Home made Bigilla

Hi Ladies ,

            I can't believe it's been so long since my last post  SORRY.


So with the Christmas holidays on the way , we might invite some friends over. And wouldn't it be nice if you did every thing HOME MADE instead of buying every thing ready.

Lets start with the Bigilla for today ill post more dips recipes later


So all you need are the following

500 grams dried Broad beans (fava beans)

6 tablespoons of olive oil

Juice of 1 lemon

2 cloves of crashed garlic

Fresh parsley

Salt

Fava Beans

So all you need to do is boil the Beans for about 90 mins, always adding water when needed, once the beans are tender remove from water, mix all the remaining ingredients into a blender, and you are done :) serve with chilli (optional) and fresh chopped parsley on top. 

Enjoy Ladies :)

We can say SUMMER is here

Despite all this wind last week, I'm sure lots of you got the feel of summer already, Some days we are already wearing summer clothes ( we can't include this windy week) but i'm sure all the wind is soon over.

I'm sure you are going to agree with me , that there are great color full shoes all over the internet, flats, wedges, high heels and all of them in bright color full colors.

Everyone has a weakness i have one for doughnuts and i'm sure there are load of you who are weak on shoes.


So Indulge yourselves Ladies !!

High heels

    Wedges

Flats

All shoes in this post can be found from Twenty 2 BKara, Zea Shoes St Venera and Tip toes.

Pineapple upside- down cake

Hi Ladies hope you're having a nice day :)

Here is an easy and quick recipe for a good looking & tasty cake

These are the ingredients you will need

2 Eggs

115grams of Butter

110grams of packed Brown Sugar

120ml Unsweetened pineapple Juice

125grams All purpose flour 

6grams Baking Powder

2grams Salt

65grams White Sugar

2ml Vanilla essence 

Can of Pineapple or around 4 rings of fresh Pineapple

Preheat oven to 200 Deg

Melt the butter. Brush a little bit of the butter on the inside of an 8 inch cake pan

Mix 5 tablespoons of the melted butter with the brown sugar and 1/4 cup of the pineapple juice. Put the mixture in the bottom of the cake pan. Arrange the pineapple rings on the brown sugar mixture in a decorative pattern (be creative). Set pan aside

Stir together the flour, salt, white sugar and baking powder.

Separate the eggs. Beat the whites until stiff but not dry (by hand)

Beat two of the egg yolks until lemony yellow. Stir in the remaining of the cup of juice, vanilla and remaining melted butter. Add this mixture to the flour mixture. Gently fold in the egg whites.

Pour batter over the top of the brown sugar and pineapple rings.

Bake at 200 deg for 30 minutes. Let cake cool in pan for 10 minutes then cover pan tightly with serving dish and invert so that the pineapple side is up.

Serve cold or worm as you please :)

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Healthy Pasta

Hi Ladies How are you ?

Hope everything is well :). So yesterday me and my husband decided to stop frying and start eating more healthy food.

So today I went to the supermarket and bought some brown pasta (Misura) is really good, some Aubergines a couple of courgettes and some tomatoes.

Basically these are the ingredients

250 grams Whole grain penne

1 Aubergine

2 Large Courgettes

and 3 Large tomatoes

1 Onion

2 cloves of Garlic

1 Egg

Chop the onion and Garlic and put them in a pan in some Olive Oil few drops are enough. Then start chopping the Aubergine into small cubes ( 5 slices are enough ) then chop the courgettes and add everything in the pan. cook for about 10 mins.

Bring to boil some water in to different pans, One for the pasta and the other one for the Tomatoes.

When the water is boiling put the tomatoes in . You will know that the tomatoes are ready when the skin starts to crack. Take them out of the water and let them cool for few mins. Just peel the tomatoes and put them in the blender add 1 table spoon of tomato paste and 1 tea spoon of sugar. Mix well and cook with the mixture of aubergines and courgettes on low heat for 10 to 15 mins.

