Just so you know i haven't disappeared... I am just about managing to type this without my eyes running or sneezing..
I will be back as soon as i shake this crappy cold and sore throat! xx
Now I absolutely LOVE apple crumble... I mean love. Its definitely my favorite pudding and if its on offer when we go out then its my top choice. Now as you know I also love baking so every now and again I like to treat myself and my family and make one at home. Mum and Dad have been on holiday for 2 weeks and I wanted to cook a nice tea when they got back on Friday I wanted to cook something yummy. So I thought I would make an apple crumble for after a pie I made (I will do another blog post). Apple Crumble is SO easy to make an so cheap!!!
You will need:
Obviously you can do this with other fruit too.. But you cant beat a hearty apple crumble - especially on those cold autumn winter nights!
You will need:
- For the crumble
- 300g plain flour
- 175g sugar
-
200g unsalted butter
- For the filling
- 450g apples
- 50g sugar
- 1 pinch of ground cinnamon
- Put your flour and sugar into a bowl and mix it in.
- Add butter (cubed) into bowl and rub it together - you can used your fingers to do is but I usually use a fork. The consistency which you are looking for is like bread crumbs.
- Put topping to one side
- Cut apples up into cubes. You can put it straight into the pie and bake but when I do it I usually cook the apples first in a sauce pan. Put them in a sauce pan and add sugar until the apples are soft.
- Add the apple filling to a large bowl and add the topping on the top.
- Put into the oven on Gas Mark 4
- Cook for around 40 minutes or until top is golden brown.
- Serve with custard or cream
Obviously you can do this with other fruit too.. But you cant beat a hearty apple crumble - especially on those cold autumn winter nights!
As you may have seen from my blog post the other day, Models Own are currently running an amazing offer on their website - 50% off when you spend £25 (which is SO easy to do). They started the sale in conjunction with gaining 100k likes on their facebook page. I picked up a few bits, some I had been lusting over at the Models Own stand in my local Boots for a while and some that I liked the look of.
Here is what I ordered:
Have you ordered anything from the Models Own Sale?? Which products are you loving??
Here is what I ordered:
Top Row:
Nail Art Pen in Black - £6
Eye Lash Curlers -£6
Kabooki Brush - £10
Blending Eggs - £6
Nail Polishes - All £5:
3 in 1 Base coat/top coat/gloss
Raspberry Crush
Vintage Pink
Jade Stone - Ice Cream Sundae
Lilac Dream - Ice Cream Sundae
Bare Beauty
Raspberry Crush (I somehow ended up ordering 2 but I love it so its ok :P )
Colours on a Nail Wheel
Overall my order should have come to £63 but instead cost me just £31.50 (plus P+P of £2.95) I ordered the products on Wednesday afternoon and the products arrived on Saturday. I was so impressed with how fast it arrived especially with them having the offer on I prepared myself quite understandably for them to take at least a week to arrive!!!
I absolutely LOVE models own products and I am SO happy with the ones I ordered. I could have spent an absolute fortune! I was tempted by Juicy Jules which you all know how much I loved last year but my bottle still has some in and I thought I would try some new bits.
I did a mani yesterday with the one I accidentially ordered 2 of Raspberry Crush which I really love. I teamed it with Barry M's Pink Sapphire Glitter which I think look fab together! I cant wait to try some of the other colours.
Have you ordered anything from the Models Own Sale?? Which products are you loving??
This tag has been knocking around on blogs for a few weeks now so I thought
I would jump on the blogging band waggon and have a go myself. Basically the
idea is you do your make up and then you add up how much all of the make up you
have used comes to (excluding tools). So here goes.
What I used:
- Witch Anti Blemish Primer -£6 (I think - they may have stopped making it)
- No 7 Stay Perfect Foundation (shade: cool ivory) -£14
- Rimmel Wake me up concealer (shade ivory) - £5.99
- Rimmel Stay Matte Powder -£3.99
- No 7 Mineral Perfection Blush (shade: damson) - £9
- No 7 Limited edition (from the summer collection) bronzer -£12 (I think)
- Rimmel Wake me up instant radiance shimmer touch (Shade Shimmering Sand) -£4.99
- ELF Eye primer -£1.50
- Accessorise Lovely Day Palette - £8.95
- Maybeline Gel Eyeliner (Black) - £7.99
- Revlon Grow Luscious Mascara - £9.99
- Revlon Colour Burst Lip Butter (Shade: Berry Smoothie) -£7.99
Total -£92.39
I actually dont think that is too bad... compared with some of the other total's which I have seen online this is relatively low, but then all of these things were either brought in Boots or Superdrug - apart from the ELF eye primer. I tend to stick with the more budget high street brands, probably the most expensive stuff I tend to buy is as you can see here the No 7 products.
Have a go at this tag and leave me a comment if you do it. I have enjoyed reading other peoples TAGs to see what their totals are.
Models own have been running competitons and things on facebook for the past couple of weeks and have been aiming to reach 100k followers. They have reached 100k followers their afternoon and have offered everyone the chance to get 50% off their website.
I just made an order and totally broke my no more nail polish rule :P but at 50% off I couldnt resist getting a few that I have had my eyes on for a while :)
Do you love models own?? Use the code above.. it saves 50% when you spend 25%
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