Pirate of The Caribbean Winner!!

I think Captain Jack Sparrow won the vote as most liked!! Thank fully that didnt have anything to do with the draw so the random winner is ....

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 17

(dont know why its coming up with 100 in the box as it does say 57 in the max box and yet when i copied it to paste it comes up as 100! - i did triple check and got hubby to make sure too!)

B............... said...

Ooooh aaargh, Jack Sparrow without a doubt xx

Please can you email me your address to debbie(at)countryheartandhome.com and i will get them on their way :)

Pirates of The Caribbean OPI Giveaway!

Im a day late in listing this but you still only have until I announce a winner on monday to get your name in the draw :)
I am such a ditz and ended up ordering 2 sets of the Pirates of the Caribbean mini nailvarnishes from OPI! Leave a comment below telling me who your favourite character is from the movie and you will get the chance to win this gorgeous set of mini nailvarnishes!

Good luck!

Week 4 - Lemon Curd.

One of the easiest and tastiest things to make!

With it being Shake Up Your Wake Up week where breakfast is highlighted as the most important meal of the week i thought i would make something that might tempt me into actually having breakfast more often!

All you need is

4 eggs
2 egg yolks
250g Sugar
110g butter
zest & juice of 4 lemons
pinch of salt

Add the butter, sugar, salt, zest and juice together in a bowl over a pan of hot water (do not let it boil) and stir continually until the butter is melted (cut it into small blocks which will melt faster) In a seperate bowl, use a fork and combine the eggs and yolks. Pour into the bowl over the pan and stir regularly to stop the egg from scrambling. Keep over the low heat, stiring regularly for approx 10 minutes or until the lemon curd starts to coat the back of a spoon. Sieve into jars and leave to cool completely before topping with a circle of greaseproof paper. They will keep for 7 days in the fridge.Enjoy xxx

The winner of Make Do & Mend is....

Congratulations to....

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 1

...KnitandMake.

Please can you send me your address via debbie(at)countryheartandhome.com

Everyone else please remember to check back tomorrow for another giveaway :)

(Those looking for the recipe for today - it will be up tomorrow as im waiting for the lemon curd to cool before i take pics :)

And now it begins....

...the making and photographing of items for my book!!

The publishers are wanting to get it into the 2012 catalogue of books published so its all systems go...first up...Cranberry & Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies! Diet has taken a turn for the worse!! lol

Yummmm!

I love a good yogurt - thick, creamy and full of fruit! (or my absolute favourite - hazelnut - which is super hard to find these days! )

I received a box this morning that indicated fresh produce and knowing i hadnt ordered anything, got rather excited at the thought of either a competition win or some new goodies to review for the blog!I WON A COMPETITON! Since my influx towards the latter half of last year its been a little dry on the winning front round here!
It turned out to be a selection of Rachels yogurts and a pat of their butter ( I didnt even know they did butter!!) Evie picked her favourite...then proceeded to build a tower!Mmmmm pass me a spoon!

Cocktail 2/52!

Forgot all about uploading this on Friday (wonder if it was the drink!!) lol

Anyways here is a Scarlet O'Hara!1 measure of Southern Comfort
2 measures of Cranberry juice
squeeze of lime

*simples*