10 things you might not know about me

I seen a few blog peeps do this post so I thought for a bit of fun I'd do the same:

1. I cannot stand peppers. In my house they are called dirty peppers and must not be near any food that I consume.

2. I went to a boarding school from age 13-18. It is not like Harry Potter but still a lot of fun. One christmas we hung tampons on the christmas tree and our house matron went craaaaaaaaaaazy. Sorry Mrs Steenkamp!!!

3. If I win the lottery I'd set up a bunny sanctuary to look after unwanted bunnies.

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4. When I was 8 I had a rabbit and my sister had a guinea pig. They lived together and one day we married them. We got my dad's wheelbarrow dressed it with mums net curtains and that was their wedding car. I was the vicar.

5. I run my own cupcake business www.jesssicascupcakes.com and one day i'd love to have a small shop front selling coffee, my cakes and have bookshelves of books for people to pop in and chillax.

6. My favourite films are The Wizard of Oz, Breakfast at Tiffany's and The Muppet Christmas Carol.

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7. Me and my sister thought we could fly like Mary Poppins so would jump of our climbing frame with an umbrella hoping to fly. I think I broke a toe.

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8. Me and Phil are weird. Yes we usually make up random words and use them for various things. The thing is they catch on and our circle of friends and family now use it in their vocab. The best one is one of Phil's. "Shabady bab bab" Or "shab" "shib shab shoo" "shib nab" and on. Yes we are weird...

9. If I could visit anywhere in the world I'd go to see Father Christmas in Lapland. I'm a serious christmas freak. I love it. Love it love it. I suppose I best wait until we have kids to visit Father Christmas thou...

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10. I admire bloggers like The Fitnessista, CarrotsNCake, HEAB who blog multiple times a day. Wish I could. I do try to do a post once a day but it's more like a few times a week.

logs on the fire

Hi guys,

Posting from my blackberry again so sorry about the pics all being at the top!

As you know I had my breakfast cookie for breakie this morning. Missed those bad boys, so made another for tomorrow :-) Check out fitnessista.com for details on the breakfast cookie.

First this morning I chased another mouse round the house- 4 in 24 hours!!! Molly is bringing mice in but alive so the little things are running around! Nightmare. We now control the cats going in and out so they can have a "search" before they come in!!!

I had a reflexology session this morning which was nice a relaxing. I've never had it before so wasn't sure what to expect but I really enjoyed it.

Then I had cuppies to deliver then my mum came round for a cuppa and a chat. Nice :-)

For snackage I had a protein bar and lots of herbal tea- a moment of calm.

Lunch was long due and I hadn't sorted anything so grabbed some honey on granary toast. Sorry no pic.

Dinner was healthy but a nice treat- pork belly with balsamic onions and scallops. Yum!!! Pic came out too dark on the crapberry!

We lit the fire tonight and it was nice and toasty and I roasted some marshmallows too :-)

One of the other pics is my new snazzy lunch box.

I'm just planning next weeks meals then off to bed!!!


Jess xx
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Sorry for not posting

Guys, sorry i've not posted this week. With being ill well i was busy being ill!! Feeling loads better now and just left with a annoying cough! Nice

Today has been a good day as I've got lots done. After a nice little lay in I went to Lakeland to get some supplies to make my christmas hampers. As money is tight this year I'm making up big hampers with lots of homemade goodies. They will include: Cranberry & Orange Vodka (made today), Blackberry and Apple jam, spiced poached pears, cookies, red onion chutney, homemade chocolates, brownie mix jars and lots more! I'll post pics as I make them. I did the vodka today but it's stewing with the orange and cranberries for 2 weeks before I put it in bottles so i'll take a pic then.

I then had to do about 40 cupcakes for different orders and I had a couple round this evening to try sample cupcakes and to discuss designs for their wedding. All good fun!

Food wise for break fast I had the good old weetabix, lunch was tomato soup and a slice of granary bread and dinner is Lightened Up Chicken Parmasan alla How Sweet it is.

I've also made my breakfast cookie alla The Fitnessista for the morning. For my version I added oats, chocolate protein powder, peanut butter, mixed seeds, 1/2 mashed banana, few choc chips and a pinch of cinnamon- can't wait until morning!!!!

I lost another 2lbs this week. Really chuffed as I had to give up weight watchers as we can no longer afford it so doing it on my own!!! I want to lose another stone by xmas so need to kick it up. Not done any exercise with being ill so once this cough has gone i'll jump back on that horse.

Peridot mentions I need more pics of Poppy! I'll try and get some more up of the rascals soon. Only prob is with the move I can't find my camera charger so using my blackberry for pics and it's rubbish as it has no flash! Me and Phil really need to finish unpacking as i'm missing so much stuff!!!!

