tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81808645447411459642024-03-14T00:31:43.305+00:00The Pengelly BellyNicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-88617119392674766632014-09-02T11:42:00.001+01:002014-09-02T11:48:12.576+01:00Pengelly Belly Toddler SnacksHi peeps,One of Master P's favourite lunch time snacks is my mini savoury fritters. They are a great way of introducing different foods and textures. I've been asked to share the recipe.The recipe makes about 20-25 small fritters which can be served warm or cold and are great for big people with a salad! They store well in the fridge for a day or two...that's if they last that long!Ingredients80gNicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-59495821912224960732014-08-30T22:33:00.000+01:002014-08-30T22:33:57.097+01:00The requested cashew, chicken and coconut curry recipe!Hi everyone,
After a recent post of mine on FB to friends and family about our latest homemade supper, I had a barrage of requests for the recipe so I thought it would be easier to share it with you all at The Pengelly Belly. We use Quorn fillets to make it vegetarian. It is an adaptation of Bill Grangers Cashew and Chicken Curry.
So, to make the cashew, chicken and coconut curry you will need:Nicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-35391288595594722542014-08-30T22:17:00.002+01:002014-08-30T22:17:59.297+01:00Coming to the end of an eventful summerHello All,
I hope you have all had a fabulous summer. Autumn is just around the corner and I can feel it creeping upon us as the evenings start to pull in.
It's been a very eventful and long summer, of which I have very much enjoyed with Master P. Sadly it feels as if everything is coming to an end... the summer, the long warm days, spending time in the park with Master P and long weekends as aNicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-75743504115060725022014-06-11T21:57:00.000+01:002014-06-11T21:57:04.301+01:00Weaning, teething and personal developmentHi all,
Hope the sun has been shining wherever you are. Master P and I have been taking full opportunity of the recent sunny weather and have been out and about going to the park, having picnics and just generally having a great time.
Master P is NINE months old today. Can you believe it!? How'd that happen so quickly? Nine months in, nine months out! And boy, do I know he's been out for nine Nicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-75444628072478282922014-03-27T21:52:00.001+00:002014-03-27T21:58:10.272+00:00Got a little bit tongue-tied? Well hello again!
Two posts in one week? You can tell that the little man is in bed and that Mr P is away!
Following on from my post yesterday, I've been meaning to write a post about tongue tie in babies and share our experience with Master P as it is something that we really struggled with, and something that we felt we didn't get a lot of support with. I am hoping that new parents find my Nicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-90620104617289390392014-03-26T22:01:00.000+00:002014-03-27T21:58:36.479+00:00ReflectingHi Peeps,
Can you believe that Master P is now 6 1/2 months old? Seriously, how'd that happen? He has grown so much (stupid comment really as that is what babies do!), and we really are amazed at the rate of development in the little guy.
I've been thinking about my much neglected blog, my neglected kitchen, and my neglected crafting of late which has really inspired me to try to make some timeNicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-85332633026334161802014-01-08T11:07:00.000+00:002014-01-08T11:07:02.688+00:00I'm still here!Well hello people!
First of all, Happy New Year to you all!
You are probably wondering what's happened to me since I haven't posted since the end of August 2013! Ooops! Well, my hands have been slightly full....
As you know, we were expecting our first child at the end of September 2013 and I was just about to start maternity leave at the end of August with the intention of writing lots of Nicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-25696362942150080812013-08-25T15:59:00.001+01:002013-08-27T14:01:19.749+01:00Bank Holiday Sewing
Hello peeps,
Everyone having a good bank holiday?
We're having a lazy day today. We woke up to rain and decided to stay in our comfys and chill.
I had ordered some micro terry towelling fleece to make some dribble bib bandanas for the new arrival... Only 5 weeks to go now!
There are loads of free templates on the internet and I adapted one that I came across.
