These snack balls are so easy to make and perfect as a study snack! They taste deliciously sweet because of the honey and chocolate, but they’re also really filling because of the oats, nuts and chia seeds. They’re also so easy to customise with whatever else you want to add in (I’ve listed some ideas…
simple student recipe: Mexican chorizo rice (with a little help from Uncle Ben)
Is inventing the ‘Uncle-Ben’s-rice-with-veg’ dish my greatest achievement during my time at uni? Possibly. It’s a versatile concept; the rice provides the flavour whilst the vegetables add some health benefits! It’s also pretty much the quickest, simplest meal I can think of. Using Uncle Ben’s spicy Mexican rice as a base, I added chorizo to…
10 tips for choosing the perfect Airbnb
It’s holiday-booking season! Airbnbs are a very popular accommodation choice, but the wide variety available means that it’s easy to get caught out when trying to choose the perfect one for your trip. I’ve got plenty of experience booking Airbnbs – I’ve stayed in 10 now (6 in Italy, 2 in Edinburgh, 1 in Bath…
simple student recipe: korma rice
This is the first recipe on my blog! I’m also proud to say that this was my first time dreaming up a recipe after looking at what I had in my cupboard and fridge. Of course, I’m sure many similar recipes exist, but I was quite proud of myself! It’s quick, simple, delicious and very…
Review: Winter
5 STARS Ali Smith, 2017 It’s always such a wonderful moment when one reads the exact right book at the exact right time. For me, Winter was such a book, read in the last days of last year. The first book I read in 2018 was Autumn, and the last book I read in…
My 2018 in Books: Hits and Misses
I have read 100 books this year, of which 49 were for university (where, unsurprisingly, I study English Literature) and 51 were for pleasure. 2018 was a great year in books for me, with loads of new discoveries and enjoyable reads. It was also the year I became more comfortable rating books 2 or 3…
Outfit: 14 December 2018
These photos were taken whilst waiting for a delayed train at Preston station, on our way to Edinburgh! I wrote a blog post about our trip, too. Wearing: COAT: Topshop (here) BERET: Brick Lane vintage market SCARF: Headlock Vintage JUMPER and SKIRT: H&M (old) BAG: The Cambridge Satchel Company, in colour ‘Vintage’ (here) SHOES: Dr Martens 3989 Brogues, in colour ‘Cherry Red Cambridge Brush’…
A Wintry, Festive Trip to Edinburgh
Edinburgh is so beautiful at any time of year, but particularly in the winter, just before Christmas. Its grey stone buildings are impassive against the cold, reaching up into the sky. The streets are busy with people hurrying along, but there’s still a friendly atmosphere; the Christmas lights are glowing everywhere, buskers are playing bagpipes…
Review: The Death of the Heart
5 STARS Elizabeth Bowen, 1938 “How can you know what she’s like when she’s alone?” This short quotation encapsulates the novel. How can we know what any other person is really like – when they are alone, inside the privacy of their own mind and heart? It is the story of characters struggling to…
Review: Bring Up the Bodies
4 STARS Hilary Mantel, 2012 I loved Wolf Hall, and its successor Bring Up the Bodies was just as wonderful. The story flows on beautifully from the previous book. Settle down for a literary treat, back in the world of Thomas Cromwell… Soon Calais was in an uproar. Letters flitting across the Narrow Sea. Master…
