I am a Pampered Chef consultant. Being a Consultant consists of finding wonderful recipes, going to peoples houses, showing the wonderful products of Pampered Chef and eating the food. Best job ever if you ask me.
At a show I did last night, we decided to do 'Slutty Brownies'. Why are they so slutty? I can hear you thinking... and, if you ask me, the reasoning behind the name is because of the ridiculously high calorie content, but my god they are worth it!!
Here are the ingredients:
1 ready made cookie dough pot
1 box of chocolate fudge brownie mix
1 egg
2 packets of oreos
How to make it:
mush the cookie dough so it sits flat in the bottom of the pan.
place a layer of oreos
pour on the brownie mix with the egg and a splash of water added together
cook in the oven until slightly crispy on the top and very gooey in the centre....and eat!!
This is pure joy in your mouth and I have never heard a room of 20 year olds go so quiet before in my life---the only noise that could be heard was the clank of spoons to plate and the satisfactory sounds escaping their mouths at regular intervals.
Please, everyone, ANYONE, try this recipe and change your life forever.
The only down side? I am very intolerant to wheat and milk. I shall not complain about the fact I fee like the hangover from hell has hit me with a great force as the beauty that was held on my tongue for just those few moments makes my mouth water like there is no tomorrow.
Sunday, 21 April 2013
Saturday, 6 April 2013
Pole Bouncing
As we were sat in Veggie World last night, we discussed a wide range of topics from what I am up to at Uni at the moment, what my sister is up to with her Cooking Van, but my favourite topic of conversation was about a certain young gentleman and a bus shelter....
This poor guy, hoody up, trying to be uber cool, was walking towards our family friend paying no attention whatsoever and of course, walked straight into the bus shelter. We all thought this mighty funny and moved on with our choice of conversations.
Minutes later outside the restaurant, I was talking to our family friend who decided to sit in our car. Now, those of you that may know me will know I am the sort of person to make everything dramatic, so in typical Charlie form, I flamboyantly flounced off giving said friend a bit of the old evil stare. In the process of giving evils, and walking away, I discovered an object in my path....too late.
A pole.
A very real, very solid pole.
Not only did I bump into this pole, my whole body wrapped itself around it, and promptly ricocheted away from it leaving a Charlie shaped mark and a damn big bump on my head. Having spun around with a look of pure shock on my face, my eyes streaming from the shock of the hit and my knee starting to feel the pressure too, I realise my entire family and our 2 friends have creased up and are crying with laughter. I then see a mental image of me bouncing into this pole over and over again and I start to laugh also....hysterically. I didn't stop giggling the entire 30 minute drive home. Eventful night my friends, and only me 'ey? Only me....
Friday, 5 April 2013
A Great Raging Hippie?
I was bought up being a Veggie---a fourth generation at that and I flippin love it! People who say that Vegetarians are 'boring', eat only vegetables and are basically hippies from the 60's, YOU ARE WRONG!! Once you meet my family you realise just how wrong this stereotype is.
My dad- makes gluten free, yeast free, dairy free bread and we call it a Cruffin. a Cruffin looks like an English muffin but when you cut it open it looks like an crumpet a.k.a. A cruffin (well it would sound odd calling it a Mumpit). He also has Bee Village in our back garden and has built them all mini-bee-mansions.
My mum- She became a veggie when she met dad and realised it was easier cooking one meal than two so has created so many gorgeous Tofu dishes and feels the need to feed anyone or thing that walks through the door. Now, mum has an allotment and over summer we eat only fresh fruit and veg and we get "pretty much everything on this plate I grew at the allotment". It is really refreshing having food that we know EXACTLY where it came from.
My sister- Following in my mum's footsteps she has become a cook, and a damn good one at that, she creates gorgeous home baked cakes for birthday's, cupcakes in beautiful flavours with stunning toppings, homemade jams and chutneys, sweets and many other flavourful goodies and sells them all as Dragon's Kitchen, her own business set up at the age of 15!
