A Visit to Wahaca...

Myself and Russ had never been to Wahaca before but always wanted too. We visited the one in Bluewater shopping centre in Kent last week. The restaurant itself looks majorly cool, some of the tables were in VW camper vans!!! We had a normal table (bad times!) once we were seated we started to look at the menu. The food is all Mexican street food, you can get small plates to share of tapas style food or larger plates. We were spoilt for choice and didn't know what to pick! We ended up going for he Wahaca Selection as we figured it will give us a taste of everything! 

We started with some amazing guacamole with some chips, it's was so fresh tasting and went down VERY WELL!

When our food arrived it look amazing, the presentation was great. The chicken taquitos, quesadilla, green rice and black beans where mega yummy and full of flavour, and omg the sweet potatoes were melt in your mouth yummy! We both loved pulled pork so were looking forward to the pulled pork tacos but we both found them very sweet tasting and rather spicy too! 

I think next time we visit Wahaca we will know what to expect and what we know we like. We were looking at the menu debating what we would order next! So will defo visit again soon!

We ended our visit to Bluewater with a pit-stop at Millie's cookies, the new red velvet cookies are amazing! We had them once we got home with a yummy hot chocolate! 

Hope your have had an exciting weekend!

Just Hannah xxxx

Sunday Baking...

When Russ and myself are having a chilled out Sunday we like to do some baking. Ever since I was a little girl I have loved cooking, I would always help my Mum and Nan. As I have grown up I have taken to it even more and now it's become 'cool' there are a lot more ideas, equipment and recipes about!

Today I made chocolate shortbread cookies, here's the recipe,

You will need:

150g plain floor

3 tablespoons of cocoa power

Half teaspoon of baking power

100g of butter/margarine

50g caster sugar

A little water if needed

Method:

Pre heat oven to 170c or gas mark 3

Mix flour, cocoa power and baking powder in a mixing bowl. 

Add margarine/butter and rub in with finger tips until it looks like bread crumbs.

Add the sugar and mix. 

Gently knead into a dough, if its not coming together add a tiny bit of water.

Roll out into a floured surface until it s about half a cm thick.

Cut out into any shape of your choice!

Put the cookies onto a lined baking tray and put into the oven for 10-12mins

Cool on a wire rack

To be honest it was pretty easy and they were really yummy! I used a cookie press to 'decorate' them, i got it for christmas! It's great and so so simple, it has change-able stamps. Next time i use it i would press it into the cookie a little firmer as once they were baked the print wasn't as clear! 

I alway say I can never understand why people can't cook?! I think it comes to me naturally but we all have a disaster once in a while! I love how the flour, butter, sugar, eggs etc can turn into something so yummy! It really is science in action!!! 

I love to try different things so look out for more baking/cooking posts!   

Hope your having a fab Sunday

Just Hannah x

Wagamama with a friend...

This evening me and my school friend Hayley had a meal and a catch up at the newly opened Wagamamas in Maidstone! 

I love Wagamamas, such a different kind of resturant as we don't have that many noddle-ly kind if restaurants round here! I have been to Wagamamas quite a lot of times and always stick to the same sorta dish! The first time we went Russ ordered something and it came out in a massive bowl with a ladle! I think they should have photos along side the menu so you can sort know what to expect as the dishes are so different!! 

I stuck to one if my usual dishes, Yaki Soba (what a suprise!) 

It was so nice to eat yummy food and have a chit chat with my lovely friend! We have been friends since we were at secondary school and when we meet up once a month-ish! We are so similar so love having a gossip and talking out any problems we might have!

That's all got now

Just Hannah xxx