I have been recently challenged to cook two completely different recipes with one main product.

The first recipe is a main and the second would be something that I would pack for my husbands lunch, for work.

I have used  Moy Park- Chicken Meatballs  for both recipes,which I purchase from Ocado, my favourite online store. That's where I do most of my weekly shopping, so every ingredient seen in this post is from Ocado. 

The first recipe that I wanted to cook was the creamy wild mushroom stew with chicken meatballs, a favourite of mine and the second recipe is a very yummy Sandwich. 

For both recipes I've rolled the Chicken Meatballs in bread crumbs and put them in the oven. Why? Very simple. The meatballs get less oily and they have a crunchy crust which I love.

Let's begin! :)

Wild Mushroom Stew with Chicken Meatballs 

Ingredients:

1/2 pack of Moy Park- Chicken Meatballs

50g breadcrumbs

50g butter

Wild Pied de mouton Mushrooms 90g

Wild Black Trompette Mushrooms 90g

Wild Girolle Mushrooms 80g

Mixed Wild Musrooms 100g

20g parsley

2 pieces garlic

200g Organic Soured Cream

salt&pepper

Method

The next day I wanted to try a different recipe with the chicken meatballs left, so because I was rushing I wanted to make something simple and quick.

Meatball Sandwich

Ingredients:

1/2 pack of cooked Moy Park Meatballs in breadcrumbs

1 Burger Bun

50g Coleslaw

50g Brie Cheese

Method

I cut the bun in two halves, on the base I added the Brie Cheese, on top the meatballs and over them a few spoons of Coleslaw. Simple and delicious! :)

Thank you for reading and let me know which is your favourite meatball recipe! :)

Electric vs Manual Toothbrushes For Kids

*This product was gifted by Colgate, but all views are my own

 It was end of August when I looked at my fence and noticed this piece of wood that was broken. Weird, I thought. I looked at my security camera and seen that hours before, at 4 am a lad jumped into our garden and efortlessly took my egg chair in his back and off he went with it. I immediately started shaking and burst into tears.

That chair had sentimental value for me. I've dreamt of having one for over 3 years and when I finally got it, it was my safe space. Every single sunny day after breakfast I would go outsite and lay in there, soaking in the sun. Sometimes I would read a book while I was relaxing in the chair, hearing the birds. It really got to me. That day I went from neighbour to neighbour to ask if they had cctv cameras, to ask if they heard something. 

I checked ad after ad, marketplace, gumtree, any platform that they could have sold it on. Day after day, night after night I went patroling the streets with Nick hoping that we will find it, but we didn't. It was a distressing experience that left me angry and feeling hopeless for weeks, until I decided that I need to take action. We've talked for years about expanding our family with a dog and this was the perfect opportunity, so our final choice was a german shepherd- loyal, reliable, smart and extremly protective. This is how Alma came into our lives.

After that we decided that it was too easy for others to jump the fence, so we installed some sharp spikes.We bought them online and after placing them we put some signs of warning on the fence near them. Don't say we didn't warn you!

While I was looking at the footage with the guy taking my chair I realised that at some point the light near our home turned on as it had sensors- he didn't even care, he actually tried to have a good look at what was inside our living room, but the curtains were on. That's why we got an alarm system inside that's with movement sensors. 

Also, to make sure that we'll try to make our home as safe as we can for ourselves, we decided that Patlock was the best solution as we've seen ads about it on police & neighbourhood watch websites and groups . It provides us with extra security and it's easy to use, it literally takes seconds for us to put on, take off. Patlock is easy to fit and works by holding the internal door handles secure, meaning the external handles cannot be operated. This ensures that the door mechanism remains in the locked position, even if the locks are snapped or removed. So we use it whenever we are out or at night. Better safe than sorry!

This is my experience from the end of summer 2020. Did anything similar happened to you?

If yes, what did you do about it?

*Patlock was a gifted product

Yesterday I've spoken to my best friend about how things are going for her, how did her working environment change since the pandemic and how is she spending her weekends now that the restaurants and pubs are on the verge of closing- and her answer really surprised me. She told me that she doesn't have that much of a spare time because she is decorating her new apartment. She also complained how expensive things were and that the quality isn't actually reflected in the price.       

With that in mind, I feel that most of my friends have recently bought a new flat or house - even close relatives of mine.When I bought my house everything was almost brand new, so I didn't have to go from shop to shop to design my perfect home. 

Two months ago, when visiting Transylvania, I was asked to give my opinion with choosing pretty much everything that you need to completely redecorate a house. From door handles to toilets, we've spent in one shop roughly 2-3 hours.And there were plenty of shops to visit!

One of the hardest things to do was picking the right tiles and wood flooring . We've spend around one hour just staring at them and comparing the quality, price, shapes and sizes. I am very peculiar when choosing the wooden floor. It can completely change the look of a room in good or it can completely ruin it- depends on how your inner artist can mix and match it with furniture, colours and different objects.

If I want my room to look brighter, then I will always choose a light colour, such as white or light grey. If I want it to look more masculine or bold, then I will always go either for a very dark color such as chestnut or a very rustic look, I'll go for oak. 

I will always go for a solid wood flooring, as there's where you can actually see the quality- it just lasts longer in time. And knowing that it's not cheap replacing your flooring, when you do it, you better do it right.

When redecorating your house, what was your hardest decision to make?

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