Homemade Carrot Soup!

I don't know why I've never made homemade soup before, I've watched my mum so many times on her various diets and such. So today I decided to go for it and make a simple, healthy and delicious carrot soup!

This soup has 4-6 servings depending on the serving size.
It can be cooled and used within 3 days of making, simply reheat thoroughly.

Ingredients:

500g carrots, chopped (8-10 carrots depending on size)
1 large onion, chopped
1 litre vegetable or chicken stock
80g low fat soft cheese
ground black pepper

Equipment:

Large Saucepan with lid
Wooden Spoon
Chopping board
Sharp Knife
Handheld Blender/Food Processor

Method:

1) Chop carrots and onion and put into large saucepan with the stock. Instead of shop bought stock, I used 1 litre of boiling water with two vegetable stock cubes.

2) Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and leave to simmer (partially covered), for 20-25 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.

3) When cooked, blend the soup into a puree using a blender until smooth. Then add the low fat soft cheese and blend again until thoroughly mixed.

4) Reheat gently then serve, garnish with a little soft cheese and ground black pepper.

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Beauty and the Beast

I completely forgot to do a review on my lovely phone case so better late than never!

So this is my gorgeous Beauty and the Beast iPhone 4 case from Casefrog on Etsy. Casefrog is an iPhone case company who use photo printing technology to create beautiful custom and featured plastic and rubber cases ranging from Disney to vintage cameras. They also sell a small range of 3D cases with charms (decoden) and studs on for very reasonable prices!

I purchased this over a month ago, it was shipped from America and took approximately 2 weeks to arrive, not bad!
It arrived bubble wrapped and enclosed in a clear acrylic case, which I now keep my previous cases in (handy eh?).

I decided to go for the Beauty and the Beast case as it's one of my favourite Disney films. I went for a Black Polycarbonate Plastic finish as I've had rubber ones in the past and was reluctant that it might become flimsy like previous ones. The plastic is very strong and hard wearing, chip resistant and cut smoothly to fit around the phone ports/buttons/camera etc.
The image and overall quality of this case is outstanding, the image is clear and colourful, a matte finish which the company promises to be scratch,water and fade resistant. So far, over a month after popping this onto my phone and with everyday use there are no signs of damage and I am a clumsy one, forever putting my phone on sticky pub tables and the likes of!

The case itself cost just $10.99 (£7.41) with £4.04 P+P. This is incredible value for money when you compare it to other iPhone case companies!

I'd definitely recommend checking Casefrog out if you want to update your iPhone!

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The Crop Top Wishlist

I am loving crop tops at the moment, team them with shorts, a maxi skirt or disco pants. They basically go with everything. Here are some of my favourites on the high street and online at the moment!

1) Flower Ceramic Print Crop Cami £22.00
2) Embroidered Hem Crop Vest £22.00
3) Batman Comic Print Crop Top £18.00
4) Swing Crop Top with Chain Straps £14.99
5) Tropical Sunset Crop Top £14.99
6) Cream Crop Top with Neon Studs £12.00
7) Wonder Woman Print Crop T-shirt £15.00
8) Kaleidoscope Print Crop Top £25.00

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Soap and Glory buys!

Once again I walk into Boots and take full advantage of their 3 for 2 offer, this time on selected skincare, bodycare, fake tan and indulgent bathing! So I got my hands on the new Bikini Body Firming Formula from Soap and Glory, The Firminator and another indulgent body scrub, The Breakfast Scrub.

The Breakfast Scrub, £9.50 from Boots is an invigorating body smoother packed with golden sugar, oatmeal, shea butter and banana, almond and honey extract. The texture is luxuriously thick and full of grains and oats so it's really effective in exfoliating take away the dry and dead skin and doesn't dry your skin out due to the shea butter in the mix.

If you're a fan of sweet scents then you'll love this even more as it has a strong Maple scent, decadent and homely like a bowl of porridge! I love the oaty scented products from Soap and Glory so I'll definitely be purchasing this again!

