My London Bucket List

I am so fortunate that I am able to go down to London quite regularly, but I always stick to the same thing each, and every time I visit. My standard visit is now a fail safe, arrive at Liverpool Street, head to Topshop Oxford Circus, watch a matinee, grab dinner (Bills, Pret or Leon) go home. Which is great but not really getting a true reflection of this multifaceted, exciting, bustling city.

I should begin with the places I have featured in the image at the top.
Columbia Road Flower Market, such an iconic place and somewhere you picture when you think of London.
The Barbican Conservatory, I believe this is open once a month, and just looks like a really relaxing place with lots of plants (that as a 20 something millennial I am rather into).
Sketch, this restaurant especially the pink room pictured above and the toilets have reached a rather cult status. I am a fan of afternoon tea, not something I regularly indulge myself in, and boujee surroundings.
Finally pictured is the Sky Garden at the top of the Walkie Talkie building. What a view that place must have and the surroundings inside make my heart sing.

Other places I would like to tick off:
The Natural History Museum
Kew Gardens
The Shard (I am obsessed with this building for some reason!)
The V&A
Tonight Josephine
A Psycle class (this does partially scare me)
The London Eye at Night
A Cat Cafe
Peggy Porschen (again instagram goals, and coincidentally Peggy was my Nan's nickname)

I also want to finally track down Fenty Beauty and see it with my own eyeballs, get a Maria Tash piercing (maybe a 25th birthday treat to myself?!) and finally start trying all the independent coffee shops London has to offer.

Finally being the stagey that I am, I would like to see these 3 shows.
Come From Away - I have heard so many good things!!
Everybody is Talking About Jamie
Dear Evan Hansen - opening towards the end of this year.

That is how my bucket list is shaping up at the moment. London based friends I hope you are ready for a KP visit.

What I Eat in a Day

Hello, today I thought I would share with you what I eat in a day. I am pescetarian but this day contained no fish. I try to eat fairly healthy, but I treat myself and don't restrict myself if I want something as this isn't something I feel is healthy.

Breakfast

This is my go to breakfast. A base of natural yoghurt, homemade granola, frozen berries and on this particular day Nutella which I had instead of maple syrup.

Lunch

For lunch I made a large batch of veggie chilli, which is so colourful and tasty you would never notice there wasn't any meat in it. 100% my favourite meal of the moment.

Snack

This is my 'ice cream' discovery of the summer, which is actually Yoomoo frozen yoghurt lollies these are light and refreshing perfect for a chilled sunny day at home.

Dinner

Halloumi Burger!! I have to say since I've stopped eating meat Halloumi has been my vice, my new bacon. This is such a summery light dinner and it has Halloumi so I don't need to say anymore. However I need to give a shout out the the Paul Hollywood 'Ready to Bake Rolls' which are delicious.

Pudding

Sometimes you can't deny yourself a chocolate muffin. This is just essential one from Waitrose and met my desire for a little bit of evening chocolate.

Thanks for popping by!

xxx

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No Longer Eating Meat?!

Hello, today I am talking about a major change in my life. I have decided to become Pescatarian. Basically that means I have stopped eating meat, including my beloved Pigs in Blankets. Shock horror I know.

All my life I have been a big meat eater, one of my death row meals would've been a nice juicy burger, most possibly containing bacon, or bacon and maple syrup pancakes.

Becoming pescatarian is something I've been contemplating, becoming vegetarian or vegan right now isn't viable for me currently. If circumstances change and its something I want to do, then it may well happen.

So why all of a sudden have I decided this? To be honest, last Sunday I was cutting into my pork chop at lunch time and it just felt wrong, an action I no longer wanted to do. Stopping eating meat has always been on the horizon since approx 10 year old me banned the eating of lamb following a visit to Wroxham barns.

Another decision I've made is to be more conscious about the beauty products I use. From now on I will do my absolute best to use cruelty free beauty products. After all what is the point in testing products on animals if we're going to use them anyway. Animal testing is a huge problem, I don't want my personal vanity to make another beings life a misery. Here is a useful link if you want to follow suit.

I hope to be uploading a vegetarian What I Eat in a Day fairly soon on my YouTube channel.

Thanks for popping by!

xxx

Nando's Salad - But BETTER!

Hello, today I thought I would share with you my recipe for a Nando's inspired salad. I'm currently on a little health kick, and I've been trying to find healthy meals which are equally dreamy as a burger and chips🍔🍟. This one is an absolute corker.

