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Rocky road brownies | Recipe

by StaceyUpdated on September 4, 2016August 2, 2016

Brownies are one of my favourite cakey treats, but I do also love some rocky road. What’s not to love about chocolate, biscuits, cherries, and marshmallows? Yum! So when Wyke Farms sent me some of their butter to try, I knew just the recipe I had in mind – these rocky road brownies. They have the gooeyness (is that even a word? It is now) of a brownie but with the crunch of biscuit too, then the obligatory cherry and marshmallow. As the biscuit is baked within the mixture, it smells divinely caramelised just out of the oven too!

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Slimming World weigh in #74 – the annoying one…

by StaceyUpdated on July 28, 2016July 28, 2016

After my surprising loss last week I went away from group feeling completely over the moon and ready & raring to go for the week ahead! I had no plans, except to stick to plan, of course. It was going well for a couple of days until I had quite a frustrating day, the boys went to bed late, we hadn’t eaten our tea and I then couldn’t be bothered to cook, so we had a Chinese takeaway. Groan. The most annoying and regrettable thing afterwards was that I didn’t enjoy it in the end as it gave me heartburn and …

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I Love My Daddy | Book Review

by StaceyUpdated on October 30, 2020July 25, 2016

In our house it is mostly me that reads books to the boys, even at bed time. We will also take some time out during the day though to sit down and read, especially when they are getting a little boisterous! Sometimes however, they just need Daddy to read, particularly when it is a book about how much I Love My Daddy. Find out why each dad deserves his shiny star in this concentric, colourful book of giving. Bright artwork from Fhiona Galloway and a cheerful rhyming story makes learning come alive. The boys were sent this book last month to …

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Slimming World weigh in #73 – the one with the new shiny (finally)…

by Stacey July 22, 2016July 22, 2016

After last week’s half expected gain I was determined this week that I was getting that new shiny and I went away from group feeling positive, even though I was 2lb heavier. I think that’s because I knew where it had come from though. I was on plan all week, except for a cinema trip on Saturday when I had popcorn – I did go for Metcalfe’s Skinny though! – and I also had a few of hubby’s Magic Stars. (By the way, we went to see Ghostbusters, and despite my doubts beforehand, I thought it was brilliant; a refreshing change from the male …

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Owning a car and remembering tyre safety

by StaceyUpdated on March 6, 2024July 16, 2016

Recently we welcomed a new addition to our family – definitely not a sibling (!), nor a pet, but a car! I have been taking driving lessons since October last year, and I am due to take my driving test very soon. It’s really difficult for me to get about living in the middle of nowhere and I have to rely on hubby when he gets home from work; also, with Jacob starting school in September and school being a 3-mile drive, it really is essential for me.