day of rest

I try to be strict with myself and have one whole day off each week - usually Sunday. So yesterday ... blackberrying, snuggling up by the fire, Sunday papers and making a crumble with my daughter (with the previously harvested blackberries) to finish off our traditional Sunday roast (this week a treat - roast beef). Oh, and we've discovered the absolute best way guarantee stunning rare roast beef - up to 1kg, blast it on the bbq, 14mins one side, 13mins the other, then wrap in lots of foil and leave to rest for a good 40mins. It never fails.

i'm finding it difficult to concentrate ...

My daughter has finally persuaded me to buy her 1st jar of Nutella (she is 7) and I must say, it is rather moreish. When researching my new acquisition I spotted this fabulous waistband splitting recipe on the Ambitious Kitchen blog for

Nutella-Stuffed Brown Butter + Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies {my favorite cookie ever}

Wow. Test run this weekend.