Holland & Barrett Dried Blueberries are great for baking or snacking - no feeling blue with these little powerhouses! Use dried blueberries in muffins, pancakes, waffles, bagels, or in your morning oats and cereal.
Bought a couple of bags while on offer, add them to breakfast cereals, especially porridge. Also great in home made natural yoghurt.
This is the first time I have ordered these blueberries. I had intended to use them to just sprinkle them on my breakfast cereal but they are so tasty that I can't resist dipping in and out throughout the day.
They are perfect for making energy boost granola along with many other H&B products from the dried fruit, seeds and nuts collections.
The Buy one Get one Half Price offer across these ranges really helps to save money and still get a huge variety of items to add to yjr granola, so we never get bored of eating the same stuff over and over because we can mix it up a bit! I've also recommended velow some of the nuts we use, but the seeds are brilliant to, we use the Ground linseed and especially love the Hemp and chia seeds which are filling and give a lovely crisp crunch!
The free postage over a certain order value is also a massive boost (because there's always something we forget!) and it saves on time and fuel costs to be able to order online and the goodie box arrive on the doorstep a few days later! Perfect!
I bought these and used them in baking. Muffins, Rocky road and chopped up as a snack. I thought for some reason that they would look like currants but they are bigger and plump. Loved using and eating these.
Although I have had to sadly temporarily close my Etsy shop, I am still working on some items ready for when I reopen. Here's a sneek peek at what I created today. Look out for a tutorial coming soon!
A very late post this week! Yet another week has gone by and it's time for my update. I hope people aren't too bored of reading about our weeks, but I'm finding it a great record of the year and am really glad I joined in Katie's linky at Mummy Daddy & Me! So here is our Week That Was...
On Monday H had a trial at nursery. For a while now Mr H and I have been considering whether H should attend nursery a couple of mornings a week. Not only would it give me a break but would also give H more social interaction rather than just being with me or family all the time. So this week she spent two hour sessions at our chosen nursery. She took to it like a duck to water, which is always a relief as you don't want to think they'd be upset when you leave them. That night we managed to get both babies down in their own rooms for ten thirty, however it was not to be and Baby J then had us up til midnight once more!
On Tuesday Virgin media came to install our new TV and broadband, so the kids and I had a day indoors. The midwife also came to discharge me and everyone seemed to turn up at once so it was quite chaotic!
On Wednesday I took my car into the garage as a load of lights had suddenly flicked on the dashboard and according to the manual I could 'no longer continue my journey.' as I was planning a trip to Yorkshire the next day I thought it best to get it sorted first! Myself and the children spent the day with my mother-in-law and had a lovely walk to a nearby park where there were lots of ducks and squirrels for H to chase!
On Thursday my trip to Yorkshire ended up being cancelled, as both children and I had colds. With my dad not being long out of surgery we didn't want to risk passing anything onto him. I was quite gutted though as I have got used to seeing my parents quite regularly and it had been a while since my last visit.
On Friday it was our friend's 30th birthday, so we were all heading into Manchester for the night. My parents were supposed to be having baby J whilst Mr H's parents minded H (I didn't want to drop a toddler and a newborn in somebodies lap all at once!), but with the trip to Yorkshire cancelled, the task fell on my very kind in-laws who nervously agreed to have both overnight for us. So, after dropping off both children Mr H and I head into Manchester to book into our hotel, have a couple hours kip (a clear sign of our age) and then get dolled up for a night on the town! It was our first night out together since I got pregnant with H, so over two years, and we were very excited by the prospect of a night off! Safe to say we let our hair down, had a lovely meal at the fabulous Gaucho Grill and then partook in a few cheeky drinks in various bars. We stupidly didn't get to bed til four, but isn't that what you're supposed to do on nights out??
On Saturday we awoke after less sleep than we would have looking after Baby J all night! We packed our hungover selves up and returned to see how my in-laws had coped with the two kids! It was pleased to see both kids and grandparents had made it through in one piece and we celebrated with a fry-up together! We then returned home so the kids and I could catch up on some sleep!
On Sunday Mr H was coerced into mowing our lawn, which was long overdue. Once more the weeds have grown taller than the plants, however Mr H cannot be trusted in just removing them and tends to hack down anything with a leaf, so that job will be saved for me. That afternoon we went over to our friends parents as their little girl is turning one. It is so strange how quickly all our babies are growing up, as she was born only a short time after we returned home from America last July. I can't believe she is one already! The weather held our brilliantly for them and they managed to host the party in the garden which was great for the kids but knackering for us as we chased H round all afternoon! After a BBQ and cake we decided to head home and even managed an hour to ourselves as Baby J was in bed for nine!
Hollywoodnews.com: Nominees for the 21st Gotham Independent Film Awards were revealed this morning, and Fox Searchlight’s bound to be pleased.
Two films the studio will be pushing through the awards season – Alexander Payne’s “The Descendants” and Sean Durkin’s “Martha March May Marlene” – lead the pack with three nominations apiece, including Best Feature (for “Descendants”) and Best Ensemble Performance (for both films).
The studio’s “The Tree of Life,” director Terrence Malick’s rumination on creation and destruction, also scored a Best Feature nomination. All told, Searchlight nabbed eight Gotham nominations. The closest competitor was Focus Features and Sony Pictures Classics, each with three nominations to their names.
The remaining Best Feature nominees were Mike Mills’ “Beginners,” Jeff Nichols’ “Take Shelter” and Kelly Reichardt’s “Meek’s Cutoff.”
The Gotham Awards’ ceremony will be held on Nov. 28 … the same day the New York Film Critics’ Circle plans to reveal the results of their year-end voting.
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