Now throw the pasta in the other boiling pan. When ready pour the water out and beat the egg with the pasta.

Add  the mixture and put it in the oven  temp 180 Degrees ,for about 20 to 30 mins until golden.


Once ready you will get this healthy oven baked Pasta.


Ps: for all those of you that are wondering how Brown pasta tastes? It tastes the same but it's more healthy that's all :)

Hope you enjoyed it, Let me know how it came :)


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Fundraiser

Hi Ladies,


How are you ? Hope every thing is well. At least this weather is helping isn't it :) And the weekend is with us finally.

Some of you might already know this, next month Sunday 20th May there is going to be a Family Fun day Fundraiser.

Fundraising Event for all ages! Live entertainment with  Kaya  Fabrizio Faniello  Shauna Vassallo  Gillian Attard and her choir Le Voix  Glen Vella  Nadine Adie Malta  Rita Pace and many many more! Facepainting for the kiddies! A laugh for the adults - a waxing session, all monies go to charity, so get the men in your lives to come wax from the knee downwards, or their arms, backs..... all for charity - it will grow back for Summer  so come on! Lucienne Mifsud, a professional hairdresser has kindly offered her services to shave people's hair and  upstyles and more for the ladies! Bernard jackson....A Michael Jackson impersonator who will be performing the king of pop's greatest  hits and dance move - children will love him! Many more details coming soon!! All the money that is going to be raised on the day will go to the Breast for Cancer Foundation and for Stray animals. We already helped with the Mini figolli in Easter and raised a good amount, but money is never enough for these causes. So now we need your help again Since Mother's day is around the corner 13th May , and we all know what a big problem it is when it comes to gifts to give to our parents, since they have everything they need. But here is an original idea, these are  Face towels there are the Large cups with 2 , Small cups with one and the super cute swissrolls

Have you got your mothers day gift yet?!13th May so roll up for this offer - something original 


different coloured hand towels in the shape of a swiss roll & Ice cream/ Cupcake - only 8 euros and 2 


euros will go to the FAMILY FUN DAY FUNDRAISER IN AID OF BREAST CANCER AND STRAY


ANIMALS thankyou - Contact me on Facebook or leave a comment below.



Big cup measures approx 15 CM


Smaller cup Measures approx 10 CM


If any one is interested in bigger ones , just let me know what you want and the bigger the cake is the 


If any one is interested in bigger ones , just let me know what you want and the bigger the cake is the 

                          more money there are for the fundraiser

Great Investments

Hi ladies  !!

Don't be frightened i'm not going to mention money . But i'm just going to talk about some stuff I bought last week.

So to start with I bought the Dermalogica Special cleansing gel . My sister has been telling me to use it for ages, but since during the week I don't use makeup I always told her that it's a waist of money. OMG I was so wrong I've been using it from last Wednesday believe me when I say my skin changed. I simply love it.

They come in 2 sizes 250 ml cost 25 Euro and the large size 500 ml for 44 Euro and it includes the pump too. Now you'r going to tell me that it's expensive but 500ml it lasts more then 6 months. The thing is that you use less product still with great results but so it will last longer.

The second item is from Body Shop . Facial brush with lid. So this item pretty much works very well with the above item but I can even be used with your face wash. The bristles are very soft, you just put some drops of face wash on the bristles wet you face and  use circular motions. This will only take few seconds while you are in the shower. And your face is fresh and clean. It only costs 4.50 Euro and it will last forever and ever and ever :)

The third item is from Radox it's a Smoothie. This smells like a real Smoothie you have to buy it to really know what i'm talking about. Till now I tried Spirit Booster and my sister tried the Island Indulgence and they both smell great. The funniest thing about them, on the bottle there is written DON'T DRINK ME. So you can imagine how good hey smell. And it only costs Euro 4.50 or less from a supermarket cause I bought mine from a pharmacy.

