Eat Right without Going on a Diet in Your Life: Salmon fillet in breadcrumbs (Gluten free recipe)

What you will need

1 X salmon Fillet

1 slice of brown bread/1-2 slices of gluten free brown bread

Small Tea spoon of whole grain mustard

Tea spoon of honey

Butter

Vegetables of your choice

I’m all for living a healthy balanced diet but as someone who suffers with being a Coelic, having a gluten intolerance can be a little frustrating at the best of times. After years of putting up with cardboard like substitutes, I often forget the now wide and excellent variety of gluten free foods and recipes that are available for those of us with sensitive stomachs to foods containing gluten. With this simple, quick and easy recipe I hope I can inspire some of you in making tasty homemade foods for a fresher, healthier lifestyle and not to be put off when it comes to making alternatives to dishes containing gluten ingredients. 

  

1. Pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees 
 
Depending on the brand of gluten free bread you buy, gluten free breads tend to be smaller in size than ‘regular’ bread. For this recipe I would recommend using two slices of bread for making breadcrumbs. If you are using ‘normal’ bread one slice should be enough for one salmon fillet.
 

  2. Using your fingers crumble the bread into bread crumbs into a dish, add a little butter and mix together until the butter has been absorbed. 

-         Now add half a teaspoon of wholegrain mustard and a generous teaspoon of honey to the dish and mix together.

 

3. Take your (defrosted) salmon fillet and place on a foil lined dish. (Add a little oil to the foil to avoid the salmon sticking) Coat the salmon with the breadcrumb mixture, cover with the remaining foil to lock in the moisture and leave to cook for 12-15 minutes.

 

 

4. Once the salmon is almost cooked, prepare the veg of your choice using whichever cooking method you prefer.

And there you go a simple, quick and easy gluten free recipe that won’t break the bank or the waistline.

 

 

 

If you’ve tried and tested this recipe, I’d love to know your thoughts…

 

Poolside Cocktails: Mothers Day Treat

We’ve made it into March and as there isn’t any sign of the weather warming up anytime soon, my sister and I decided to take my mum to The Sheraton Hotel Skyline Bar for Mothers Day so we could escape the freezing cold weather even just for a little bit.

Situated right next to Heathrow Airport, The Sheraton Skyline Bar is open to the public Monday – Friday. However, the Skyline Bar is closed over the weekend for hotel guests unfortunately (for us). So we couldn’t take mum there Sunday, so we took her Monday instead. When you arrive you walk into a ‘room’ of warm temperatures (we were in jumpers but it was bliss compared the temperatures outside) with a swimming pool and cocktail bar filled with exotic plants and the calming sound of jazz playing in the background as we sipped on cocktails. It was very empty but we didn’t mind, it made the experience that bit more relaxing. It does somewhat feel like you’re on holiday and the atmosphere is extremely calming. If you’re looking for something different to do with your family, friends, boyfriend I would strongly recommend visiting the Skyline Bar for an evening of delight whilst dreaming you were sipping cocktails poolside in the Caribbean. 

 

Mum Obeyed the 'No Diving' rule

Blue and Green Should Never Be Seen

Why not make a splash this S/S with the season’s hottest colours; cobalt blue and the lime green hues of Neon and mix them together…

 

 

 

 Cobalt blue blazer, Bershka from a couple of years ago

Neon Flats, H&M, Neon Jumper, Monochrome Necklace both Zara, Cobalt Blue Nail Varnish, Barry M - All Current Season

Bonjour Monsieur Paris Trip: Day 4

On our final day, as our visit was during Paris Fashion Week, we decided to take to the grounds of Carrousel du Louvre where fashion week was being held.

I managed to get a few snaps on my phone of the street style at PFW and even spotted fashion blogger, Chiara Ferragni from The Blonde Salad! I was a little star struck to say the least. She looked stunning, but cold in Vionnet.

We carried on walking through the park and took a look around the Louvre Museum and found a man with pigeons

 

Lisa eventually took really well to the pigeons... 

 

 

Me, however...

 

Not so much!

 

And after a late lunch and a very large helping of crème brulée, it was back to the airport for our flight home.

My advice: if you’re thinking of going to Paris and like me you don’t like stepping out in temperatures lower than 20 degrees, go in the spring not winter. Although it was lovely experiencing Paris in the winter the cold weather was a little too much to bear at times.

However, I can’t believe I haven’t been to Paris sooner. A 45 minute flight and the metro travel card for a week cost us 30 Euros each (excluding the fine! Oh, and make sure you ask for a tourist travel card, not a locals travel card. Who were we kidding?) It is so easy to get around Paris. You can’t go wrong and I really should make plans to visit Europe more often.

Bonjour Monsieur Paris Trip: Day 3

By day three our feet were hurting, our noses were pretty close to suffering from frost bite and we were still experiencing brain freeze. On the third day we decided to take things a little easier. So instead of traipsing round Paris battling freezing cold winds we decided to take pleasure in a spot of retail therapy along the Champs Elysees. As we were here during Paris Fashion Week we visited the Kenzo store for the launch of their S/S 2013 collection the ‘Clouded Leopard Story’ and their collaboration with New Era baseball caps.

The S/S 2013 collection was stunning, filled with vibrant colours and prints inspired by the designers’ recent trip to the jungles of Thailand. The collection was oozing with hues of mustard and blue pieces; the seasons must have colour orange and emerald green clouded leopard prints.

Also on April 1^st the arrival of Kenzo’s fourth collaboration with Vans of six different colours of the clouded leopard print in hues of ochre, orange. Blue, green and Khaki will be available in stores and online.

  

I am absolutely obssesed with Kenzo's S/S 2013 collection,what do you think of it?