The bibs are Nicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-82427718455714279532013-06-24T12:02:00.003+01:002013-06-24T12:02:40.294+01:00The Wedding CakeHowdy folks,
Sorry I've been a bit quiet of late. I had been busy working on a wedding cake for clients, Kate and Matt, who got married last month. Congratulations!
I was delighted to make their wedding cake for them and they have kindly allowed me to share some photos of the final masterpiece!
So, what did the bride want? Well, all can be revealed now.... Kate requested a three tier wedding Nicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-49819605770155475052013-06-24T11:50:00.000+01:002013-06-24T11:50:16.823+01:00A little bit of crafting...
Hello All,
What with the new edition to our family due at the end of September, I have been putting my crafty skills to use and have been busy making various bits and pieces.
The list of things that I need to complete is endless, but I will get there.
So far, I have been doing some crochet and knitting. As we don't know the sex of the bump, I'm doing unisex projects. I trawled through Nicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-91129776817730091322013-02-20T13:57:00.001+00:002013-02-20T13:57:20.154+00:00One Year Birthday!Hello All,
Today I am celebrating my first birthday at Denman! I can't believe where the time has gone! It's been a great 12 months and I am truly blessed to work with such wonderful people.
Of course, as with any celebration, we have to have cake! I do work for the WI you know! So last night I whipped up some cupcakes to take into work to share with my friends and colleagues.
They really Nicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-28664253318421915362013-01-23T15:05:00.001+00:002013-01-23T15:05:18.231+00:00Hello 2013!Happy belated New Year to you all!
I hope that you had a fabulous festive season. I can't believe that I haven't done a blog post since the end of October. I hang my head in shame. I really don't know where the time has gone. November and December were flat out and then all of a sudden we are almost at the end of January! How'd that happen!?
Anyway, I made a promise to myself that I would Nicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-1140981902171548022012-10-22T19:53:00.000+01:002012-10-22T19:53:02.896+01:00Rainy day bakingHello my lovelies,
How is everyone? It's been a dark, damp and drizzly day today... and it's been my day off.
All the better to have an uninterrupted day of baking in the kitchen since Mr P is working.
I've been mulling over the Pithivier Technical Challenge from the final episode of the Great British Bake off last week. It reminded me of a round pasty to be honest! Well, that's how I Nicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-76921400568474445382012-10-19T10:25:00.000+01:002012-10-19T10:25:01.039+01:00Cinnamon BunsMmmm you can't beat the smell of cinnamon in the kitchen...
I stumbled across a copy of the Waitrose Kitchen Magazine last week (October edition).
I fell in love with a recipe by Edd Kimber of Great British Bake Off fame. Cinnamon Buns. The recipe is also from his latest book, "Say it with cake".
They were surprisingly easy to make and I loved watching them prove in the cake tin. The house Nicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-53718257562580123252012-10-19T09:50:00.002+01:002012-10-21T18:35:52.424+01:00Banoffee CupcakesBananas.
There is always a glut of bananas in our house. We eat a lot of them. I like them under ripe, Mr P likes them over ripe (yuk).
And you can always bet that there are bananas that are "on the cusp" in the fruit bowl just calling to be mashed and turned into baked goods.
I'm partial to a banana loaf. Bill Grangers Crumble Topped Banana Loaf is one of my favourites. I'm also partial to Nicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-73831572904836867142012-10-19T09:32:00.001+01:002012-10-19T09:49:20.418+01:00Where did September go? Well hello folks!
Sorry for not being around for September. It was a very busy month with hen weekends and weddings! Mr dear friend Rebecca, of Wed Magazine, got married so we headed back home to Cornwall for a wonderful wedding. It was truly the most amazing weekend ever and I am so blessed to have such a wonderful friend. Welcome to married life Mrs Sleeman!
Mr P and I have been busy Nicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-37201417925573306592012-08-29T21:51:00.001+01:002012-08-30T08:51:34.252+01:00The christening cake!!!!Hello hello hello!
