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It is elderflower season and nothing can be more refreshing than a nice cold glass of low alcohol champagne made just with few ingredients. Elderflower wilts quickly so make it as soon as possible.  INGREDIENTS  • 5 L water bottle  • 5 elderflower flowers fully opened with lots of pollen and make sure you don't wash them  • 1 lemon peeled than sliced  • 10 tablespoons of sugar • very small pinch of yeast  METHOD  1. Take out about a cup of water out of the water bottle.  2. Add the sugar and yeast to the bottle and shake until the sugar is dissolved.  3. Add the sliced lemon than the elderflower flowers, put the lid on and shake the bottle once then place it into a bright warm place with the lid off , just cover briefly . 4. Let it sit for 3 days . 5. Use a fine strainer to drain the liquid into bottles and let them opened at room temperature to sit for another 2 days .  6. Close the bottles and store them in the fridge .  If you like it to be sw

The kimchi recipe I am sharing with you today is my family's favourite plus is very easy to make . Kimchi can be made out from lots of vegetables but we prefer cabbage. It is very good for you as it is full of probiotics and vitamins A , B and C . INGREDIENTS  • 2 Napa cabbages   • 1 carrot  • chives or sprig onions  • garlic • ginger • 1 onion  • 1/2 apple • 1 tablespoons fish sauce  • 1/2 cup Korean chilli flakes  • 1/2 cup Korean chilli paste   • 1/2 cup salt and some water   METHOD  1. Cut the cabbage in bite size pieces and put it into a bowl, add the salt and water just to cover and mix . Leave it for about 1 hour in the salted water . 2. Meanwhile prepare the paste, into a food processor add the garlic, ginger, onion , apple and fish sauce, and process until smooth.  3. After 1 hour rince the cabbage in clean water and return to the bowl.  4. Cut the chives and carrot in smaller pieces and add to the bowl with the cabbage.  5. Add Korean c

Hello everyone is autumn again and as fun as it sounds, with colourful leaves and cozy jumpers it is flu season as well and they are sneezes , coughs and fevers not to mention coronavirus. Once you have it or your child it is important to try and treat it quickly and I think is important for us parents to be prepared and make sure our medicine cabinets are well stocked. Some of the products I mention may work or not for you so it is very important to check with your doctor or pharmacist before you give any medication to your child.  1. Saline spray  Saline spray are drug free and tend to be safe for people of all ages. Saline spray can help to loosen and thine any mucus in the nose , they allow easier breathing when congestion arises due to colds and flus and they contain no medicine and have no side effects . I use this first and after few minutes I use a nasal aspirator to make sure I clean the nose properly . 2. Nasal aspirator  Blowing noses isn&

Hi guys back again with another very short blog post about story maps for children in reception or year 1 😊 The three little pigs , hope you find it helpful 😊 .

Hi everyone 😊 long time since I wrote something 😁 and to be honest I don't know were to start 🙃. This pandemic turned everything a bit upside down and apart from homeschooling, cooking, cleaning and gardening I haven't done much. Over the summer holiday my son had some homework to do in which was required to draw some story maps for some fairytales and I looked everywhere for some inspiration but I didn't found anything helpful that's way I decided to post what my son did , maybe will help give you some ideas 😊 . So there it is the story map for Little Red Riding Hood 🤩 .   Hope this helps 😊 subscribe for more and don't forget you can find me on Instagram @ramona_ms_ 😘🥰 have a great day. 

If you are blonde or hot tools lover , hair conditioner is a must without saying but a deep treatment hair mask that locks in moisture and makes your hair softer is necessary. All that hair damage needs a dose of natural nourishing ingredients to give you the best results and you don't have to go far to get them, we all have them in our kitchens. INGREDIENTS  • 2 tablespoons caster oil or olive oil • 1 egg yolk  • 1 teaspoon honey  • half lemon juice  1. Mix all the ingredients into a bowl until you have an even texture.  2. Apply it on your dry hair starting from your roots towards your ends.  3. Leave on for 20-30 minutes then rinse and wash your hair as usual, shampoo then condition.    Disclaimer