Stacey, Author at Stacey in the Sticks

Coconut coffee triple layer cake | Recipe

by StaceyUpdated on October 27, 2020October 5, 2016

You may remember a few weeks ago that I reviewed a steam combi oven from Panasonic. I cooked so many things in it – including (but not limited to) chips, fish, chicken, bacon, beans; but the thing I was most excited to try in it, was baking a cake! Obviously, you could also make this in a normal oven. I was so impressed that I could actually bake a cake in the combi oven though! One of my favourite cakes is coffee cake. I love coffee. I love cake. Put them together – I’m in heaven! I also had some coconut flavour …

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The lasting effects of bullying

by StaceyUpdated on October 2, 2016October 3, 2016

Bullying is something that is often in the news; very recently, the case of the teenage girl who was beaten by another girl, whilst a group of boys watched on, and even recorded it. The first thoughts of surely anybody, would be that this is sickening. The beating alone is bad enough, but for a group to encourage and record; it’s just incomprehensible. I’ve written before about how I was bullied when I was a teen, when I came almost face to face with one of my bullies before we moved last year. I’d forgotten all about it once again, until …

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Slimming World weigh in – the one with another NSV…

by StaceyUpdated on September 28, 2016September 29, 2016

During last week’s weigh in I was brave and decided I would go for a 3lb loss this week in order to hit target. I say brave, because I’ve never managed that much before; I think only twice. One being on my first week when I lost 3.5lb, and once after a holiday. But I was going for it this week so I could be at target for my 30th birthday next week. I planned to have more EESP meals, and maybe one or two EESP days. I managed both of these goals and had an SP breakfast and lunch almost every …

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Bakewell tart with lemon pastry | Recipe

by StaceyUpdated on July 29, 2019September 26, 2016

As soon as I heard what the challenges were going to be for pastry week of GBBO, I was drooling. Danish pastries? Yes please! I was really tempted to try to make them but then I watched the show and, well… My mind was swiftly changed, ha! I think I’ll stick with ready bake ones, thanks… Anyway, I didn’t fancy fiddling about with filo either so I decided I would go with the technical (again!) of a bakewell tart. I made mini bakewell tarts a couple of months ago for my Macmillan Summer Lights fundraiser, but I’ve never made a big one before. …

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Stepping into autumn with JD Williams | Review

by StaceyUpdated on August 1, 2025September 23, 2016

After dropping 4 dress sizes since last year, I have had to constantly replace my wardrobe. Throughout my journey, it has always been from shopping in charity shops, or in the sales, so I’m not spending lots of money just to replace my clothes every few months. Now I am almost at the target and pretty much comfortable with the clothes size I currently am, I have started buying full-priced clothes!

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