Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts

Monday, 12 October 2015

10 Minute Meals: (Un)Healthy Salad

Hey hey lovely people!



The best thing about blogging again after a major blogging drought (sorry about that by the way) is having what I'm now referring to as bloggers eye.

Seriously, even the smallest things now make me think 'You know what, this could totally be a post'.

Well, that's what happened today.

Let's set the scene:

Picture a wild, hungry Jade, stepping into the kitchen in anticipation of a quick yet super yummy lunch.

Now, I've had an on-off cold for about three weeks now, so I wanted something healthy, in the desperate hope that I'll be able to breathe through my nose again. One issue though: ain't nobody got time to compromise on yumminess!

Ladies and gentleman, I present the 10 minute (un)healthy salad!


Ingredients are:

Thursday, 18 December 2014

Blogmas Day 17 - Degustabox


Hey hey lovely people! Apologies for yet another delay in posts! I've just spent the past two days prepping my usually messy room for the new windows that are being fitted tomorrow! 

So, yesterday, my Degustabox was delivered, and I thought I'd share the contents with you today, though not literally, Jade doesn't share food.

Now, seeing as I usually take my photos on my makeup table, which has to be moved at the moment because it's right by my window (Natural lighting though?), we have a new photo background! Enjoy!



So first up, we have Popchips! I can't remember if I've tried these before, or if I'm getting them confused with the Special K crisps, but either way, they looks yummy!

They're not fried or baked, as the tag line says, they're simply cooked with heat and pressure. Wow, magic!

Not only that, but they have half the fat of fried crisps, fewer calories and contain no artificial colours or flavours.   


I really cannot tell you how excited I am to try these biscuits!

Now, my most favourite Degustabox discovery has been the 'Pick Up' biscuits, which are also made my Bahlsen. If they taste as good as them, pray for me, because I will be eating my entire body weight in biscuits!

What I love about these though is that they're actually available in larger supermarkets, like Asda and Tesco. So if you like these, you won't have to go into some speciality shop to find them! YASSSS!


When I saw this package, I immediately thought it said Eat China, therefore assuming it was some healthy kind of porridge. Yeah, bit different!

These are a combination of oats, chia and fruits. Now, I know what you're thinking; what is chia?

Don't worry, I had a google and I still don't really know! As far as I'm concerned, it's some kind of super food seed that is pretty darn good for you! 


Next up is some some green tea by Pukka.

Now, I've never tried green tea, but my mum loves the stuff, which is why this is now hers! Presents for all! 

Plus, it's lemon too!


Another reason why I think I've been living in a cave for most of my life; I've never tried Marmalade.

As far as my mind is concerned, marmalade is simply orange jam, though nobody dares to say it, so I'm guessing that I'll like this.

Plus, it has a cute little jar too! How fabulous!


Curry, another reason to back up my living in a cave theory. For years, I thought that I had a weak tolerance for spicy foods. Turns out, I can tolerate them pretty well, though that doesn't exactly mean I enjoy them! Forever a Korma girl!

Nevertheless, this little kit, with a sauce, spices and oil, looks pretty nifty! Plus, they claim that with this, you can cook a meal in 20 minutes. Challenge accepted!


It's garlic infused, therefore I'm gonna LOVE it. Seriously, my love for garlic is pretty frightening.

It's only 1 calorie per spray! (Which I will admit, does freak me out! If it doesn't have the regular calorie amounts of oil, what are they taking away and what are they replacing it with?) 

Either way, it's garlic, so I'm forever biased!


Ahh, I love how you're all probably reading this and cringing. For me, this brings hope.

Now, I'm like some human taste detector or something. Seriously, I'm a self diagnosed super taster because I can taste flavours super strong, meaning that 

a) I HATE fizzy drinks, they feel horrible
b) I can taste the alcohol in ANY drink, which is why alcoholic drinks taste disgusting to me

So, the prospect of non alcoholic wine excites me, though, my Irish roots are probably weeping right now!


