Very simple pasta and tomato sauce...

This is my favourite comfort food ever! I always depend on this recipe when I  have to make my own dinner. It is incredibly easy and healthy, great with a load of cheese on top!.... So lets go back to basics and  make pasta and tomato sauce :) This recipe makes enough for one hungry person or two  not so hungry people.

You need:
One onion
two cloves of garlic
a knob of butter
350g of chopped/tinned tomatoes
salt and pepper
Basil and any other herbs you fancy
a heaped teaspoon of pesto
Dried pasta (however much you want to eat, I always guess )

Here we gooo....

Cut up a small onion and put it into a pan with some butter. Cook it until until it softens. Then add about two cloves of garlic and cook for a little longer. 

 Leave the heat on and add about 350g of chopped tomatoes 

 Season with a little salt and pepper 

Add some herbs, I used fresh basil, rosemary and lemon thyme. I also used dry thyme for a bit more thyminess.

Stir in some pesto (this is optional) 

Lower the heat and pop the lid on while you cook the pasta 

Measure out a good amount of pasta and add it to some boiling, salty water. 

Boil the pasta for about ten minutes, then drain it in a colander.

Take the sauce off the heat and give it a good old whizz

Add the sauce to the pasta and top with black pepper,basil and grated cheddar

mmmmm............

Done 

Ps.. sorry about the rubbish camera quality, think of the picture as cute and retro.... 

Thank you for reading this 

 enjoy!! 

Loads and loads of love 

Maeve xxxxxxxxx

Suburbia

I took this picture looking out of my bedroom window

Suburbia,
Our kingdom,
we're not poor,
 we're not rich,
live cosy though,
Just off London,
We're safe from that fun,
Too far from the beach,
Sunny distractions count. none .
Newly built,
Not modern though,
A housing estate.
Less dark alleys, kids getting into fights,
more neighbourhood watch and a good number of street lights,
Nearby town,
a bank, a Sainsbury's and nail salons aplenty,
and a lack of people under twenty.

I'm from,
the cushioned bubble ,
no interesting people causing trouble.
We fear the world outside,
for it is unfamiliar,
Yet we long for it too.


Love you loads , didn't mean to make that depressing.
Have a great day  loads and loads of love
Maeve xxxxxxxx

Look after yourselves...

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We all need to nurture ourselves a little, I think it is very important. Here is a very generalised list of things you can do in order to give yourself a little TLC and to help you feel good! Enjoy...

First, find some music you REALLY love. Listen to it on car journeys , before you go to sleep whenever. Play the music you love constantly and try to discover new stuff. Music is a lot of peoples safety and can instantly change your mood


Be healthy, ok so chocolate is pretty amazing, you can eat that too but basically what I'm trying to say is think about what you put in that mouth of yours. I am really into vegan foods at the moment,and I love reading food blogs such as We need to live more  and get experimenting with good good grub. You don't need me to tell you the benefits of healthy eating but I just feel amazing when I eat well. I have recently been making my own granola, I'm thinking of making a blog post on it so yeah that's been great. Eat healthily treat your body with some respect!

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Get into a good tv series or book, something that you can curl up with in bed with a candle or whatever , something you can really get involved in and escape from your own life for a little. I seriously recommend Skins it is simply the most amazing teen series ever! Or go and watch a film you just love , angus thongs and perfect snogging is one I always go back to at the moment I really feel like watching se good old Shrek.  (whatever floats yo boat)  I'm really not being very good with reading at the moment. Any book recommendations? A good book or program or series or film or whatever can really change your perspective on a lot of things, and also it's just fun.


                                               
Look after your skin, Be careful about what your putting on your it, don't just slap anything on there. Do some research as to what will be good for your skin, there is loads out there. As someone once said skincare is like a chemistry experiment on your face, it won't work for everyone.Try to find  something that's  right for you so that you can keep your face glowing

Chill a little. Find some of your own personal space that you can relax in and just chill,make a place in your room really comfy,like your little sanctuary . I like to make myself a good cup of tea and listen to music. Just remember that it's you that you need to look after and don't feel guilty for having some me time.

Ok so there is sooo much more stuff that you can do and I know I've stated the obvious in this post. But I just wanted to remind you guys to look after yourselves basically. Sorry if this was very long and rambly but I hope you liked it
Loads and loads of love
Maeve xxxx

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Maeve xx