tips by billie

  Hi everyone, today I am going to be sharing another helpful tip for busy mums with school-age children, I have been using this method for a very long time now and it has helped me to be well organized and always on time during the school run.  I hope you find this helpful as well. What I do as a busy mum, first of all, everyone will agree with me that sometimes getting the kids out of the bed and getting them ready for school can be really a hectic situation as kids find it difficult to get up from bed in the morning, to get ready for school. The trick I have been using to make things run smoothly are as follow: - Ø   What I normally do was, I will encourage them to have their bath at night before going to bed, I know sometimes kids can be very difficult to convince them to take their bath before bedtime because I can recall mine always say mum please can I take a shower in the morning tomorrow?  I will explain to them that it is better to take their bath ...

    Hi guys, today I am bringing another simple recipe that you can easily make and enjoy with your family. The ingredients you will need are; - Ingredients a.       50grams of butter b.      50grams of flour c.       600ml of milk d.      400grams of pasta e.      ½ a teaspoon of salt f.        150grams of cheese g.       Two tins of tuna h.      Extra 50grams of cheese i.         Big bowl for mixing Preparation 1.   Melt the butter, add the flour, and continue to stir until is thoroughly mix together, add ½ of a teaspoon of salt, next add the cheese and continue to stir while adding the milk gradually   2.   Boil the paste and drain the water, add the tuna and mix it together, finally add the mixture of all the ing...

 Cumin, lime and chilli sea bass This sea bass recipe is one of a kind, it smells amazing and tastes even better. This recipe shows you how to make this spectacular dish. Serves 2 people Takes 15 minutes to prepare including marinating Takes 15 minutes to cook Ingredients: 1 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 2 whole sea bass, gutted and scaled 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 lime, zest and juice 1 small red chilli, finely chopped 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp ground black pepper 1/2 x 28g pack fresh coriander 1. Toast the cumin seeds in a small pan for 1-2 minutes, until fragrant; set aside. Using a sharp knife, score both sides of the fish with diagonal cuts about 2cm apart, cutting down to the bone. Mix the toasted cumin with all the other ingredients except the coriander in a small bowl. Use your hands to rub the marinade over each fish on both sides, making sure you get it into the incisions. Divide the coriander between the fish cavities and leave to marinate for 10 minutes. Preheat the grill to med...

Chocolate and blood orange custard doughnuts This doughnut recipe is a special one and very, very tasty! This post will show you how to make it. Makes 6 doughnuts 45 minutes to prepare, including proving and rising 30 minutes to cook Ingredients: 1/2 tsp easy bake yeast 120g strong white flour + extra to dust 1/2 (scrubbed) blood orange, zest 15g golden caster sugar, plus extra for rolling 1/4 tsp fine sea salt 1 egg 30g unsalted butter, softened Custard filling: 2 egg yolks 35g golden caster sugar 1 tbsp plain flour 70ml whole milk 1 1/2 (scrubbed) blood oranges, zest, and 50ml juice 50g dark chocolate (minimum 70% cocoa solids) 40ml double cream 1. Mix the yeast with 40g warm water in a jug. Combine the flour, orange zest, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a free-standing mixer fitted with a dough hook. Add the yeast mixture and the egg. Mix on a medium speed for 5 minutes until a forms a springy dough (you can knead by hand for 10 minutes, but it's quite sticky). Continue to mix wh...

Moist chocolate cake recipe This chocolate cake recipe is really delicious, but easy and a lot of fun to make, so let's get started! Cake ingredients: 1 cup of self-raising flour 1 tsp of baking powder 1 cup of caster sugar 2 tbsp of cocoa powder 4 large eggs 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract 1 cup of unsalted butter 2 tbsp of milk Buttercream ingredients (optional): 2 cups of icing sugar 1 cup of butter 2 tbsp of milk Method: 1. Preheat your oven to 170 °C/338 °F or gas mark 5. Grease a baking tin lightly with butter or line it with baking paper. 2. Sift in the flour, sugar, baking powder, and cocoa powder; mix until well combined. 3. Add in the eggs, vanilla extract, butter, and milk;   mix it until well combined and you can't see anymore large lumps (you shouldn't get much since you sieved in the dry ingredients). 4. Pour your cake batter into your baking tin and make sure it is level, put it inside your oven, and bake for at least 20 minutes or until a skewer or toothpick inse...

  Nowadays it is very important to teach your kids how they can make money from their parents. This is one of the methods that I use to teach my kids how they can earn and save their earning. This system really works as you do not need to force them to do house chores as they willingly want to do it if there is money involved. 1.       H ow do I do it?  Firstly, I make them understand how important it is to learn to work and make a living from your earning. 2.       Each time they need something, not clothes obviously but things like buying games on Roblox or other things that they chose to buy, they know there are certain things which are not important but they want it anyway. 3.     What they do is that they want to work for the money, because they know if they ask me to buy those things, I will tell them that they don’t need it, as it is not important. 4.      They will come to me and say, "Mumm...