Ingredients (for single serving)
Salad
30g quinoa soaked and rinsed
180ml water
1 chicken breast  cooked and cut into chunks.
1/4 sweet potato cut into chunks
1/2 tbsp paprika
1 tbsp oil
Handfull of salad leaves (your choice)
1 tomato quartered and deseeded
chunk of cucumber
half an avocado sliced

Dressing
1 tbsp olive oil
drizzle of Cider vinegar
juice from 1/2 a squeezed lime
drizzle of Nandos sauce

Turn oven to 180 °

Put Quinoa and water into a pan, bring to the boil. Reduce heat and leave to simmer for 15-20 minutes until all water is absorbed. Leave to cool.

Meanwhile mix sweet potato, paprika and oil in a bowl. Put onto baking tray and cook for 15 minutes.

At this point make the dressing

Literally just put the ingredients into a bowl and mix together.

Once the quinoa and sweet potato has cooled you can assemble the salad.

(Leave some avocado, sweet potato and chicken for the top)

First put in salad leaves, followed by quinoa, tomato, cucumber, avocado, chicken and sweet potato.

Pour in dressing.

Toss leaves etc to disperse the dressing.

Then place remaining avocado, sweet potato and chicken on top.

Super simple but really tasty. You can also add other bits and bobs in, maybe some halloumi or red peppers.

Thanks for popping by!

xxx

My Favourite Breakfasts

Hello. Can we please talk about how Breakfast is the best meal of the day? Savoury or sweet it can go  either way, the possibilities are endless.

Salmon and Scrambled Eggs on Toast

 When I am feeling fancy this is what I will have. Its a great way to get proteins into your day from the off, not to forget its delicious.

Porridge with fruit

Getting your five a day in can seem like a tall task, but fear not you can chuck as many as you like in! On this occasion I went for banana and blueberry with a sprinkling of chia seeds, much yum.

Chia Pudding with fruit

This is a more low calorie option for breakfast I think, perfect for those days when you're not that hungry or you're not exercising. Also it feels a little bit naughty, because its pudding!

Thanks for popping by!

xxx

Holkham to Wells

Hello. England has such a bad rep, when it comes to weather, but on Good Friday it pulled out all the stops. So my Mum and I drove up to the Norfolk Coast, through acres of beautiful countryside and quaint villages. We parked at the Holkham Nature Reserve before we head on the Coastal Path over to Wells-next-the-sea. A really pretty seaside town which was absolutely bustling with young couples, dog walkers and families.

Starting our walk through the pine woods, we quickly realised spring was springing and our thick winter coats had to be removed to be avoided over heating - yes I had dressed like I was going on an Artic Expedition.

Leading from the beach to the town is a path so long and straight we wondered stopping to take pictures of scenery blue skies and of myself! 

Our destination for lunch was 'Bang in Wells' because my mum thought it looked like my type of place. Set a little further into the town, it was quieter than the sea front places where there was possibly a 30 minute plus queue to get served. We found a seat straight away. After many minutes of contemplation at the all day breakfast menu, we both settled on pancakes, berries for mother and my favourite bacon and maple syrup for myself.

Packed to the brim with pancakes the only thing to do on this gloriously sunny day was to get ice cream. I went for a classic one scoop of strawberry and chocolate. We headed down to a sunny spot on the pier, despite the smell of fish in the air, the ice cream was truly scrumptious.

Once we had indulged in all those calories we headed back to Holkham this time via the beach and the adorable beach huts, still the sun was shining and not a cloud in sight. If you find yourself in Norfolk I highly recommend you head up to the North Norfolk coast on a nice day.

Thanks for popping by!

xxx

April Favourites

Hello, I have been totally useless on the blog front. To be totally honest with you my life is up in the air totally, so the blog had to sit in the back seat, again. However I do have plenty of ideas for posts, so now that things are evening out I can get back on it (like a car bonnet). I'm kicking it all back off with my April Favourites.

Getting the ball rolling with a podcast. I never thought I would be the person to listen to podcast, but I have really been enjoying Ladies Who Lunch when I've be strolling around.

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It is by Ingrid Nilsen and Cat Valdes They cover topics which are definitely aimed towards millennials, aimed towards women, not specifically but I can't imagine too many guys tuning in. They have covered friendship, online dating and body image (as of time of typing). It has made me think about possibly voicing my opinion of certain topics on this blog, to give it more depth. Couldn't recommend this enough.

April was the month Netflix re-entered my life. PLL was back, Once Upon a Time was back. Neither of these is my Netflix fave, soz. One of the most hyped series of recent times is Love.

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Which is marketed as a more realistic portrayal of a relationship forming. With bumps, not backs and not your typical storyline. I really liked this and I hope there will be another season because it's totally different to most things out there, most importantly its funny.