Here is a pic of our new house and our view! So nice living on a farm!

Right i'm offski.

Mucho Love

Jessxx

Yuk- I'm ill!

I've got a rotten cold. Started a couple of days ago and got worse. Didn't get any sleep last night through coughing and runny nose. Poor Phil don't think he got much sleep either. Hate being ill as It's always when you have loads to do and you don't feel like doing it because you are ill! Well today i've decorated a giant cupcake I needed to do. Just need to bake 30 cupcakes ready for tomorrows cupcake class. I really wish I didn't have a class tomorrow so I could sleep! But hey ho, I'll live.

Here is the Giant Cupcake. Lemon Flavour. Pic is taken with blackberry so not very good!

I'm in the process of making a chicken noodle soup to help make me feel better. I've bunged it all sorts as most of the things have good antioxidants in them: garlic, pepper, chicken breast, buckwheat noodles, grated ginger, little lemon zest, chopped carrot.. didn't have celery so missed that out. Going to up the water and green tea. And there is this drink I make Phil when he's poorly, it's called Greeners get well soon drink! Lol. It has brandy, manuka honey, gated lemon zest, grated ginger, slice of lemon, lemon juice, hot water. Nice!!!

My Chicken Noodle soup

Not sure what i'll do for dinner, depends how I feel but Tuna Puttanesca bake is on the menu.

Right I'm off to have my soup then a little sleep I think. Got "Did you hear about the Morgans?" on DVD so may watch that in bed!

xx

Cakin crazy

Hi guys, sorry for not posting for a few days. Had my best friends wedding at the weekend. Was sooo lovely and Catherine was gorgeous. I've attached a pic of her, me and Rachel (her sis). Food- well I wasn't being good. buffet food the friday night, cooked breakie on Sat and sun!!!

I've done loads of baking this week. Yesterday was caramel cupcakes and today was chocolate orange cupcakes. Yesterday I also did a cupcake class. Attached a pic of the cakes I thought them how to make.

Food wise today. Breakfast was porridge with PB and nutella. Lunch was tortilini and a tomato pasta sauce. Dinner was a jacket potato with light cream cheese, bacon and salad. Then some chicken soup before bed. I think I am getting a cold. Must try and fight it off as too busy for a cold!!!

Right sorry for the short post but it's way past my bedtime :-)

Jess
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Wedding preparations

Hola,

How's everyone's day been?

Mines been ok. Pic of last nights dinner: wholemeal chicken wrap with salad and parmasan sweet potato fries :-)

Breakfast this morning was a breakfast buritto. Filled with 3 scrambled egg whites and 2 rashers of sliced bacon (fat removed) and a splosh of tabasco. Yum.

I then went to the supermarket for baking supplies. Cupcakes made today where white chocolate and raspberry cupcakes and apple and blackberry cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. Foodgasmic. Defo going to the top of the flavours list.

Mum popped round to see the house and I then took some cuppies to my nan. She is one of my chief tasters along with Phil :-)

I skipped lunch- I know, don't know how it happened. Before I knew it, it was 5pm!!! My sis, Ryan, connor and my bro and his girlfriend popped round and then when phil got home I cracked on with dinner: pad thai ( with brown rice noodles).

Then a nice long soak in the bath. Major shaving, exfoliating and moisturing done! Having a spray tan tomorrow for my best friends wedding on saturday. I'm bridesmaid so I'm nervous too! We are going to the hotel friday and coming back sunday. It should be a fantastic weekend.

I lost 2.5lbs this week. Yay! I've had a bit of a slow couple of months- totally my fault. But getting my mojo back.

The other pic is of Daisy exploring our new garden!!! I won't tell you the story of her falling in the pond yesterday....

Right bed time!

Jess xx
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Cherry-tastic!

Morning campers. Yesterday for breakfast I made a cherry-choc smoothie. I've wanted to try one for ages. I know fitnessista has her version and t looks delish. I did the one out of The Biggest Loser cookbook. It was devine.

Lunch yesterday was a tomato soup and wholegrain bread. And dinner was spaghetti and meatballs- another recipe from the BL cookbook. And I've saved 3 meatballs to have a wholegrain meatball sub at lunch- another from BL. I'm hoping it hits the spot like the meatball marinara from subway as I lurve them but hefty on calories.

Breakfast today was an egg puff ala fitnessista.

Lunch was the meatball sub and dinner is a chicken steak wrap- another BL recipe.

Right I need to go to the shops and get some more unpacking done!!

Jess xx
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