Recipe: Tenderstem Broccoli & Brie Tagliatelle

Despite them not being very good for you most of the time, one of my favourite easy go-to meals to make have to be pasta dishes. Especially during these cold winter months here in the UK, warm lunches are the best and this is the perfect option. Adding a bit of veg to the dish the main part is the Tenderstem Broccoli which works well with the Brie and black pepper.

Serves: 1 (double ingredients for 2)

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

75g Tagliatelle

50g Tenderstem Broccoli

50g Brie

2 - 3 tbsp Single Cream (depending how thick you like the cheese sauce)

Black Pepper (optional)

Method:

1. Wash the Tenderstem Broccoli and boil for approx 10 minutes.

2. In a separate pan, cook the tagliatelle according to the instructions on the packaging.

3. Drain the broccoli and the tagliatelle, leaving about 1 tbsp of water in the tagliatelle.

4. Add the Tenderstem broccoli to the pan of tagliatelle along with the brie and cream and slowly cook on a low heat until the brie starts to melt and stir occasionally.

5. Add black pepper if required and serve hot!

So there you have it, a nice warm winter meal, you could also always swap ingredients around such as using a different cheese that you prefer to Brie or a different pasta. I hope you enjoyed this recipe and let me know if you decide to recreate the recipe yourself. For more Tenderstem Broccoli recipes, take a look at their website here. 

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Lifestyle: Bird Watching

It might be half way through January but Happy New Year! I can't believe how quick it's going already and I'm only just getting around to writing a blog post for the first time this year. I've just come back to university after a lovely four weeks at home, and although it's been nice to be home and for so long too, I've been non stop with university work and writing my dissertation. I haven't had much time to myself over the holidays but one thing I have enjoyed doing is getting out my camera and taking photos of birds in the garden and on walks. I love wildlife and learning more about photography and my camera so combine the two and I'm one happy bunny.

My favourite photo's are the last one of the blue tit, and the photo of the Robin. I think it's the first proper photo I've got of both of them before. I'll be back soon with some more posts and hopefully my uni work won't stop me from posting as much as it did before Christmas!

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Barry M Nails Haul

This is a post that I've been meaning to write for such a long time! Barry M nails were on a 3 for 2 offer (I'm not sure if they still are as this was a couple of months ago now) and I picked up quite a mixture. The first is a lovely winter berry shade which has become one of my favourites over the past month or so, the second is much more of a summery, bright shade which I haven't worn too many times yet and the third is a lovely nude-grey which I think you could wear throughout the year, and it's also matte!

The shades are below....

I never use to be a big fan of Barry M nail varnishes, back in school and college (okay, so maybe 5 or 6 years ago) I remember my friends raving about the brand and their nail range but I was never too keen. But how many years later and I think I own more nail polishes by Barry M than any other brand so I'd say they may be my favourite! The photo above shows each one with two coats of the polish on and I think they look amazing, they're so shiny (even the matte one looks quite shiny, there's another photo of this one on my instagram which you can see here).

Let me know what your favourite nail polishes are below or tweet me!

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I've always been a lover of animals and wildlife and for our Christmas walk this year (two days after Christmas) we decided to go to Donna Nook to see the seals. They've been coming to Donna Nook at this time of year every year lately to have their pups, I've never been before and it was great to see them in their natural habitat (the fence is there as a viewing point) and I've learnt that they're really not camera shy.

So I thought I'd share with you some of the many photos I took of the seals today, I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I did and I'll be back with another post very soon!

Have you ever been to Donna Nook, or anywhere similar?

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