CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

INGREDIENTS

175g Self Raising Flour

1/2 tsp Salt

75g Softened Unsalted Butter

75g Brown sugar

75g Caster Sugar

1tbs Vanilla Essence

1 Egg

125g Chocolate Chips

Stir together the flour and salt. Do not sift. Beat the butter until creamy, then add the sugars and vanilla and stir them in until combined. Add the beaten egg, mixing well. Stir in the flour mixture. Stop the instant it has been incorporated. Stir in the Chocolate Chips until they are distributed evenly. Form the dough into a log, wrap it in cling film and chill for at least 30 minutes.

Heat the oven t0 180'C (350'F/gas mark 4) and grease baking sheets.

Cut the dough into thin rounds, place on baking sheets and bake for 10 minutes or until the edges begin to turn golden.

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NATURAL CLEANERS

ALL PURPOSE CLEANER
Mix 2 heaped tablespoons bicarbonate of soda with 1 tablespoon white vinegar. Store in an airtight container.

CREAM CLEANER
Make a paste from bicarbonate of soda and water.

CHROME CLEANER
Apply white vinegar and salt to a cloth, rub over item to be cleaned, rinse, and buff with soft cloth.

TILE CLEANER
Use a slice of cut lemon to apply salt to the tiles.

JOSE-MARY'S VALENTINE GIFTS

Now I know that Jose-Mary has received her Valentine's Swap Goodies, I can now show you what I made for her.

There were two Valentine Table Favours similar to the one photographed here (I forgot to photo this one!), a Valentine's knitted doll, a beaded heart hanging, a Valentine cushion and a bar of Green and Black chocolate.

I then wrapped each item in tissue paper, enclosed some heart confetti and ribbon and then wrapped them all in heart pattened paper.

I hope she liked everything!

VALENTINES CAKE

For a simple Valentines Cake use a basic Victoria Sandwich recipe and bake in a heart shaped tin. You can either make two cakes and sandwich together with jam or make one and use butter cream as a topping (or you could make two cakes AND use butter cream for the topping!).

Decorate with sugar hearts.

ANOTHER KNITTED CAKE

VALENTINE'S SWAP

Happy Valentine's Day!

My Valentine's Swap arrived from Jose-Mary on Thursday and this is what arrived:

A Beautiful Wall Hanging with my name on!

A Cupcake candle.

A Lovely Hand Made Book Mark and Book.

A Yummy Chocolate Lolly

And a gorgeous hand knitted heart!

A big thank you To Jose-Mary for all the lovely gifts and also thank you to A Thrifty Mrs for organising the swap. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would definitely do it again.