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Chicken Tikka Pitta

Chicken Tikka Pitta with Mint Yoghurt Sauce

Ingredients

1 Pack of Uncooked Chicken
2 Tsp Garam Masala Powder
4 Tsp Chicken Tikka Powder (More for a stronger flavour)
1 Tsp Paprika
2 Tsp Cumin
1 Red Pepper
Quarter of a Cucumber (Chopped into quarters)
Lettuce
Wholemeal Pitta Bread
1 Onion

For The Sauce

Mint Sauce
Natural Fat Free Yogurt

How to make

Fry Chicken on Med/High Heat until Golden Brown, slowly add all the spices and give it a good stir throughout
Add onions Peppers and fry until soft or however you prefer I prefer with a slight crunch!
Toast the Pitta & fill with lettuce
Reduce the heat and cook on a low/med heat until the chicken is fully cooked

For the Yoghurt Sauce

Mix a few Tbsps of yogurt and 1tsp of mint sauce together & add the chopped cucumbers!

Pop it all into the Pitta & Enjoy!!

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I’ve been wanting to try this one since everyone said it smells like the perfume “Alien”. Everywhere I shopped I had a look to see if I could get my hands on a bottle or two, but nope everyone had already made a dash to the shops or i’m sure it came late to Leeds!

My friend rang me this morning (thank you) and said she’d managed to pick it up in Home Bargains, as they’d restocked – be quick!!

Honest Review

It is really amazing and floral which I love! Sorry to disappoint but I wouldn’t say it smells like the perfume Alien however, I can see why people are saying this! I would recommend this product & here’s my perfect combo to use it with (Add the Zoflora with your towels, bedding & bath mats) – you’ll love it!!

Spring Awakening is still my no 1 combo! What’s yours?

Sam Hunter Fragrances

Click the Instagram link below & give Sam a follow

WOW! These perfumes are amazing for a fraction of the costs you would pay on the high street! First of all, Sam sent me a perfume list over and straight away I looked for the ones similar to my favourites which are; Alien & Flowerbomb.

It was a really hard choice but I decided to go for the one with the same notes as Flowerbomb (no 20 if you’d like to order) & it’s exactly like it! Sam also knew it was a hard decision for me to decide which one to go with, so she kindly sent me a sample of one similar to Alien to try too – thank you. I would highly recommended as I don’t know why we all pay full price for these when there is no need!

My Review Points;

The perfume is in great packaging
Smells Amazing
Lasts longer than my usual perfumes
Smells the same as the real thing!

Why are they such good value?

I asked myself the same thing!

FM Perfumes are in the 6 Fragrance Family groups as every other leading brands throughout the world

In stores most people will tend to buy 3-8% concentrated perfume oil Eau De Toilette, due to the very high costs of buying the actual parfum or eau de parfum versions with higher concentration.

FM Parfum is at least 20% concentrated and FM Eau de parfum is least 16% perfume oil, which means that they last longer than the weaker Eau de Toilette ones!

The reason the costs are so high on the high street is because you are paying for their;

Celebrity Endorsements
Fancy Packaging
Expensive Advertising

To find out more head over to Sams Fragrance page on Instagram & feel free to give her a message for either the perfume lists (mens & Womens) or to become a distributor on her team!

Mums Quick Pasta Dish

Sausage & Tomato Tagliatelle

Ingredients

2 Handfuls of Tagliatelle
4 Sausages
1 Red Pepper
1 Clove Garlic
Handful Cherry Tomato’s
Salt & Pepper
2 Tsp Green Pesto
1 Red Onion
1 Tsp Tyme
Olive Oil
1 Tin Chopped Tomato’s

How to make

Put the sausages in the oven to cook or fry
Add some olive oil to a seperate pan and fry on a med/high heat; Onions, Garlic & Thyme until golden brown
Add the peppers and fry until soft & sprinkle salt and pepper to season
Pour in the tin of chopped tomato’s and simmer until the sauce begins to thicken
Place two handfuls of Tagliatelle into the pan and stir, leaving to simmer until the Tagliatelle is cooked (usually around 5-10 mins)
Once the sausages are cooked, chop them into segments and add to the pan mixture
Last of all add 2 tsp of Green Pesto, giving it a really good stir
Ready to serve enjoy!

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Re-Cycle Old Boxes for extra Storage

I really needed some more storage for my dressing table to put my make up into but everything I was seeing wasn’t practical! I did a whole bedroom clearout and found loads of empty boxes I was keeping, which were just gathering dust so I decided to put them to good use!!!

See my Youtube video below of how I made them…

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Girls Bedroom Transformation

My girls room was in need of a refresh! But after the works we had had done on both the bathroom & dining room, I couldn’t bare to pick up the paint brush again! So I set myself a little target of £100 to purchase all the stuff in order for the refresh!!

I really enjoyed doing this project & I did it with the following;

Bedding & Cushions & Blanket – Matalan
Bedside drawers – up-cycled by me
Prints kindly gifted by Wax Paradise (give them a follow on Instagram)
RoseBox – won on a raffle on instagram
Bedside lamp – B&M
Rug – Amazon
Silver photo frame & print – I printed myself and already had the frame in the cupboard
Heart – my sister gifted me this as she no longer wanted it
Wall stars – Amazon literally cost me hardly anything
Light up word box – Barg from B&M
Total I spent around £95