Ham & Mushroom Baked Duck Eggs Ingredients 80g butter 2 spring onions, chopped 60g ham off the bone, chopped 4tbsp double cream 2tbsp crushed croutons 4 duck eggs (or extra large chicken eggs) Toasted baguette, to serve Fresh parsley – chopped, for garnish 120-150g wild mushrooms, cleaned Method Heat the oven to 160˚C Heat the butter in a pan and sauté ...

Really Simple Christmas Crafts For Young Children If you’re looking for advanced planning ideas for easy Christmas crafts to do with children, look no further. My first tip? Step away from Pinterest or you will completely over estimate what is achievable for a toddler. Don’t expect a really young child to be interested in taking part in every step of ...

Freezer Friendly: Super Versatile Slow Cooker Pulled Pork This Super Versatile Slow Cooker Pulled Pork recipe is super easy – it takes less than 5 minutes to throw the ingredients into a slow cooker. Perfect flavour balance with just the right amount of seasoning. If your freezer is ready for you to fill with delicious food, this is a delicious ...

How to thrive not just survive the Christmas party season Christmas parties are a great way of raising your spirits in the darkest month of the year, but they can take their toll on your body. With the accumulated loss of sleep, hangovers, and rich food you may feel wiped out before getting to Christmas day. Here are some tips ...

Organising an Awesome Family Christmas Part 13 To-Do Jobs Around the Home Organise storage areas. Whether it’s attic, garage, closet or shed, take time to tidy up household storage. Storage spaces are notorious clutter zones. Since we don’t use them daily, they’re easy to ignore, until you can barely get in there, let alone find anything. It’s time to organise ...

Our Best Make-Ahead Tips For Christmas Dinner We’ve all been there, It’s Christmas Day, but rather than catching up with family, you’re peeling carrots and hoping you’ll have time to grab a glass of fizz before the turkey needs basting. By the time you sit down to Christmas dinner, you’ll be so exhausted you’ll barely have the strength to eat ...

Cheesy Parmesan & Pecan Sables Ingredients   • 120g plain flour • 120g self raising flour • salt & black pepper • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder • 60g butter • 180g grated cheddar cheese • 180g Parmesan cheese • 120g finely chopped pecans • 2 -3 tablespoons milk Method Sift the flours, salt, pepper & chili powder into a bowl ...

The Perfect Pistachio & Asparagus Paté Asparagus is an excellent source of vitamin K, folate, copper, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, and vitamin E. It is a very good source of dietary fiber, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B3, potassium, choline, vitamin A, zinc, iron, protein, vitamin B6, and pantothenic acid. Ingredients 80g shelled pistachios, lightly toasted 15g flat-leaf parsley ...

Festive Giveaway with Adagio Teas – Premium Gourmet Tea Long time readers of Vivre Le Rêve will know of my love for tea, especially really good quality tea. That’s why when I came across Adagio, I knew we had to feature them here. What really sets them apart is that their hand-picked teas are sourced directly from origin. They are ...

Review & Giveaway: Nude Jewellery Silver Necklace I’m super excited to be talking to you today about this beautiful Vanilla Links Triple Link Silver Necklace. This exquisite piece by jewellery designer Nikki Galloway is incredible. Handmade in London, It has three links of varying sizes, that are suspended freely on a silver snake chain. I love the way that each ...

You Can Now Buy A Disney Wedding Dress… Japanese wedding dress company Kuraudia Co. has recently unveiled a licensing deal with Disney. And with that license, Kuraudia Co. rolled out a line of magical, colorful, gigantic Disney princess wedding gowns and they are amazing. The company is making fourteen dresses from six princesses (Belle, Ariel, Rapunzel, Aurora, Snow White, and ...

5 Proactive Steps to Help Combat the Winter Blues Now that the darker and colder winter days are here, many of us dread getting out of bed in the mornings. We also experience a general decrease in energy and lower mood, which is commonly referred to as the ‘winter blues’. We assume that there is nothing we can do about ...