Goodbye London, hello jet lag

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brunch, china, food, friends, london

I arrived in China late yesterday afternoon where I was met by my husband after an 11 hour flight from Heathrow. I have to say, I was not too tired as I managed to get around 7 hours of sleep…on and off. It’s a different story today though as my head is buzzing and my eyes are closing but I MUST not give in as it’s only 1.05pm!! (Must stay awake… must stay awake)😴

I will post more stories on China once I get some photos taken but this was the view I woke up to this morning. (Dongguan at 6.35am)

Now, back to London. I had the chance to meet with Selma for brunch the day before I left and that lady is as beautiful as her blog, if not more! She took me to Brew in Wimbledon Village and had theee most delicious eggs!    Mine was perfectly poached eggs on hung yoghurt with chilli butter!   …just look at that yolk!

Selma and I talked and laughed over brunch and being around her just made me feel so positive about so many things! Amazing woman! Also confessed that she’s one of my blog idols! Haha! 

I also managed to catch up with my baby sister while I was there and spent a lovely time staying with my cousin. 

Off to Hong Kong tomorrow for the weekend, so I will be taking more photos there too! 

Before I have a wee lie down to “rest my eyes”, here are a few iconic shots of London I took before I left. Hope you’ll like them!  

  
  

   

Happy Thursday to all!💛

My long “transit” in London

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blackandwhite, food, london, transit

Hello all! Well I left Bilbao over a week ago and been here in London spending my days with my sister or my cousin and her family before I head off to China to embark on my new life there. I have lost all sense of routine but managed to cook a couple of simple dishes while I’m here. 

Last night I made my  Crispy Chicken along with my Colourful Coleslaw (sans the walnuts) for the family and it went down a treat! 

  
With all that has been going on, I have been exhausted but I am super excited to finally meet up with a fellow blogger friend Selma on Monday for brunch! If you don’t already know Selma, you have to check out her blog! AMAIIIIIZING!!! 

Anyway, before I fly off to China on Tuesday night, here are a couple of black and white snapshots of London that I took.

  
  
Have a fabulous weekend and will be “seeing” you again when I am in China!

😊

Disconnect from the city

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basque country, nature, northern spain, sea

“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” ~ John Burroughs 

  

  

  

  

Have a wonderful weekend ahead!💙

Triple Decker Sandwich

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dinner, food, sandwich, simple, tuna

Hi all! Sorry for the lack of communication and posts. Things have been hectic and moving extremely fast these days. I am moving to China in a month. So as you can imagine, there was a lot of packing to do and most of our belongings are now stored at my in-laws in Galicia. The road trip there took us 8hrs each way and I think both me & my cat are “van lagged”! I am also left with the very basics to cook with like my old worn out and broken wok along with an old pot! 

That aside, meals have to be super simple for the next 4 weeks so I made a sandwich for my dinner last night and I have to say, it satisfied my hankering.



All you need is:

• Tuna
• Mayonnaise
• Pickles
• Salad leaves
• Black pepper
• 3 slices of bread (toasted)

Just toast your bread, spread some mayonnaise on the 3 slices of bread and assemble your sandwich! A simple, filling & tasty meal! 

Enjoy!

Below are some shots I took of Galicia & Portugal when we were there last weekend. I hope you’ll like them.☺️















Oven Poached Eggs

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breakfast, eggs, food

I am completely hopeless at making poached eggs. I have tried over and over again but fail each and every time. Ok, maybe eggs just don’t agree with me…I am even completely hopeless at frying a sunny side up egg! I get my husband to do it!

So imagine my excitement when a good friend of mine shared a post on her facebook page on Oven Poached Eggs! I HAD to give it a go.

First result…

Method
1. Pre heat oven to 180 degrees celcius.
2. Add 1 tbsp of water into each cup of the muffin pan.
3. Break the eggs into each of the cups.
4. Bake for 10 mins, scoop out with a spoon and there you have it!

It was so simple, there was no stopping me! I am addicted!

Do give it a try!💛

Friday funny

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eat, food, funny, quotes

I just HAD to share this…made me chuckle!

Have a fantastic weekend!💕

A thought for Thursday

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blessed, mindset, thoughts, victory

Have a wonderful Thursday!💜

Photo taken from San Juan Gastelugatxe, a church at the top of an islet in Bermeo, Basque Country.

Weekend in Photos #2

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birthday, city, weekend

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. My husband and I went out for dinner at a Japanese restaurant on Saturday night before admiring the beauty of these light projections on some of the iconic buildings in Bilbao for White Night as the city celebrated her birthday…

Have a great start to the week!💞

Weekend In Photos #1

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sea view, weekend

I hope you all had a lovely weekend! Just thought I’d share some of the photos I took over the weekend.

We took our friends to beautiful San Sebastian on the Saturday…

On the Sunday we walked up to San Juan de Gastelugatxe in Bakio before we indulged in a seafood lunch up in the mountains, overlooking the sea…

Beautiful views, great company!

Have a lovely week! 💞

Eat Cake 🍰

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cake, food, mantras

I’ve got a packed weekend ahead with guests arriving later this afternoon so I won’t be blogging anything for the next few days. But before I go, I saw this saying just the other day and I had to share it as it made me chuckle…

…I can’t think of a better reason! 😊

Have a fabulous weekend ahead! 😘

For cake recipes, click on:
Marble Cake

Dark Chocolate & Walnut Cake