Moving on to this glorious newbie from Soap and Glory, The Firminator, £12 from Boots. A special bikini body toning formula with D.PUFF-7D, a stimulating peptide to help recontour skin and ELASTICBOOST-B to firm skin. It also contains Peppermint and Citrus toning oils to to naturally uplift skin. Soap and Glory promise this formula will help visibly tone skin and reduce signs of orange peel skin.

I've only used this twice so far, it feels lovely, thick and creamy with a blue tint. It's not as tingly-feeling as the Sit Tight XS from Soap and Glory but I'm hoping over time and with regular use along with exercise that it will make a difference.

Have you tried either of these products or do you plan to? Are you a fan of Soap and Glory?

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Primark | New In!

Here are some of my favourites from the new Primark 2013 Collection! You can view them all here!

Peekaboo Tribal Print Bikini, £7

Cobalt Blue Strappy Bodycon Dress

Black Trim Cami Top, £5

Chain T-bar Ballerina Pumps, £10

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BLOG SALE!

I usually just whack everything on eBay but it's so tedious having to list it, type the description etc so I've decided to give it a go on here.

• I have put a set price, but a near offer could be given.
• The price also includes P&P within the UK.
• Payments must be made via paypal to my email address.
• Provide an email so I can email you once I have posted the item/s.
• Once an item is sold I will put a strike through it.
• BN - Brand New / WGC - Worn Great Condition

If anything is of interest to you or you'd like more details on the items, either comment or email me tamsynelizabeth@hotmail.co.uk.

H&M Sheer Maxi Dress size Small/Fit 8-10 (BN) - £15 | Boohoo Skater dress Size 10/Fit 10-12 (BN) - £15

Boohoo High waist Indigo denim jeans Size 8 (BN) - £15

Black ripped/lace insert leggings - Size Small/Fit 8-10 (BN) - £10

Topshop Galaxy Print Leggings - Size 10 (WGC) - £12 | M&S Palm tree tie-dye leggings Size 10 (BN) - £12

H&M Faded Black/Distressed Denim shorts - Size 10 (BN) - £10 | Levi 501 High waist shorts W31/Fit Size 10-12 (WGC) - £10

H&M bodycon style dress - Size Small (BN) - £5 | H&M Bodycon style cap sleeve dress (BN) - Size Small - £5

Forever 21 Lilac vest top - Size Medium/Fit 8-10 (BN) - £4 | Primark Paisley tube top - Size 10 (BN) - £5

Primark Grey Supersoft/Superskinny Jeans Size 10 (BN) - £8 | H&M Skinny Trousers - 2 pairs both size 10 (WGC) - £10 each

Boohoo tube pants with ribbed sides - Size Small/Fit 8 (BN) - £10

Black denim shorts with red bird embroidered on the back - Size 8 (WGC) - £10

Dorothy Perkins American Flag tshirt Size 8/Fit 8-10 (BN) - £10 | Primark Tassle vest top Size 10 (BN) - £5

Dorothy Perkins Maroon Peplum top Size 10 (BN) - £10 | Topshop loose fitting crop top Size 8/fit 8-12 (WGC) - £10

Topshop Long top/dress (perfect with leggings). Size 8/Fit 8-10 (BN) - £15

This has an asymmetric hem, is sleeveless on one side and has a cut out shoulder/short sleeve on the other.

Dirty Love - Size Small/Fit 8-10 (BN) - £10 | Abandon Ship Apparel - Size Small/Would fit woman 8-12 (WGC) - £15

J'adore Paris t-shirt Size L?/Fit 8-10 (BN) - £10 | DC Wonder Woman t-shirt Size Small/Fit 8-10 (BN) - £15

Wake Me Up.. t-shirt Size 14/Fit 12-14 (BN) - £10 | Miss Selfridge Mint Asymmetric Blouse Size 10 (BN) - £10

H&M Men's Size XS - would fit woman 8-10 (BN) - £10 | H&M Men's Size XS - would fit woman 8-10 (BN) - £5

AX Paris Feather Skirt bodice dress Size 8 (BN) - £15

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