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If you know me, you know I am totally addicted to YouTube. Someone I have watched for many years now is Kate La Vie (definitely mentioned her before) she has started uploading weekly vlogs - I LOVE a good vlog. Her bf Jordan is hilarious and her cat Mouse is adorable. Did I mention she is the QUEEN of interiors, literal actual goals.

Can we please talk about Marks and Spencer's new food line they have brought out for spring/summer, on my way to work most days I find myself trying something new, especially their wraps. Price point I'd say is a little cheaper than Pret, but its not a Boots meal deal. The other day I had a pulled pork wrap and that one purchase made that day a very good day.

Thanks for popping by!

xxx

March Favourites

Hello we've reached an end of another month, so crazy. We had a tease of what spring will be like on Good Friday and I'm now looking forward to warmer times. In April I'm going to my first Hen Do (I'm not the one getting married for obvious reasons) which is very exciting, and I have two jobs once more so my bank account is going to be a lot happier!

Food

All this month I have been loving overnight oats. Either chocolate overnight oats (which I think of as healthy cocopops) with chopped up banana or almond milk oats with chopped up banana anblueberries. I know it seems lots of effort to prepare the night before, but there is nothing better than having to make 0 effort in the morning!

Fashion

This month I've either been in work clothes or the pyjamas I've immediately climbed into once getting home. My favourite outfit detail has been these absolutely adorable bunny socks from topshop which I wore on Easter Sunday.

TV and Film

Heading Out - Sue Perkins

I have been having a right Sue Perkins moment!! This is a great sitcom, about a vet who is too nervous to come out to her parents as she turns 40, so her friends decide she needs some psychological treatment to help her get over her fears. Full of awkward moments, laughs and guest stars such as Dawn French and Mel Giedroyc. This is a perfect British sitcom and its truly a shame there are only 6 episodes. Well worth a watch.

Man Up

Continuing with the British theme, (despite the fact Lake Bell is indeed American shh) we move to the romantic comedy. Nancy is a mid thirties singleton and Jack is 40 recently divorced. Due to a case of mistaken identity, Nancy accidentally becomes Jack's blind date who is supposed to be 24 year old Jessica. I mean this sounds like a great storyline, doesn't it?!  This film is up there with Love Actually in my books. You can buy this BUT you can watch it on Amazon Prime video.

The Good Lie

I feel like the trailer sets this film up to mediocre at best, so don't watch that, this really is a strong and emotive film. It begins as civil war is breaking out in Sudan, innocent villagers inner stuck in the crossfire and mass killings. Survivors have to walk 1000 miles to Kenya before reaching a refugee camp. Years pass as the characters in the film arrive as children to the camp, are transported to America. After being displaced from their sister they have to adjust to their new lives in the west supported by Carrie played by Reese Witherspoon.

YouTuber

Image credit - Helen Anderson

Helen Anderson/Anderz

I don't know why but I've only just started watching Helen. It started when she announced she was doing daily vlogs as they are my absolute favourites to watch. I like her style and content, and I'm glad she's not the typical monochrome, nude lipstick loving youtuber because I'm bored of that.

Music

Spotify playlists -

Acoustic Covers

My favourite songs include You've Got Time, Out of the Woods and Pompeii.

The Great British Breakfast

My favourite songs include Suddenly I See, Rolling in the Deep and Put Your Records On.

Finally I just wanted to let you know what videos I have uploaded this month.

Things That Annoy #5 The Gym Edition

Boots Haul 2016

Thanks for popping by!

xxx

Healthy Coco Pops

Hello! I'm not sure coco pops are too bad for you, but 11g of sugar per 30g serving can't be that great for you. I won't beat about the bush, these aren't too much like coco pops but still very yummy. This would also be the perfect breakfast for Easter Sunday!

For this you need 2 ingredients.

1. Porridge Oats (Great source of fibre and will slowly release energy throughout the day)

2. Dark Chocolate Almond Milk (Surprisingly healthy, still got sugar, but has vitamins and other stuff)

Simply the night before, put some oats in a bowl then cover with the almond milk. Put in the fridge overnight, and eat in the morning. I had it just as it was, sometimes I chop up a banana, sprinkle goji berries, strawberries and raspberries would also be amazing. Pretty much desert for breakfast #goals.

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xxx

You can see it in irl, in my 'What I Eat in a Day'. #foodinspo

I'm really going now :)

Where to Eat in Norwich #1

Hello! Now that I am back living in this fine city, I thought I should share my favourite places to go and eat. I have chosen Four places which are a nice contrast. However there are new places popping up all the time, so who knows there maybe more parts to this post.

