Magpie runs, cooks and lives life to the full. Hackney Half and how not to fuel for a half marathon. Say Goodbye to the Gym in Bristol.

Sunday, October 16, 2016. I have a confession to make. I completely forgot to take a picture of the grasshopper cupcakes! I had the opposite icing problem to Gill. I under whipped my cream and when I added it to the custard, it was all a bit soft and flowy, making for some very interesting eating at home group. Home Sweet Home Bake Along.

Three vegetables in red, amber and green make this kid friendly traffic light spaghetti supper. It always amuses me how a whimsical name can turn a dish into child friendly feast. I have called this traffic light pasta purely because it features a red, amber and green vegetable but the entertainment factor for Ted saying it was pasta with traffic lights was too much to resist. You could use jarred sundried tomato paste although here I have liquidised the ones in oil together with some basil.

Easy recipes you will make again Travel Reviews.

Today I went for a long walk around Miskin. This time last year I picked loads of sloes and made fabulous sloe gin with them, there were so many to be picked. This year there are none. The only one I found was all dried up and fell off the hawthorn bush as I approached to take this photo. Continuing the green tomato recipe theme. The red tomatoes from the garden! .

The Foursquare app did me proud with some great recommendations for food and coffee. We had a gorgeous wholesome lunch at the Plan Cafe. Anywhere that gives me a spicy veggie chilli with piles of cheese and avocado is A-OK by me.

Monday, 27 April 2015.

The clocks go back, the light begins to fade and the weather is inevitably on the turn. Summer is nothing but a distant memory and it becomes increasingly harder to find any kind of motivation to train.