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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Last birthday as a teenager. Whoa.</span></div>
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<div><font face="Courier New, Courier, monospace">I feel old saying this, but where did the time go? </font></div><div><font face="Courier New, Courier, monospace">Seems like just yesterday I was standing in line to go into my 1st grade class, happy days. </font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Anyway, I wanted to make the most of this day though; I felt 17th birthdays are too often neglected, being in-between "Sweet 16" and "OMG you're an adult 18" parties. So I decided to invite a little group of my best friends, and just have a little garden party, talking, laughing, and eating cake. <b>Lots</b> of it.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Which is where we come to the one of the best parts about birthdays; the cake. Me being me, I decided to have two, because...well that's just double the sugar, therefore double the amazing. Oh, and there were brownies... and cake pops. </span><br>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Or maybe it should be called "The not-so-simple-actually-really-tiring-make-you-fall-into-bed-life"; it's not all just collecting fresh eggs and taking afternoon naps with a piece of wheat in your mouth.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I realised this when visiting my aunt and uncle in their new country home in France, in literally the middle of nowhere. I'm not kidding, the village they "live" in was a 15 minute drive by car. So in actual fact, they actually live in the middle of a field. Or ten.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The reason for this though was that it was, in essence, more simple and uncomplicated than normal and everyday life. Yes, you had to muck out the stables and wash the dishes by hand, but you also could sit yourself down outside with a book, and just read. No cars, noisy neighbours, or aeroplanes. Just peace and quiet.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It made me realise how busy we are, constantly running around, often forgetting to stop, relax, and enjoy life. It also inspired me to make this edit with a photo my boyfriend took whilst there.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">And there were a lot of trees. Meaning my would-love-to-drive-around-the-world-in-a-vw-bus-boyfriend just HAD to to take pictures of all of them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">NUTELLA! <3 </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So I promised to make a nutella-esque blogpost on instagram today, and here it is. (Feel free to make that blue button go green on insta, teehee @katievely. It's not much, just a few photos that I took and have edited before I go to bed; I'm so tired after playing tennis the whole day in the freezing cold weather. (See, if you had followed me on insta you would have known that and I wouldn't have had to mention that twice, tut tut :P). </span></div>
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katievelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882800738656434185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8154883896498773491.post-17243485734107842302013-05-25T14:59:00.000-07:002013-09-20T13:00:09.377-07:00Victoria Sponge Cake<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So last Sunday, the shops were closed, I had no homework, and no sport.</span><br />
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So I guess I'm not the only one who doesn't get to say that a lot - everyone, including yours truly, seems to always be busy running to meeting after next, trying to finish an essay due the next morning, or getting ready for exams. That's what makes having time on my hands a little foreign, like a kid that's never had a weetabix before; I don't know what to do with it.</span><br />
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(Excuse me for the awkward comparison but it made sense to me, seeing as the first time I had a weetabix I just bit into it, completely oblivious to the fact I should've put it in a bowl with milk)</span><br />
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Anyway, back to time. I may not have so much of it, but I guess that makes me appreciate it more and gives me a little push to actually do something useful, or at least fun with it. Which, trust me, is something not easy for a world class procrastinator like me - but I'm getting there.</span><br />
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So, on Sunday, I decided to do one of the things I love the most: baking.</span><br />
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Even though I enjoy giving myself challenges when I comes to cake baking and decorating, I decided on a simple, three tiered Victoria Sponge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">If you don't know what a Victoria Sponge is, well the name kinda gives it away. It's a traditional British sponge cake with jam in the middle and powdered sugar on the top. It was apparently named after Queen Victoria who ate it at her popular afternoon teas. I decided to give it a little extra effort and add a cheeky bit of silky buttercream in between the jam, mmm-mmmm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1. To make the victoria sponge cake, I used <a href="http://www.waitrose.com/home/recipes/recipe_directory/v/victoria_sponge.html" target="_blank">this recipe</a>, but any will do as most of them are very similar and the secret really lies in the method of making the batter - be sure to follow the recipe closely and not to over mix the batter, otherwise air will be lost and the mixture will become stiff.</span><br />
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<br />katievelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882800738656434185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8154883896498773491.post-29063447526851016212013-05-01T13:32:00.001-07:002013-09-21T02:57:35.095-07:00A friend in need is a friend indeed.To be honest I never before had really quite understood that old saying. What made a person a friend if they needed help? <br />
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Yet recently, a very good friend of mine started getting chronic migranes (that's what we think they are at least), and has been so down about everything. She can't concentrate on anything more after midday if she's lucky, and feels helpless because she hasn't been able to get a correct diagnosis yet and therefore hasn't got suitable treatment. It's like a vicious circle, and it is really taking it's toll on her. Someone who, just a few weeks ago, was laughing non-stop everyday sheds the same amount in tears now. It breaks my heart to see her like this. <br />
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Suddenly "A friend in need is a friend indeed" popped into my head out of literally nowhere. <br />
