Isn’t Christmas just great? How could you even not like Christmas?

The build up to Christmas has already started in my family’s house, the Christmas tree is up, most of the presents have been bought and we’ve planned out the events for Christmas. Unfortunately I only have Christmas Eve and Christmas day off but that’s definitely enough for me.

I’m not too fussed by boxing day to be honest, it can sometimes make Christmas drag on a bit too long so for me Christmas eve is fun because a lot of the cooking gets done and obviously Christmas day is pretty great and needs no explanation!

I thought I’d share some current and some old pictures of my Christmases with you!

The first year we got Douglas, doesn't he look adorable in his christmas jumper?

dog has no idea what's going on...

just LOL

Stur

I’ve previously mentioned that I visited the Good Food Show in London. It was around the time that I was doing a lot of late night shifts in preparation for the peak season at work and I wanted something to keep me going while I was there.

This is where I found Stur, it is a liquid water enhancer and they are so great. There are 6 different flavours; cranberry and pomegranate, tea and lemon, green apple, blackcurrant and apple, tea and peach and orange and mango. My favourite has to be the tea and peach one so far!

Per serving you get 100% of your daily vitamin C, no sugar, calories or fat, all natural flavours and they are lightly sweetened with natural stevia extract. Then in each bottle you get 30 servings, however I have to disagree with this as I think I must have got half of the amount out of each bottle I’ve tried so far.

There are two good bits of information in the box the drinks came in.

“Good to know…vitamin C contributes to the normal functioning of the immune system and the reduction of tiredness and fatigue”

“Enjoy a…varied balanced diet, drink plenty of water and maintain an active lifestyle for good health.”

What makes it a great company is that it is family-run and it was originally for the founders’ pregnant wife to drink more water. They are passionate about better health and happiness.

Check out their website here for more information and prices.

Cookie Crumbles Awesome Wholesome Brownies

I recently went to the Good Food Show in London and it was so great! My mum and I enjoyed the wine samples a lot!

Anyway, I was looking for some new things to try and found this Brownie Mix. It looked great from the start, I absolutely love the packaging, and it looks so great and is very original!

To make it even better, it is made with wholemeal flour and you use oil as the fat in it. The process to make it is so quick and easy; you put everything into a bowl (the mix, oil, water and eggs) and mix it all together so that it is well combined. Grease and line the tray you want to use with greaseproof paper and pour the mixture into it.

Bake the brownies for 20 minutes and remove from the oven to enjoy.

They were so well received by my work colleagues, they’re asking for more already!

There’s also a little fact on the back of the packaging: “Did you know…that wholemeal flour is an important source of protein and fibre and is also an amazing source of vitamins and minerals?”

These are aimed at children, as it is an easy way for them to learn how to bake.

I would so recommend them, even if you’re a big kid like I am, they’re still really good and they taste so great!