Stacey in the Sticks

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. …

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!

Health Lifestyle Slimming World Weight Loss

Slimming World weigh in – the one where I pull it back…

by StaceyUpdated on September 21, 2016September 22, 2016

After weigh in last week I went home ready for the week ahead and hoping to get ever closer to my target this week. It’s only two weeks until my birthday now, and I really really want to hit target by then! It was going okay, until the end of the week when I felt a bit stressed and like many people, I eat rubbish when emotional or under stress. I just don’t care about the sabotage when I’m actually doing it, but I have mentioned previously that I always feel the guilt afterwards. So I still don’t know why I do it. I guess …

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Where to get help after a serious accident or injury

by Stacey September 21, 2016September 21, 2016

Suffered from a serious accident or injury? Here’s what to do next. Put yourself in some horrible shoes for a moment and ask yourself what you would need to do in the unfortunate case of a serious accident or injury? Don’t worry, I wasn’t sure either! We never want to think about the worst case scenario, however as parents it’s so important to make sure we know what to do if the unthinkable happens. So here’s what you would need to do next… You’re not alone, find some support There is an old saying, ‘a problem shared is a problem …

Food Recipe

Apple crumble sweet Yorkshire puddings | Recipe

by StaceyUpdated on April 11, 2024September 19, 2016

I was quite excited when I heard there would be a newly introduced batter week in the GBBO, even more so when I saw what the challenges would be! I did consider doing them all, believe it or not. In the end, though, I just went with the signature, as churros were pointless because we don’t own a deep-fat fryer, and the pancakes just looked too technical for me to bother with. I wanted to be different, so I went for sweet Yorkshire puddings. It’s getting to autumn now, and it’s such a great season to have crumbles for pudding! …