Then I understood: The question above that I had been asking myself the whole time was exactly the point. The fact they've come to you for aid shows their trust, repect and friendship for you, because they know you will be one of the few, if not the only, who will understand and help them. It works the other way round too; you're so close to them that you can almost feel their pain with them and are longing for them to feel better, because you care.<br />
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I'm sorry about the cheese, but that's finally one of life's little mysteries solved for me. <br />
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So anyways, after another migraine the other day, she needed chocolate. But she had none. And this is a girl who is a fully fledged chocaholic, and when she needs chocolate, she NEEDS it.<br />
This resulted in someone or other having to run over to the cafeteria to get her a bar of whatever, and the grin plastered on her face while devouring it was priceless. Until the next migraine came. But that's besisdes the point. <br />
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I decided that this type of emergency should never occur again and therefore put together an emergency pack, consisting of an extra-large milka chocolate bar complete with instructions.<br />
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I may not have stopped the migraines, but I at least put a smile on her face. And that's what counts. <br />
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Hope you are having a lovely first of may, which reminds me, I've had my blog for a month now, and hopefully, for a lot longer, tee hee :)<br />
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katievelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882800738656434185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8154883896498773491.post-53413112374923950212013-04-28T10:18:00.000-07:002013-04-28T13:06:16.693-07:00Bright Lights<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Well hello there, it's been a while.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So I've been pretty busy lately. School, exams, friends, parties... oh wait, the last two don't exist any more since the first two rule my life now. Sigh.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">But I'm back! And I want to make that more regular because I enjoy doing this, as well as surfing weheartit (if you haven't hearted my photos yet, you should!), then getting depressed because I'm sitting with a tub of ben and jerry's ice cream whilst all those weheartit girlies look so perfect. But I still eat, #yolo.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Adios, bichachos. <3</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">and then <strike>finishing off the lot</strike> appreciating a piece of decorated goodness in all it's glory.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Let's just take a second to get over that. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Weeell, maybe my "passion" is more of an addiction...but so what, who doesn't love cake?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">And exactly this is what went through my head when we were invited to friends for Easter and asked to bring the dessert. Score.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I started racking my brains for some amazing, eastery, bunny-rabbity cake. Carrot cake crossed my mind, but my Mum had already called dibs on that. I was stumped, until I walked through our local supermarket. They were selling bundles of moist, german cheesecake, which in this case, and often, incorporates fruit into it. Bingo.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So, slightly weary of baking cheesecake due to my lack of experience yet excited by this new challenge, I looked up a recipe that only required chilling, and decided blueberries would complement it nicely. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">And after 2 hours of baking, or rather 1 hour to make the actual cake and berry compote, another to lay the berries on top in perfect order, satisfying my inner German perfectionist, it was done.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I really do hope you enjoyed this post. I'm still pretty new on the blogosphere, so leave me an honest comment on what you thought, I'd really appreciate it and I'll check you out too, pinky promise :)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I'll leave you then with the recipe and this one last picture of yum. Mmm-mmmmmm.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I used this <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-2179953/Recipe-Doorstop-vanilla-cheesecake.html">cheesecake recipe</a> from Lorraine Pascale (I actually love all her food, and just as a fun fact, she used to be a model).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Then I made a blueberry compote for on top of the cake by putting 400g of frozen blueberries in a little pot with a few tablespoons of water, brought it to the boil, and let it simmer for 15 mins, or depending on how strong you want it to taste. Sugar and lemon juice can also be added depending on taste.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I let this cool for a while in order to prevent the cake from melting, and then poured it on top. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I then assembled around 300g of blueberries on top of the cake, but always buy another pack just to be on the safe side. You also don't have to assemble them neatly, they'll look perfectly nice sprinkled all over.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Et voilà! You now have a scrumptious blueberry cheesecake to share with friends, family, or just keep to yourself. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">But don't worry, we can keep that little secret between ourselves. <3</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>katievelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882800738656434185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8154883896498773491.post-86199225448270760072013-04-01T08:23:00.002-07:002013-04-01T08:23:18.920-07:00Hello!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Hello there! I'm Katie, welcome to my blog! You must be those famous internets. :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This is my first blog and therefore my first ever blog post! Which makes me little nervous to be honest, but nevertheless I'm looking forward to having a place to put my photos and share them and my life with you, whilst maaybe even getting to know some of you.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Also, since my family don't live where I live (more about that later), and don't like the idea of Facebook doing strange things with their information so therefore don't have accounts *pause for breath*, here they will hopefully be able to see more of whats happening with me and all the <strike>crazy</strike> interesting things I get up to.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So with no further adue, I'll leave you with a picture of myself. So you can feel properly introduced I guess?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I hope you'll have fun here,</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Katie. <3</span><br />
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