Me- I am a part time veggie and have destroyed the 4th generation that I am of veggie-ness, but I do my part for the Veggie world by going to Veggie-world, the most incredible Buddhist restaurant of all time which is mostly gluten free for our crazy intolerant family and obviously dairy and meat free also.
....We even have a veggie dog..... Okay, maybe we are a stereotypical veggie family, but hey, I love my life. Off to Veggie-World we go, night y'all!
My dad- makes gluten free, yeast free, dairy free bread and we call it a Cruffin. a Cruffin looks like an English muffin but when you cut it open it looks like an crumpet a.k.a. A cruffin (well it would sound odd calling it a Mumpit). He also has Bee Village in our back garden and has built them all mini-bee-mansions.
My mum- She became a veggie when she met dad and realised it was easier cooking one meal than two so has created so many gorgeous Tofu dishes and feels the need to feed anyone or thing that walks through the door. Now, mum has an allotment and over summer we eat only fresh fruit and veg and we get "pretty much everything on this plate I grew at the allotment". It is really refreshing having food that we know EXACTLY where it came from.
My sister- Following in my mum's footsteps she has become a cook, and a damn good one at that, she creates gorgeous home baked cakes for birthday's, cupcakes in beautiful flavours with stunning toppings, homemade jams and chutneys, sweets and many other flavourful goodies and sells them all as Dragon's Kitchen, her own business set up at the age of 15!
Me- I am a part time veggie and have destroyed the 4th generation that I am of veggie-ness, but I do my part for the Veggie world by going to Veggie-world, the most incredible Buddhist restaurant of all time which is mostly gluten free for our crazy intolerant family and obviously dairy and meat free also.
....We even have a veggie dog..... Okay, maybe we are a stereotypical veggie family, but hey, I love my life. Off to Veggie-World we go, night y'all!
Thursday, 4 April 2013
A Little Inspiration
The Great British Sewing Bee--- I am in love!
On Tuesday nights there is my new favourite programme. I have loved sewing for as long as I can remember; my great grandma taught me to knit so I knitted a bright and colourful scarf (as all young girls wish to have in their wardrobe). For my friend for Christmas this year I decided it would be a great idea to knit a hat...without a pattern so HELLO HOLES!! Heck, I loved the home-made look!! She hasn't worn it yet, should I be worried? Hmm...maybe it was the choice of colour, it did look like she had just been knitted a Weasley Griffindor hat...
My Nan showed me how to cut my first pattern which, of course, I have no idea how to replicate, so I feel a bit like I am back to square one. I am determined to make a dress and make it fit me like a glove and look kick ass!
One thing I have been more than proud of was a corset and skirt I made for a recent show. I decided I loved it so much that I wore it to the after party and quickly ruined it with the spilling of alcohol. Whoops.
However, that was the past. Now I am starting something new and, I hope, therapeutic! I have started to alter clothes. Today I made a black T-shirt dress fit a size 8/10, re-altered the back and added blue lace- how risque. In doing this, I have decided to spruce up my sisters old boring wardrobe and make it fun and add a bit of "Charlie Sparkle". Let the fun, love of clothing and angry bird in me begin.
P.S. My new dream--- I want to be on Great British Sewing Bee...just sayin.
On Tuesday nights there is my new favourite programme. I have loved sewing for as long as I can remember; my great grandma taught me to knit so I knitted a bright and colourful scarf (as all young girls wish to have in their wardrobe). For my friend for Christmas this year I decided it would be a great idea to knit a hat...without a pattern so HELLO HOLES!! Heck, I loved the home-made look!! She hasn't worn it yet, should I be worried? Hmm...maybe it was the choice of colour, it did look like she had just been knitted a Weasley Griffindor hat...
My Nan showed me how to cut my first pattern which, of course, I have no idea how to replicate, so I feel a bit like I am back to square one. I am determined to make a dress and make it fit me like a glove and look kick ass!
One thing I have been more than proud of was a corset and skirt I made for a recent show. I decided I loved it so much that I wore it to the after party and quickly ruined it with the spilling of alcohol. Whoops.
P.S. My new dream--- I want to be on Great British Sewing Bee...just sayin.
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