Homepride Flour

Aren't these the cutest boxes of flour that you've ever seen?

DH brought these boxes of Homepride Flour home from a recent trip to our local Sainsbury's. Not only is the packaging adorable and completely retro, they're practical too. The boxes are self sealing which means no more dealing with messy bags of flour and their square shape take up less space in the kitchen.

DH tells me that Homepride Flour has been around for ages in the UK (since the 1920's in fact). How could I have missed these in my local supermarket? I haven't yet cooked with it but I am officially a fan!

A Summer Snack: Homemade Guacamole + Baked Tortilla Chips

(All I need now is an ice cold Corona!)

It's fajita night today in my house and the pre-made guacamole at my local grocery store didn't look very appetizing so I decided to make my own. I'm a huge fan of Mexican food but oddly enough, I've never actually made guacamole myself (shame, I know). Oh, and since tortilla chips are hard to find here in the UK, I thought I'd try my own baked version.

Both are dead easy to make, but I used this guacamole recipe and this baked tortilla chip recipe for inspiration.

Enjoy!

Easy Bake Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you grew up in the US like I did, chances are you made Nestle Toll House cookies by the dozen. And if you can't bake (like me) you used their already prepared cookie dough straight from the supermarket. So you can imagine my delight when I came across this package of ready bake Belgian chocolate chip cookie dough at my local Sainbury's. 

The verdict? Not too shabby for their £1 price point. I baked them a little bit longer than the package directions (again, I can't bake!) so they weren't as moist as the original Toll House version. However, I think they're a definite "must have" in your fridge/freezer for when you need a quick cookie fix!

It's Biscuit Time!

I came across this really lovely tin at my local Marks & Spencer a few weeks ago and just had to share. It's just a regular tin for shortbread biscuits but I just fell in love with the design inspired by London landmarks.  Once the biscuits are gone, I'm going to use the tin to organize some sewing supplies but I plan to enjoy the contents first :)

And for my American friends out there, "biscuit" = "cookie" out here in the UK.  Funny enough, one of my little one's favorite phrases is "BIS-KIT? PLEASE MOMMY!"

Here she is trying to get her fix...