Black Friday...

What is Black Friday?

All it is, is the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States of America (Thanksgiving being the fourth Thursday of November). It is one of the busiest shopping days in the whole year because it sort of marks the official beginning of the Christmas shopping season.

Grabbing Black Friday Deals: Clever or Silly?

Whether it is silly or clever to grab deals on Black Friday and any other day for that matter, depends on whether you need those items you are buying. If you only buy something because it is on sale, it is not so clever. For instance, I needed to buy my Secret Santa gift and some other gifts for my colleagues and I got myself some juicy deals and I say that's a win situation!:)

What are you up to this Friday?

I happen to be off work today and my daughter and myself plan to spend the day at home mostly, if not entirely. What are you all up to? I guess most people are working...on the plus side, it's nearly the weekend!:)) This morning, I made crepes (thin pancakes) and I need to share (or re share) the recipe with you because they turn out perfect and light every time. 

The amount of ingredients below makes about 6 small pancakes or 4 large ones.

You will need:

50g all purpose flour (sifted to remove lumps)

150ml milk (I use whole milk)

1/2 Tbsp. melted butter (melt it in a small bowl in the microwave on the low setting) - plus some butter for the pan

1/2 Tbsp. granulated sugar

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 large egg (beaten)

Vegetable oil for the pan

How you make the pancakes:

Beat the egg with the sugar in a small bowl.

In a jug, put the sifted flour and half the milk then beat well and then slowly beat in the rest of the milk. Now add the egg and sugar mixture and beat well. Pour in the vanilla and mix in well, along with the melted butter. Let your batter rest for at least half an hour in the fridge before cooking them, if you have time. 

When you are ready to cook the pancakes, heat up your pan on medium high and pour in a 1/2 tsp. oil plus a little butter. As it sizzles, pour some batter to evenly coat the surface of the pan and cook for about a minute on one side then flip and cook for 30 seconds. You can put some hazelnut chocolate spread on the pancakes or squeeze some lemon and sprinkle some sugar on them. Both are delicious. 

Enjoy guys!

Perfect light and fluffy pancakes

If any of my friends or family members visit my blog, here is a picture of Justine (my eight year old daughter) - this was taken yesterday on the way to school...

Justine wrapped up warm; it was -1 degree after all!

I guess I better start on some housework...long overdue! 😆 Ok everyone, enjoy your weekend if I don't check back in here for a few days. I will keep you posted about what we are up to and give you plenty of interesting ideas for the holidays!

Big kiss and warm hugs...xoxo

It is beginning to feel a lot like....

...Christmas! With this special time of year just round the corner, the pressure is on to get all Christmassy and festive, to think of gifts for loved ones and to think of ideas for the Christmas meal.
I personally like to include a little personalised something when I give away my gifts to friends and family. Already I feel like I left it a bit late to get crafting those personalised somethings but I will try my best to get them done;)
One item I found last year (to be repeated this year definitely!) is a cute crochet 3D puffy heart. So adorable! Take a look...

They are quick to make and are always loved by the receivers. Look for 3D crochet heart free patterns online and you will find an array of websites that offer a free pattern. I have tried a few and they all work fine.

Soon we will be baking gingerbread cookies. Apparently saying gingerbread 'men' is wrong nowadays and we are supposed to say gingerbread 'person', lol, can you believe the nonsense?! I am sure my little Justine will be eager to help me decorate these gingerbread men (oh yes, I will say it the way I like! lol).

A short but sweet post and hope you are all well and kicking:) Day off today for me so a spot of shopping, a spot of cleaning and a lot of relaxing I hope. Tomorrow is another day, make the most of the present time. Happy Wednesday everybody!