So till next time Ladies ill try to get more products.

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Mint!!

Hey Girls,


This is just a quickie to share my love for the color of the moment!


Mint!


How gorgeous is this dress by Christian Dior for Spring 2012!

Well until we can all afford Christian Dior dresses, feast your eyes on a couple of mint dresses I found from Bohoo and Asos!

Hope you enjoyed it ladies :)


x


Cu soon!


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Turquoise polish - Splurge vs Save

Hello dear readers!


I hope you're having a great day!


I have set my eyes on Nicki Minaj's nail polish which is a collaboration with OPI. The colors in this collection are gorgeous but the one I really like is 'FLY'.


Feast your eyes on this gorgeous turquoise color!

We all know that OPI is a great brand with quality nail polishes, but if like me you always buy new nail polishes and you don't really re use them that much spending 10 euros for 1 single nail polish can seem to much.


If you like this color do not worry because I managed to find a cheap replacement which is just as good and just as bright!


The Rimmel 'Sky High' nail polish is the perfect dupe for OPI's 'FLY'. I love the applicator which is made for an easy application.

I bought this nail polish for less than 3 euros!! Isn't that a bargain?!!?


As you all know I always like to go the extra mile and experiment, so I put on some lovely pink hearts on my ring finger!

The above picture is with two coats of 'Sky High' and one coat of Rimmel's 'Ultra Shine Top Coat'


Hope you liked this post girls!


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Apple Crumble

Hi Ladies !!

You have some friends coming over? or you've been invited over. Don't panic  just get these 5 ingredients, which most of you, i'm  sure you already have in your kitchen, and bake the apple crumble that tastes like heaven every time i bake it :)

For the crumble :

300 grams Plain Flour
175 grams Brown Sugar
200 grams unsalted butter (stork) room temp


For the Filling:

450grams Apples peeled, cored  and diced into small pieces
50grams brown sugar
1 tbsp plain flour
1 pinch of cinnamon




Preparation

Preheat the oven to 180 Degrees

Place the flour and sugar in a large bowl and mix well. Taking a few cubes of butter at a time rub into the flour mix. Keep rubbing until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs.

Peel and dice the apples.

Place the apples in a large bowl and sprinkle over the sugar, flour and cinnamon. Stir well being careful not to break up the apples.

Butter and oven proof dish. Spoon the mixture into the bottom , then sprinkle the crumble mixture on top .

Bake in the oven for 45-45 minutes until the crumble is browned and the apples a bubbling and soft.

Serve hot with ice cream or custard.

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What I'm loving!!

Hello Ladies!

It feels like it's been ages since I posted a fashion post and for this I apologize!

So I thought I'd do a post about what I'm liking at the moment. Most of these items I have similar bits in my wardrobe which I am currently wearing a lot.

So here it goes!

Chiffon shirts are the perfect Spring Summer tops! They are so chic and go well with denim as well as smart outfits! It can be dressed up or down. I love them all...colored, printed, plain!

Smart Cropped trousers are in at the moment...I was never quite sure whether I liked them or not, but I found a really cute one on Sale the other day and thought it was so cheap that I'd buy it and see if I'd learn to like it. Sure enough I am in love with it. The fit is so flattering and dressed with very high heels they're gorgeous!

Flowers and flower patterns have been with us for quite some time now and they look like they're here to stay. They are so girly and cute! If you do not like the full on flower pattern why not go for a simple necklace like the one in the picture?

Neon shoes! I have set my eyes on a pair of yellow pumps and can't wait to go buy them! Color is so in at the moment and I intend to make the most of it!

I am also loving jeweled collars on tops or shirts. I really like detail as it is what makes an outfit special. I find this to be so sophisticated and makes the look more interesting! Must admit...I'm a sucker for bling!

So girls....I'm curious...tell us what are your fashion obsessions at the moment? Let's share ideas...let us know in the comments section below!!

