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Food, Glorious Food!

Bloganuary Day 18

Today’s Prompt: What’s your favourite meal to cook and/or eat?

Let me start by saying that I love to cook however, my cooking skills often leave a lot to be desired. My son cooks way better than me and makes a wonderfully tender fillet steak with butter and rosemary. We usually have it with chips/french fries. This is definitely one of my favourite meals to eat!

My son’s Butter and Rosemary steaks
Creamy Tuscan Chicken

The dish I have enjoyed making and eating is called Creamy Tuscan Chicken. I found the the recipe on the internet. It’s quick and easy and tastes delicious. I serve it with pasta most often. The recipe doesn’t call for it but I add basil at the end which just helps to make it taste more fresh and not too creamy. You can find the recipe here.

Creamy Tuscan Chicken served with Penne.

We seldom eat dessert with our meals but when we do, it’s most often triple chocolate pudding from Woolworths. It has a layer of chocholate sponge, white chocolate mouse and dark chocolate mouse. It no way good for my sugar levels but way worth it!

Thanks for stopping by! Bye for now!

Sons Are the Anchors of a Mother’s Life – Sophocles

Bloganuary Day 16

Today’s Prompt: Describe the happiest day of your life

Today’s prompt is a no-brainer for me. The happiest day of my life was August 7th 2007. That was the day I found out I was pregnant. I used a home pregnancy kit and I remember it being a wednesday evening. I was in complete shock for a few seconds and then complete and utter joy swiftly overtook that shock! I was so excited I literally wanted to shout it from the roof top.

I lived alone and was so excited that I couldn’t sleep. I still had to have it confirmed by a dr but I new in my heart that was merely a formality. I spent that entire night planning on how I was I going make space for my child financially especially as I knew I was going to be a single mum from the get go. I hadn’t planned on falling pregnant but I felt so blessed by this wonderful surprise that God had gifted me with.

The next happiest day was the 7th Jan 2008 when I foound out he would be a boy and then of course, the day of his arrival was the 3rd happiest day of my life. I have been so fortunate that he has made motherhood a relatively easy going experience. We have had the usual ups and downs and thankfully we have come out of each episode stronger 😊🙏I am so blessed to call him my son.

My 💖
Just the two of us having some fun over the years

Take Time To Smell The Roses

Bloganuary Day 16

Today’s Prompt: Do you have a memory that’s linked to a smell?

I have many but there is one memory that always comes to mind first when someone asks that question. Part of my job is requires conducting market research and I sometimes ask consumer’s that question as well. Fragrance is linked to so many memories for all of us and can be a powerful motivator to buy or to continue using a product.

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The memory I most often associate with a fragrance is that of my maternal grandmother sitting at her dressing table and removing her make-up using Pond’s Cold Cream. The cream had a distinctive rose note in the fragrance and her bedroom would be filled with it. In my memory I was standing at her bedroom door and watching her. I don’t remember anything before or after that moment. I lived with my grandparents for 6 months before she passed on. I was only 6 at the time so I don’t have very many memories of her but this memory really stands out in my mind for some reason. Funnily enough, Pond’s is one of the brand’s I work on today and the brand that is closest to my heart. We currently have a beautiful cleansing balm that is a modern version of our iconic cold cream and it also has a beautiful rose note in the fragrance. I always think of my gran when I open a jar.

What memory stands out most for you that relates to a smell? Let me know in the comments. Bye for now.