Last, but not least, we have these mixers, which I can assure you are not going to be used as mixers. Wow, I'm such a reckless student right?!

Seriously though, these drink flavours seem really yummy, like cucumber and apple. Seriously, they should make these as juices or something. 



So, that's it for this months Degustabox! If any of you are interested in trying this out, help a gal out and use my unique link here

Using that link will give you £3 off your first box! Fab, or should I say, YUM!




Question of the post! Out of all of these products, which one do you wanna try the most? Let me know in the comments below!


As always, thank you so much for reading & I hope you have a lovely day!



Lots of Love




Friday, 5 December 2014

Blogmas Day 5: My Hot Drink Of Choice



Hey hey lovely people!

Considering I have a 'Food' tab on my blog, I thought it was about time that I started to use it, so over Blogmas, expect more foodie posts.

Today though, I'm gonna let you in on a little secret....I only visit Costa during the winter.

Yup, little old Jade here doesn't like coffee, tea, or hot drinks on most occasions to be fair, but Costa's White Hot Chocolate is the only exception to this rule.

You see, when the hot chocolate Gods above created white hot chocolate, they didn't ever dream that it'd taste this good.


Or look this cute either! (yes, I'm a large cup girl!)

The hot chocolate is super creamy but, wait for it, not only does it have cream on top...IT HAS SAUCE TOO!!

On paper, this drink sounds like it hate it, I mean let's look at this:

  • Cherry Sauce - I HATE cherry, it reminds me of Marzipan.
  • It's hot. I still don't understand how people can enjoy drinking hot drinks. Burns people!!
  • I'm weird in that I don't really think of hot drinks as 'drinks'. By that, I mean that after you've drank it, you don't really feel quenched, it's more foody, like soup.


Honestly, it was so good that I drank it within 10 minutes. Also, shout out to whoever made the quick cooling Costa cups. You're my hero!

So yeah, this is the time of year that I shun Starbucks in favour of good old Costa. Post winter though, I won't step foot in there!



So guys, what's your favourite winter drink? Let me know in the comments below!

As always, thank you so much for reading & I hope you have a lovely day!



Lots of Love




Sunday, 19 October 2014

Latest Obsession: Fuel Juice Bar

Hey hey lovely people! Today's post is food related, but hear me out. What if I told you that there's something healthy that tastes super yummy? Exactly! Prepare to meet my latest obsession, Fuel Juice Bars.

                    


Fuel Juice Bars sell smoothies and juices in different locations all across the UK, but have recently

Friday, 12 September 2014

Degustabox Review - August 2014


Lovely people!!! It's been too long! One thing beneficial that has come out of this major hiatus is that I now have a regular sleeping pattern! You heard that right! So, as promised, here's my Degustabox review! 



Okay, so my package was delivered by a parcel service which I can't for the life of me remember, but I'm 95% certain it was Parcel Force. It arrived around the beginning of September, which I was surprised at, seeing as I thought I'd get it around halfway through the month. I can happily say that not one thing in the box was damaged!


Thursday, 4 September 2014

Monthly Favourites - August




Hey hey lovely faces! First up, I have to apologise for not blogging in 11 days! Wowzas! Fortunately, I have a few posts in the creation right now! So sit back, relax, and enjoy my favourite things from the month of August!


Monday, 4 August 2014

Monthly favourites - July 2014





Hey hey lovely faces! A few days late with this post, but forgive me, it was my birthday! So here we go, here's my monthly favourites for July! 

Sunday, 13 July 2014

June Favourites



Hey lovely faces! It's been a while, how are you all?

Well right now it’s 24 degrees and sunny in Wales (I know right? I’m surprised too!) and I’ve finally gained the motivation to do another blog post. So, since the last time I wrote a blog post was in March,  I felt it necessary to give you all an extra special, jam-packed, monthly favourites post. Enjoy!

First up is Lush's 'Let The Good Times Roll' cleanser.