Strawberry Pancakes

So today I'm not in at work till 2pm so iv had a wonderful lie in followed by a scrummy pile of pancakes.

I took this recipe from the one and only Nigella Lawson (a genuine domestic goddess) and adapted it a little adding my own flare.. I think it has worked out well so I though I would share it with you guys.

What you will need -
* 1 table spoon of melted butter
* 1 egg
* 150g plain flour
* 1/2 tbs bicarbonate of sode
* 1 teaspoon of vanilla sugar (plain will do just fine)
* Fresh strawberry's
* 1/2 cup of milk

What do to -

* Heat a non stick pan over a medium heat
* slice your strawberry's then add to pan and warm through
* Mix together dry ingredients then whisk in the wet to make a batter
* Take the strawberrys off the heat and add into the mixture
* wipe off your pan and return to the heat for a minute or so
* Spoon mixture into pan to create little pancakes about the size of the base of a wine bottle (always a good measuring device)
* when the pancakes start to form little bubbles on the surface its time to flip them over
* Cook on the other side for about a minute

Serve warm with maples syrup, strawberry jam, peanut butter anything you fancy really.

I also think this would work with a little cinnamon added into the dry mix and possibly a few dark chocolate chips wouldn't go a miss to.. yum! Will try that soon.

Enjoy Xx

Tips From Granny

Now my Gran is the sort of woman who put most 1950s house wife's to shame, I get called a clean freek and she makes me look messy.  She is the kinda lady who would clean her skirting boards and doors every single week, and now even though she is coming up to 90 years old in October she still worries that her brass light fittings have not been polished for a few weeks.  This woman in a real old fashioned and traditional domestic goddess.

So the other week we were chatting and she was telling me about how her neighbors would say "your white washing is always sparkling, what is your secret"?  she never told them, not a sole.  So when I asked if I could pass down the genius to you guys I was surprised to hear the words "ah what the hell, go on then"

And here boys and girls is the tip from my gran..... soda crystals!  YUP..Thats It!  She adds a table spoon of soda crystals to her white washing and it comes out super white.  Much cheaper then Vanish cleaning products and 100% better.   So give it ago... you can pick them up at most super markets.

Anyway ta ta for now xX