Bill's (Back of the Inns)

I am a massive fan of Bill's, I actually have a problem. It is good for any occasion Breakfast with a friend or an evening out in a large group. There is always something on the menu people will like, guaranteed. One of my favourite things from there is the Pink Lemonade Ice Cream Float. Yum.

The Waffle House (St Giles Street)

As far as I'm aware this is one of only two in the country. My favourite thing from here is the Ham, Cheese Sauce and Mushrooms Waffle, oh my. I actually haven't been here for quite a long time, so I must fix that urgently. The food is always super tasty.

Pandora's Kitchen (London Street)

Rocky Road Hot Chocolate

This is possibly hands down my favourite cafe/coffee shop in Norwich. I love going in for a slice of cake and drink(normally tea). If you are lucky they will have an Oreo Chocolate cake in the window waiting for you. They also do great lunches and breakfasts.

Grosvenor Fish Bar (Lower Goat Lane)

Here in the UK we are famed for our Fish and Chips, if you want really good fish and chips and a really cool vibe this is the place to go.

Thanks for popping by!

xxx

November Favourites | Blogmas Day 6

Hello again! This week I filmed my first ever favourites video, I have done favourites on the blog before, but yay new things. I hope you enjoy the video :)

Just a quick shout out for Mince Pies if you don't watch the video! I LOVE MINCE PIES!!!

Thanks for popping by!

xxx

Cereal Killer Cafe | Fo Cereal

Hello! I'm not sure Harriet has ever raved about somewhere as much as the Cereal Killer Cafe, since she was obsessed with Jack Wills circa year 10/11. On a previous trip to London she had taken me to the one in Brick Lane. A couple of weeks back when we went to London on a flying visit, we headed to the new one which had opened up in the Stables Market, Camden. We were not disappointed.

Some people think that its a lot to pay for a bowl of cereal. But lets calm down and and think about this for 2 seconds. You can buy a pizza for about £2 from a supermarket, but yet when eating out people happily pay for a pizza that costs 10 times the amount. Thank you.

When you enter you are greeted by a wall of cereal, I'm not going to lie it's a bit over whelming. There are so many types, and no, not 3 million shades of Kelloggs. Lots of cereal which is hard to find in Sainsbury's and other supermarkets.

My combo was: Medium Bowl- Reese's Puffs and Hershey's Cookie's and cream, the some lil Reese's chocolate things and banana, with chocolate milk. OH and a cheeky cuppa. 

A side from the amazing selection of cereal, one of the draws is the throwback 90's interior which just reminds me of my child hood. Which is also fab.

 What other cafe has bed's instead of seats, it was a truly great lunch. YES. Lunch.

I might still be thinking about the fact I didn't have that Frozen cereal, there's always another time though.

Thanks for popping by!

xxx

April Favourites

Hello! I cannot believe I am writing another favourites post, I just cannot believe it. April has had its very quiet moments and its busier moments, like every month. Please read on....

The Great Gatsby

This is a classic book which has been made into a film, so I had fairly high expectations. I feel this maybe an unpopular point of view, but I found this a genuine struggle to read... which lead me to the conclusion, either I have no reading ability or this book just is boring, slow, lacking in tension and in parts overly detailed. The Great Gatsby is set in the 1920's, during the Prohibition era... an exciting time. SO I guessed the book would also be exciting and I did not find this the case.

Top Hat

I cannot explain my excitement when I saw this in the Theatre Royal Norwich brochure, this is one of my favourite musicals, definitely in my top Three. When you watch Top Hat you find yourself in the audience grinning from ear to ear. It has beautiful Fred Astaire dance routines, mistaken identity and the gorgeous music of Irvin Berlin including You're Easy To Dance With, Puttin' on the Ritz, and Let's Face the Music and Dance. I LOVED IT. Top Hat is a life favourite.

Lowering my cultural levels...

Keeping Up With The Kardashians

Think what you like about them, but KUWTK is the ultimate programme in the trashy/guilty tv rankings, well in my brain anyway. Not much to say, apart from I just can't avoid watching them...

Mr Postles Apothecary

Way back at the very beginning of April, I heard about a new cocktail bar in Norwich. It was meant to be theatrical with some interesting cocktails as well as your more standard ones. I'm not going to lie I went a bit cocktail cray to the cray (which was highly unusual for this granny). I began with the Meringue Martini (amazing), then a Cosmopolitan (its some thing you have to do), then the Bubble Gum Daiquiri (my favourite of the night) and then I finished with the Espresso Martini (pretty damn good). The cocktails were around the £7 mark, which isn't too expensive. I highly recommend.

Apples

Finally this is really random, but I have been loving Golden Delicious Apples, they are just so tasty and yummy. That's all.

Thanks for popping by!

xxx