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Recipe: Lovely Lanterns & Tasty Treats

~ Harper220

This past Saturday was the official day of Chinese New Year.  Though we are living in London, which has one of the top Chinatowns in the world, we didn’t get there to celebrate.  It was a madhouse of crowds!  But I remember the days of celebrating it when I was teaching preschool at a multi cultural school in L.A. We ate Chinese food, did arts and crafts inspired by the rich culture and even had a dragon parade.  Since I was born in the year of the dragon I loved that tradition.  Continue reading →

Recipe: Woman Crush Wednesday

~ Harper220

How can it be Wednesday already?  I know they say when we get older the time passes quicker but this is light speed since last Woman Crush Wednesday.  However, the good news is that it is my favorite day of the week! And with it being the second WCW of the new year, I’m thinking we’d better keep it on the straight and narrow.  Everyone I know is eating clean, detoxing and recovering from the holiday binge fest!  So our fabulous female chef this week is coming to the rescue! Hooray for Aussie Sarah Wilson.  Continue reading →

Recipe: Little Help Pho You Soup

~ Harper220

Most people realize home cooked food is better for us then eating out.  We certainly know exactly what is in each dish we cook.  It can also be a massive financial savings.  However, for busy people the shopping and prepping of the food can put them off the benefits of eating at home.  So enter a new rising star…food boxes delivered to your door.  In America the popular one is Blue Apron, in the U.K it is Hello Fresh. All come with the necessary ingredients and easy to follow instruction recipe cards for your sit down restaurant quality dinner at home.  How does this fit into Soup Scentral week you ask? Continue reading →

Recipe: Woman Crush Wednesday

~ Harper220

It’s the first Woman Crush Wednesday of 2017!  Here we go!  For anyone new, this is the day I shower some love on a female foodie!  Not only through this post, but also on my Snapchat (username blissbakery) where I recreate one of her recipes live. It is always a recipe that I have never made before just to show how it all comes together. But from the looks of it, this is going to be an awesome one!  Because today’s honoree is the awesome Katie Lee. Continue reading →

Recipe: Woman Crush Wednesday

~ Harper220

I’m back in London and ready to fire up the oven for another edition of Woman Crush Wednesday!  My fav day of the week. Another female chef is going to be getting the love and we are getting an amazing recipe recreated live on Snapchat (my username is blissbakery if you’d like to come watch). With this being the last Wednesday before Christmas we have to make something festive.  But with all the temptations looming, it would be nice to have a not so naughty option. Enter the ever fabulous healthy eating expert Amelia Freer.  She is the British nutritionist that not only has two best selling cookery books but has helped umpteen celebs get on the right track with a passion for good, clean food. Continue reading →

Recipe: Woman Crush Wednesday

~ Harper220

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It is flat out cold this week, so our lovely Woman Crush Wednesday chef is going to warm us up!  Without a doubt we have to make a soup, and the gorgeous gourmet gal perfect for inspiration today is Allegra McEvedy. She is also a resident of London so she’s probably bundled up as well.  And I hope she enjoys the lovefest over on my Snapchat channel (username blissbakery) where I will recreate live her awesome Beet and Bramley soup recipe! Continue reading →