Solo Blueberry Pancakes

I love pancakes. If I had my way it would be pancake day everyday. Nutella, fruit, cheese all kinds I love them. And they're my favourite Saturday morning breakfast. However, there are mornings when either I'm on my own or no one else wants pancakes (who are those people!?!) so this is the recipe I use when I'm making my pancakes for little old me. 

You will need:

1 cup of flour

1 large egg

1 cup of milk

A pinch of salt

1 cup of blueberries 

Your favourite toppings. 

Put all the ingredients apart from the blueberries into a jug or a bowl and whisk it until the batter is smooth.

Heat up a pan with a small amount of oil. Swirl the oil around so it coats the pan. 

Add a ladle full of batter to the pan at a time. Cook on one side until small bubbles start forming. Flip the pancake and cook until golden. 

Do this until you run out of batter.

To keep the pancakes warm whilst you're cooking the others put them in an oven heated to 50c/122F. Once you've cooked all the pancakes put them on a plate and add your favourite toppings.

I went for Coconut milk ice cream, raspberries and maple syrup. But you could use Nutella, bananas whatever you fancy. The options are limitless. 

This recipe makes 3-4 pancakes so is perfect for one serving but if you can't eat them all let them cool down, wrap them in cling film and heat them up in the pan for the next morning. Pancakes all weekend, what could be better?

Hope you enjoy this recipe, let me know if you use it. 

Until next time,

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The Royal Three Counties Show 2016

You know it's British Summer Time when you've got to pack both your wellington boots and your sandals to go away for a weekend, because let's be honest who knows that the weather is going to do. That's exactly what Jack and I did in the middle of last month on a trip to Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire. In fact, we went and bough wellies specifically for the occasion.

We went up their mainly because we were going to the Royal Three Counties Agricultural Show. Jack had been before and really enjoyed himself so we decided we'd go so I could experience it as well.

 

We both love country and agricultural shows. We love being outside in the country and everything that goes along with that. We love the countryside lifestyle and being out in the fresh air throughout the year.

 

We had such a lovely day out at the show, even with the necessary wellies. I thought instead of rambling on about all the things you can see, animals, stores, demonstrations, I thought I'd share a few photos of the day with you.

Horsing around

'I can't actually see love'

Nearly there

And through the tunnel

Close shave

A very unimpressed Alpaca

Falling with style

I don't know Jack wanted a picture of the wood

Hungry babies at the end of the day

What'chu looking at?

 

Until next time,

 

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Thought of the week #25

We all need to get out of the head space where we think mistakes mean we've failed. Everyone makes mistakes , big or small, we wouldn't be human if we didn't. Instead of viewing mistakes as a failure let's try viewing them as a learning curve, proof that we're trying if nothing else. Taking a more positive mindset to things that are often negative makes all the difference. 

Until next time,

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Thought of the week #24

Everyone doubts themselves from time to time and it could be to do with anything. Going to university, getting a promotion, finding a house. But all it really does is make us take a step back and stop us from doing something we want to do. If we were to just go for it and try the outcome could be completely different from what the doubt was saying it would be. You might fail, but then again you might succeed and just because you failed that time doesn't mean you will the next time. Get up and try again.

Until next time,

 

Hello July

In June I declared that summer was finally here but since then I could probably count the days of sun we've had on one hand, so I'm not going to say anything about the weather and the fact that it is officially summer at all. 

June literally flew past and it was definitely a good one. Jack and I took our first break since going to Australia, it was a little different to Aus but it was still lovely to get away. We drove down to Tewkesbury in the Midlands for the weekend with the main purpose of going to the Royal Three Counties Show but we also had a look around Tewkesbury and drove home via Bath. It was so good to get away for a few days and there'll definitely be a post up about it soon. 

Jack and I also moved out of the house we'd been temporarily living in back to our parents. It's confusing so I won't go into details. However, it does mean back to full time wifi so posts will hopefully be less up and down and more consistent. 

July isn't full of any plans whatsoever. It's kind of nice every now and again to not plan loads of stuff and just see where the month takes you. So that's what I'll be doing this month along with the normal stuff of keeping fit, eating healthy and trying to get my Aussie photo album started.

What are you up to this month?

Until next time, 

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Currently | June

As always over here on Lemon Pea Lifestyle etc, the end of the month means a quick run down of a few things that are either new in my life or that I'm particularly loving at the moment. So here's the things that have come under those categories over the past 30 days.

Food

I'm still absolutely loving making and eating my homemade granola and it is something I plan to carry on doing but mixing it up with different flavours and additions. If you want to know how to make your own homemade granola check out my video. Other than my own food genius though, I've been enjoying the Lean Machines recipes from their new book 'The Lean Machines: Eat Well Feel Better'. So far I've made the Chilli Prawn Linguine and Vegetable Red Thai Curry both of which were delicious and so easy to make and healthy. I'm looking forward to delving further into it. 

Reading

If you read my 'currently reading' blog post last week you will know that I am reading 'Eat Pray Love' by Elizabeth Gilbert. To say I'm loving it is an understatement. I literally don't want to put it down, ever. I'm reading it on my Kindle which is great because, as much as I love a real book they can be a pain in the bum on busy, rush hour, public transport. I'd definitely recommend the book if you're looking for a bit of motivation or are just feeling a bit bleugh.

Lifestyle

I haven't got anything hugely new in the lifestyle section and this section kind of confuses me. Really all of these things would come under 'lifestyle' but I seem to mention fitness/beauty/fashion in this section normally so based on that I'm going to recommend the Clinique Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief. I don't know if it's the weather or what but my skin is SOO dry and this has helped so much. I use it every morning and most nights (but sometimes I use their overnight rescue) and you can also use it during the day by patting it over your makeup. It's great if you've got dry skin or combination skin but I wouldn't recommend it if you've got oily skin. 

Travel

This month Jack and I travelled up to the Midlands to the Royal Three Counties Show. We stayed in Tewkesbury and travelled back home via Bath so we got to see a few places in the UK that we hadn't already, which was one of our goals this year. The Three Counties Show was also a lovely day out and right up mine and Jack's street. There'll be a post up about it soon so keep your eyes peeled for that if you want to know more.

I hope you all had a good month and have another good month ahead. 

Until next time,

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Thought of the week #23

It's not always easy to be optimistic in a bad situation. It's easy to see the negative side and how something might go wrong. But it brings you down and before you know it you're in a negative, pessimistic slump and you just feel bleugh. Everyone feels better when you look at the positive of something, it's not always easy, but if you remember how much better it makes you feel it can be made a bit easier. This week, try to choose to be optimistic about things and see how much better you feel for it.

Until next time,

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