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Vongole , Mussels & King Prawns

Hi Ladies, it's been a while i know. But i was really busy and i was abroad too :).

This is one of my favorite meals.... MMMMMMMMMM smells like summer.

So for 2 persons you will need the following

250 Grams of Spaghetti

10 good sized King Prawns

10 Mussels

and 500 Grams of Vongole.

Some Cherry Tomatoes or normal tomatoes will do just fine

1 large Onion

4 Cloves of Garlic

1 Fish Cube

2 Glasses of white wine

Butter, parsley, & some olive oil  

PS: the mussels are the black ones the White ones are the vongole, You can even buy a jar of vongole without the Shells it's cheaper. 

King Prawns

Chop the tomatoes the onion and the garlic.

In a medium sized pan , melt some butter together with some olive oil. Put half the onion and half the cloves in with the butter . Let them cook for a little while. Don't let them turn black. It wont look nice in your plate later on :(.

MMMMMMMM it already smells great.

Boil some water for the pasta to use later.

Now add the vongole and the mussels in with the butter and onion.

Melt the cube in some boiling water pour half of it in this pan and keep the other half aside do the same with the glass of wine.

Add half your chopped tomatoes and some parsley on top of every thing and let it simmer for around 25/30 mins.. If the sauce reduces pour in some more wine. (But i should be fine)

 Its time to put the pasta in the boiling water.

The King prawns will only need like 8 mins to bee cooked, So once you put the pasta in the boiling water, in another pan melt the butter and put all the remaining ingredients in the pan. 

Butter, olive oil, onion, garlic, tomatoes, fish cube and wine.

Place the King Prawns one buy one not on on top of each other , so u will need a big pan for this.

When the pasta is ready just switch off the king prawns burner. 

Put you pasta in the colander so all the water will drain, Put it back in a pan and just add the sauce that is left in the pan of the vongole and mussels.

Once that is ready just place the spaghetti in your plate vongole & mussels on top and King Prawns on the side.

And simply Enjoy :)

Purple Reign eye makeup look!

Hello Ladies!

I hope you are all doing great!

Today I'm coming back to you with another eye make up look...which is very very easy.

This is the end result!

I decided to go with purple and pink because they are very popular colors when it comes to eye shadows and basically go with every eye color and complection.  I don't really believe that there are colors that don't flatter certain eye colors....blue doesn't necessarily have to be used by people who have blue eyes. The secret is to find the shade that goes well with your eye color and skin.

Anywaysss back to this easy easy eye look! :)

The first thing is to choose your favorite purple shadow and apply it on your eyelid. I chose a dark purple because I still wanted to have strong color even after blending it out.

The purple I used is from  the urban decay dangerous palette. You can obviously use any purple color you have in your makeup collection.

The next step was using a pink color to blend out the purple. So I grabbed a blending brush with a cute pink color and applied it on the upper part of the purple. This is very easy all you need to do is place the brush on the edge of the purple color and with a wind shield wiper motion (from side to side) you blend out the purple with the pink to avoid any harsh lines and create that nice color transition.

This is the pink color I used. This is from the BH cosmetics  tropical color palette. Again, this is just to give you an idea of the colors I used....you don't need to be using the same exact products!

This is the result after blending. As always I used a white or off white color on the brow bone and some of the purple we used in the beginning to line my under eye area.

Now for those of you who are not afraid of going the extra mile! I used some glitter and spread it on the eyelid and used fake lashes!

I used the purple glitter in this NYX palette. Loose glitter will also do the trick ;)

Ohhhh and I almost forgot to tell you! Never forget to put some shimmer on you tear duct as it will make a lot of difference! It will open up your eyes and make the whole look better!

These are the other brushes and products I used! An eyeliner and mascara and a blending brush and a flat brush!

So girls...I hope you enjoyed this look. If you would like to see a particular look let us know and we will do our best to re create this!

See you soon :)

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xx