1. Required reading (the Boden Autumn Winter catalogue) with a steaming cup of raspberry tea.
You can find the items I've put on my wish list over on my Tumblr. | 2. Sweet Peas from the vegetable garden for the kitchen window sill. | 3. When in doubt, choose either Milk or Sea Salt Green & Black's (
2 for £3 at Waitrose at the moment!) | 4. A little preview of a dish inspired by
my Polpo meal that will be up on the blog on Monday. | 5. A few little treats from L'Occitane on a little shopping trip to Canterbury. You don't want to know what happened in the Jack Will's sale! Left to right:
Angelica Exfoliating Face Gel,
Special Edition Frisson de Verveine Fresh Shower Gel,
Lavander Foaming Bath,
Rose Shower Gel. | 6.
My Cucumber Mint Lemonade recipe, adapted from The Lemonade Cookbook is fantastic with a good dash of gin in.
Last Thursday I spent the day in London, and after morning meetings and
dinner at Polpo in Notting Hill, I popped around the corner to meet up with my favourite bloggers at Bubbleology. Aside from the fact it was lovely to catch up with
Michelle whom I had not seen in forever, the fact I got to meet her lovely sister/ photographer for the first time, and to meet
Amy for the first time in real life, it was great to get to know a bit more about my favourite bubble tea brand. When I first tried Bubble Tea as a 17 year old on my first trip to Camden Locks (teenage hang out!) I could not stand the tapioca pearls, preferring fruit juice filled boba instead. However, I tried the pearls again, and it turns out I do rather like the chewy little spheres mixed in with my usual order of peach tea and lychee boba. Next time you grab a cup, be sure to give them another go if you were not already a fan! Photo of us living up to the blogger stereotype by
Tom Joy.
7. Country walks after lunch to clear my head. | 8. Barbecuing during a British Summertime. | 9.
Lovely scallops cooked in their shells with garlic breadcrumbs at Chapman's in Canterbury. They do half price lobster on a Thursday, too. Great service, solid food, but don't mention any problems with the booking system to the owner unless you want attitude! | 10. Friday night in with Pretty Little Liars and homemade strawberry ice cream. | 11. Whole trout cooks fantastically on the barbecue. | 12.
The Heirloom Tomato, Basil Vinaigrette & Fleur de Sel salad from The Lemonade Cookbook is fantastic, especially with home grown tomatoes, but I honestly can't stress how obsessed I am with the vinaigrette enough. I've been having it over salads and caprese. Best salad dressing I've ever made, hands down.