How is everyone!? I hope you all had a fabulous bank holiday weekend! We travelled down to Cornwall for a christening. Mr P was one of the god fathers..... And I was asked to make the cake... How could I say no!?
So over the last month I've been perfecting my maderia sponge cake, making sugar flowers and bears!!
I made the sponge in the week and took it to Cornwall at the Nicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-79723308017041787022012-08-14T14:15:00.001+01:002012-08-14T14:15:20.328+01:00Going to work on a cake....Hello folks!
I'd thought I'd take a breather and come up for air from the exciting Olympics and get started on some baking.... especially since the new series of The Great British Bake Off hits our screens tonight (oh yes, I will be glued to the TV).
I've been asked to bake a cake for Mr P's god-daughters' christening which is at the end of the month. Nicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-24614787209052031852012-07-08T13:57:00.001+01:002012-07-08T13:57:46.521+01:00We're in!!!!Hello everyone! Great news! Mr P and I have moved into our new home and are unpacked! I'm ready for a holiday now!
It's been a manic week but the boxes are gone and we're enjoying the space of the house and the new kitchen (of course). Back to work and reality tomorrow. I've done a little bit of baking today just to try out the oven.
I've also got a new phone which means I can blog on the go Nicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-69982598515410547462012-06-14T17:59:00.001+01:002012-07-08T13:49:06.787+01:00A little bit of toast!Mmmmmm toast! I have nothing more to say than I love my new toaster!!!Nicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-17153632694305364392012-06-11T21:48:00.002+01:002012-06-11T21:48:51.690+01:00Creating a little bit of art work for the new kitchen...Mmm two posts in one night!?
Brain working overtime... whilst my brain has been keeping me up at night (or should I say early hours of the morning) on the odd occasion, i've been having a play on the computer to develop some art work for the kitchen... without the paint brush this time!
Hoping to find a decent printing company to get these babies printed out for framing....
So, what Nicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-31386356279642155572012-06-11T20:53:00.000+01:002012-06-11T20:53:06.574+01:00"Where have you gone?", I hear you cry.....
Hello, howdy, hiya, how's it goin'?
Don't panic.... I'm still here... with some exciting news!
I do apologise profoundly for being incommunicado for the past several weeks, but Mr P and I have been snowed under with... wait for it... sorting out our new home! Oh yes people! The paperwork has been signed and we are now on the big countdown (two and a half weeks to be precise) before we move Nicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-36350225406532160032012-04-08T13:23:00.000+01:002012-04-09T08:27:19.149+01:00How to make a simple fabric corsageHello again!
Two posts in one weekend! Crikey!
I've been asked to share how I make my flower corsages. I've been wearing them at work and have received lots of lovely complements. I refuse to pay for them in the shops when they cost peanuts to make and can be knocked up in less than half an hour.
You will need:
- Some scrap fabric
- Coordinating thread
- Scissors
- NeedleNicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-28970428756253659952012-04-08T12:35:00.000+01:002012-04-08T12:35:27.908+01:00Introducing Herman the German.....Howdy peeps, Happy Easter!
I hope you are all enjoying the Easter weekend.
I'd like to introduce you to my friend Herman.... Herman the German in particular. And he is a sourdough cake. A very delicious cake. This cake is also known as a Friendship Cake and its roots stem from the Amish Community. It's a bit like a "chain cake" rather than a "chain letter"! I'll explain further...
I was kindlyNicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180864544741145964.post-79445060204025405382012-03-18T15:39:00.002+00:002012-03-18T17:09:27.385+00:00Trying out some new flour... produced for the WI!Hello peeps,
How is everyone? I do believe that Spring is in the air.... somewhere.... last weekend it was so warm that Mr P was in shorts, however this weekend we've got the fire lit! Very strange! We also appear to be shrouded in fog every morning which is rather annoying! I'm used to sea fog having lived my the coast all of my life, but the amount of fog we get inland is astonishing.
There Nicola Pengellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511587517575421567noreply@blogger.com0