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Easy Baileys Brownies Recipe!

35141Leave a CommentEasy+Baileys+Brownies+Recipe%212019-11-20+10%3A00%3A22Cassandra November 20, 2019 By Cassandra
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If you want to make brownies that are going to blow everyone else's brownies and bakes out of the water then this easy Baileys Brownies recipe is EXACTLY what you need!Every year at this time, we seem to find ourself buying a bottle of Baileys when we see it on offer telling ourselves we pop it away from Christmas. Every year, we open it not long after buying it and tell ourselves we'll just have a little bit and then put it back in the Christmas cupboard. And every year, we'll completely run out before Christmas leaving us either paying full price for a bottle or facing … [Read more...]

Money lessons I’d like to teach my 16 year old self…

348021 Comment2019-11-19+10%3A00%3A24Cassandra November 19, 2019 By Cassandra
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As my children get older, I'm thinking more about the money lessons I'd like to teach them and with that, the money lessons I wish someone had taught me. I was chatting with Miss Frugal about some of the money mistakes that I've made in my life and that prompted me to write today's post - a letter to my 16-year-old self.Dear 16-year-old me,I'd normally start a letter like this by asking how you are but seeing as you're me then I already know. ;-)I know that you're about to take your GCSEs and that you're super nervous about them and even though I'm not going to tell you … [Read more...]

Why I haven’t planned a single meal in three weeks….

352021 Comment2019-11-18+19%3A47%3A41Cassandra November 18, 2019 By Cassandra
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You all know that I'll all about meal planning but for the last three weeks, I haven't planned a single meal. Want to know why?Three weeks ago, our fridge freezer decided to go on strike! By the time we realised, the whole freezer had defrosted and everything in the fridge felt way warmer than it should.Food-wise, we couldn't salvage much at all as the contents of the freezer were fully defrosted so we weren't sure how long it had been off for - I'm all about reducing waste but I couldn't bring myself to cook food or refreeze it in one of our other freezers where there was a chance … [Read more...]

Super Easy Bread Recipe {Bread Maker Friendly}….

35006Leave a Comment2019-11-18+10%3A00%3A33Cassandra November 18, 2019 By Cassandra
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Are you looking for a Super Easy Bread Recipe that's Breadmaker Friendly and pretty much foolproof? If so, this is absolutely the post for you! There's nothing quite like the taste (and smell) of freshly baked bread, is there? We love making it but we're not exactly master bakers so we need an easy bread recipe to follow. The recipe I'm sharing today is the one that we've found to be the most successful one for us - in fact, we've never had a failed loaf with this recipe! Master Frugal uses this recipe for his pizza base mix when he's in charge of … [Read more...]

Time Saving Blogging Tools You NEED To Use – Tailwind Review…

34654Leave a Comment2019-11-17+10%3A00%3A22Cassandra November 17, 2019 By Cassandra
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Today is the second in my time-saving blogging tools series so if you're not a blogger then you'll be totally forgiven if you want to click away right now because it's unikely you'll be interested in my Tailwind review.Tailwind is amazing and something every blogger should use. The end. ;-) Tailwind Review: What is Tailwind? I'm going to start by giving you the short version of what Tailwind can do for you which I'm quoting directly from their site: Save time scheduling to Pinterest and Instagram, post at the best times for engagement, grow together with Tribes, get more … [Read more...]

Review: Stockeld Park Christmas Adventure….

298781 Comment2019-11-16+10%3A00%3A23Cassandra November 16, 2019 By Cassandra
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The Stockeld Park Christmas Adventure is definitely one of our favourite Christmas family traditions! It's somewhere we've been many times as a family and I don't think we've ever had anything other than an amazing family day!If you've never heard of the Stockeld Park Christmas Adventure before, it's located between Harrogate and Wetherby in North Yorkshire and is exactly what it says it is - a Christmas Adventure. There's an Illuminated Maze to navigate around, an enchanted forest filled with magical things to see and numerous playparks for the kids dotted … [Read more...]