property portals expected to be on TV in January, we feel that doing something different will achieve stand out and make homebuyers take notice. So rather than re-running our 2011 ads, or creating a similar execution, we have created something unique”

I think it works, especially launching in January when most people are staying in at the weekends

after the Christmas and New Year period saving money. Check out more at rap.findaproperty.com.

SKx

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

For those of you that might have been partying when it turned 2012 here is the London Firework display:

HAPPY 2012

SKx

What are you bringing to the table, this Christmas?!

7th DECEMBER 2011

If you are seeing me over Christmas for dinner then this is what I will be bringing with me.

Santa Brownies

Now you can make your own to take with you..

Santa Brownies
Ingredients (Serves 12-16):

  • 1 pan of your favorite brownies, cooled and cut into desired size and shape (I used a round cutter)
  • 12-16 small strawberries, cleaned and hulled
  • vanilla-mascarpone buttercream (recipe below)

Mascarpone Buttercream
Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 8 ounces mascarpone cheese, room temperature
  • 2-1/2 to 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • pinch of salt

Directions:
Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat butter and mascarpone cheese until light and creamy, about 2 minutes.  Add vanilla extract and salt.  Add 2-1/2 cups of sugar, half a cup at a time and continue beating until smooth.  Add more sugar, if needed to reach desired consistency and sweetness.

To assemble, pipe a ring of vanilla buttercream on top of each brownie.  Cut off the base of a strawberry so it is flat and place it upside down on each brownie, pushing slightly to secure in place.  Top the tip of the strawberry with a dot of buttercream to finish the santa hat.

SKx

ONE TO WATCH: Azealia Banks

This is a name that is going to be heard everywhere in 2012.

Love her and her style, wish I could have met her whilst I was still in NYC.

Check out her video for upcoming single 212.

SKx

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