Ho Ho Po(ridge)

Some festive ways to eat oats - Because I actually can't stop.

Mint Chocolate... Before or after eight, either is good for me.

Mince Pie... Screw Santa I'm having it.

Chocolate Orange...It most certainly isn't Terry's!

Yeah…

I realise that this blog is really just becoming an outlet for me to share how much I like to eat porridge in numerous formats. My Goodness, my life is just a complete roller-coaster of wild times and crazy shenanigans isn’t it?

Merry Christmas!!!

Festive Treats For All!

Ooo-err! (Hello in West Country) from the land of Devonshire!

I am pleased to say that the time of year has finally arrived for me and the siblings to migrate south for Christmas. I would like to say that I migrate like a majestic European swallow but others would probably say it’s more like a sluggish fairy penguin whereby my sister wakes me up at half four in the morning, drags me to the car and ferries my slothy face five hours away to deepest realms of the countryside. Despite a trip that I’m sure is comparable in length to the distance between the shire and Mordor, I’m honestly just happy to have finally escaped the devil’s hell hole (often referred to as work) and am looking forward to spending the next week celebrating Christmas with my favourite F’s:

·         Family

·         Food

·         Frodo (my cat)

Healthy Cranberry Sauce

Christmas-ify that Turkey!

7 more sleeps to go!!!

Not long peeps, not long. A week in fact, fancy that. This morning’s post comes to you straight from the comfort of my bed (I feel we know each other well enough now – I am so hoping that you agree) and twill just be a quickie – behave.

Sweet Potato Shepard's Pie

Beats frankincense and myrrh any day!

On the 12^th day of Christmas, my true love myself gave to me an entire, hearty warming pie, with;

11 minutes drooling,

10 minutes dicing,

90 seconds aggressive mashing,

8 stomach rumbles,

7 blends of herbs,

6 sweet potatoes,

500 graaaaammmms (of lean mince),

4 large carrots,

3 cloves of garlic,

2 whole leeks,

And a cup of frozen peas!

Peppermint Hot Chocolate

Let's. Get. Festive.

Mint and Chocolate - Meant to be

Squeaken squorken squaaarrgggg! – ‘Merry Christmas’ in Elf.

Yes, I speaks Elf.

Hi guys, hope everyone is enjoying the Christmas run-up and is not panicking over the fact that there is just not enough time to get everything done! Seriously, it’s the 9^th already and I haven’t even found the time to write out my Christmas cards let alone shake my belly like a bowl full of jelly! 

November Porridge Favourites

Because Oats Damn It!

Good evening all, twill just be a quick one today.

Despite last week’s pity party, a combination of some very good friends and a Simpson’s advent calendar have managed to shake me out the crappy cocoon I was stuck in. Although, what has since emerged from said cocoon can only be described as a work-defective butterfly completely geared into Christmas overdrive mode.

Guilt-free cookie dough (vegan-friendly and gluten-free)

Instant mood booster

Better than Ben & Jerry's?

*Sighs* Hiiiiiiiiiiiii (name that sitcom!) 

Sorry to start off as a bit of a Debbie downer guys but I must admit that I've been feeling a bit low this week. In fact, I would even go as far to say that I got myself into a bit of a rut. You know the type, where you start feeling lost and become unsure of what you want to achieve out of life (let alone what you believe you actually can achieve). It sounds really obnoxious coming from a 23 year old who has definitely not had a great deal of life experience I know, but I think it's actually a very common theme amongst the generations raised with social media. If you have ever found yourself in a similar predicament, I promise that this is not your fault. You see, social media constantly sets people up to feel inadequate and it's not just due to the unhealthy comparisons we make between ourselves and others' life progress. The main issue is that from a young age, we are told that we can do anything and become anyone we want. We are unique, we are special, we are *hurts brain trying to think of correct word* destined *chooses incorrect word regardless*. The media along with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube and even blogging to an extent constantly reinforce the belief that we are the most important person on the planet. People want to follow our feed, look through our pictures and keep tabs on our lives. 

I must be special right? I just got 561800 likes on my latest profile pic, right?! 

Unfortunately, all this does is set us up for disappointment when real life turns out to be a bit more REAL than internet life.