Chele Nic's Blog

Sunday, January 26, 2014

If you follow me on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook you will know how much I love food. I love cooking it, sharing pictures of it and most importantly I love eating it!

Often when I post a picture people ask me for the recipe and so I thought perhaps I could start sharing the recipes here on my blog.

Most of the things I cook are healthy, easy and just so that you can chuck in the slow cooker/ stockpot in the morning and it will be ready for dinner. I'm a sucker for making efficient use of the little windows of time I do have to get things done and this will reflect in my recipes. Quick, easy & (mostly) healthy! I often used my slow cooker when I was out at work all day but I find it invaluable these days with my little diddies Gracie and Alfie!

I will build up this database of recipes taking photos and blogging as I cook so I hope you find something you like.

I'm not one for measuring, I'm a chuck it in and see kinda gal but I've been cooking many of these things for years so I guess I've gotten to know what works (ish!). So please bear with me, I will be as accurate as I can.

If you do try any of the recipes I would love to know what you think or maybe you have tried them and added/removed ingredients and find them yummier your way, either way I would love to know.

As always thank you for reading and I hope you will find this other little side to my blogging interesting or maybe even useful.

First up will be my super easy but yummy Beef Goulash.........coming soon

love

Chele

Thursday, January 09, 2014

Where do little Elves go?

'Twas a sad day some time in November when our Elfie walked out of our lives.
Without a bye or leave he was gone, just like that.
Not a thought for all the good times or his faithful friend he was leaving behind.
It was with a heavy heart that I explained to Alfie that Elfie had gone to help Santa make all the little children's Christmas presents and that one day, when his job was done, he would return.
Christmas is over, the children have their presents (except the naughty ones).
Santa's workshop has shut for the summer holidays yet our hearts still hang heavy with the absence of our little Elfin friend.
Alfie and Elfie were good buddies you see, they slept together, watched tv together, travelled together.
How do I explain to a 7 month old that it is not that he has done something wrong. That there are plenty more elves in the sea. "But not like my Elfie mummy"
Alfie even dressed as Elfie for Christmas such was his longing for his dear friend.
We are into January now, does it take this long to travel back from the North Pole, is he just working overtime for some cash for the summer holidays?
I don't know? I am running out of answers for my little man. I can't keep making excuses for Elfie.
If you see this Elf please tell him to return to where he is loved. To follow his heart.... He knows the way home.