More eggs (part two)

And spot more we did!

 I'm afraid at this point it had gotten dark, so they picture aren't as clear. Sorry about that.

 This one was another favorite of mine, mainly because it has a picture of my cat Monkey on it!

 awww (the little black cat above, not the scary dinosaur below).

 If you look closely you can see the red chicken head hidden within the glass at the top of this egg.

My sister couldn't resist a cuddle with Greg, the furry egg!

 Another egg hidden inside a shop, but we still spotted it. Sneaky.

 This posh egg was hidden outside Coutts on The Strand. Fancy.

It has made me think though, i wonder how many we walked past while we were wandering about. I have become slightly addicted to egg spotting, and i'm quite tempted to go back up to London just to spend a day spotting eggs. I've got a while though as they will be there until the Easter weekend. Fab.

The egg hunt is on! (part one)

I mentioned yesterday that we spent some time in London egg hunting last Friday. We did, and it was really fun.

My sister mentioned to me during lunch that Faberge have launched The Big Egg Hunt. They have hidden 209 eggs around London, some out in the open and some really well hidden. They have all been designed by leading artists, designers, jewelers ad architects.  If you manage to spot all of them you can win the Diamond Jubilee Egg! All the two and a half foot eggs will be hidden around 12 Egg Zones, encouraging all of London to participate in what is set to break the Guinness World Record for the most people participating in an Egg Hunt! The Big Egg Hunt hopes to raise over £2million for the charities Elephant Family and Action for Children. Egg-tastic!

We decided to have a walk about and do some shopping and hoped that we might spot one or two. It didn't take long, outside Liberty we spotted out first egg. And, in my opinion, the best one. The russian doll egg!

 So beautiful. We kept looking....

My mum suddenly let out a odd sound and grabbed my arm, she had spotted our second egg by Carnaby Street. The post box egg. I have since read that this egg was stolen on Saturday night, which is very sad. Hopefully they will find it and restore it to it's rightful place.

 After that we seemed to spot them everywhere. Yay!

This one was well hidden. We didn't expect them to hide eggs way up high between two buildings. At first we weren't sure if it was an egg or not, but all of them have a plaque nearby with their name and the artist that created them.

 Another one hidden up high.

 This one was hidden inside a shop window!

So far we had spotted 11, so we headed off to Covent Garden, sure that we would see some more there.....

A day of London fun.

Good morning to you. And also you too. How are you this Monday morning? Well i hope.

I have a lovely lazy two days off. Starting now. Well, after i have done all the boring cleaning and paperwork type things that need doing first. Although i reckon if i get a wiggle on i can have all that boring stuff done by lunchtime. So really a day and a half of being lazy, which still sounds good to me.

I went on a little trip up to London on Friday with my mum to see my sister. And what a lovely day we had. We went for lunch at Fortnum and Masons (i was so full afterwards i had to waddle to the shops).

They have the most amazing chocolate there, and their easter eggs (and bears!) looked amazing.

(We might have purchased a few salted caramels. Not that i could eat any of them after the massive lunch i had just munched my way through. Boo).

We then we spent the rest of the day shopping. And i didn't spend a penny (thank you mum!). I love to have a mooch about when the sun is shining, which is exactly what we did. Fab.

We also spent a lot of time egg searching but i'll tell you all about that tomorrow....

I cheated!

I know that i am a chef and that i make my living from cooking for others. And therefore what i am about to say should make me a little ashamed...

After posting a recipe for lovely fresh tasty pancakes on here the other day i did the exact opposite and made mine from a bottle. Yup. I know that pancake batter is one of the easiest things to make and i still went for the easier option.

I was being very lazy. But they were still very tasty! I like the classic lemon and sugar. I also tried a cinnamon sugar one (also yum).

And sorry to my poor friend Laura who was probably expecting more from me when i offered to cook pancakes for her. Although we managed to eat an entire bottle's worth so they can't have been that bad.

Thank you Betty, you didn't let me down!

This Is What Crazy Looks Like Via Text Messaging...

Hey lovely people. How are you all today? Good? I am loving the sunshine in Portsmouth, it puts everyone in such a good mood. Including little old me. Yay!

This Is What Crazy Looks Like Via Text Messaging...

If you're not in such a good mood click on the link above and have a listen. I reckon it will make you chuckle. Poor Kevin!

It's pancake day tomorrow!

Did you know this? I found out just in time! I seem to always miss it, but not this year. Yay!

Do you like your pancakes thick or thin? Big or small? With lemon and sugar or maybe maple syrup? (or both if you're anything like me!).

However you like them i hope you have lots. A nice full tummy and smile on your face is what pancake day is all about (in my opinion anyway).

If you are a fan of the American style one's here's a recipe that's pretty fab. It's from Leon: Baking and Puddings. Enjoy.

150g plain flour

75g sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder

3/4 teaspoon barcarb

200ml natural yogurt

200ml milk

3 eggs

75g melted butter

1. Comine the dry ingredients

2. Combine the yogurt and milk

3. Separate the eggs, adding the yolks to the yogurt/milk and stir to combine. Set aside the egg whites in a large clean bowl

4. In a staedy stream, add the yougurt mixture to the flour and whisk until smooth. Whisk in the mlted butter

5. Whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form and them fold into the batter

6. Cook in a hot pan for a couple of minutes either side. Then eat!

 Yummy scrummy.