Cream And Grey Home Tour

Do you remember I shared this gorgeous Modern Country kitchen?

Is it dreamy?!

Would you like to see the rest of the (equally gorgeous and equally Modern Country style) house? We need to go through the kitchen to get to,,,

...this dining room in the light-filled conservatory...

 which overlooks a very English Modern Country garden....

Back inside, I love the proportions of the living room, and its walls of palest creamy-grey...

Upstairs, the same colour palette prevails. Lots of cream and lots of grey....

I love it! It works so well to create a beautifully cohesive scheme...

...and makes it easy to move items from room to room when the mood takes you..

Try Farrow and Ball Cornforth White or Little Greene French Grey for a similar feel.

And will you look at that stunning view?

Even the outside of the house has a cream and grey theme! Now I'm thinking where I can use this look in our house!

Take Care Until Next Time,

Sarahxx

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Book Review: One Pound Meals By Miguel Barclay

Today, I'm bringing you a book, Miguel Barclay's One Pound Meals, that I got out of the library and completely fell in love with.

So much so that I now have my own copy!

Miguel Barclay rose to fame through his Instagram account, showcasing his delicious one-person recipes that cost....wait for it....one single pound!

Yes, each of these pictures of yumminess will cost you only a quid to put together. Obviously for our family, I need to double, double and double up again but LOOK!! Such goodness.

I'm such a sucker for gorgeous, home-cooked comfort food, and One Pouned Meals has them by the bucket-load. Let me give you a tiny taster of examples....

Inside-Out Vegetable Moussaka

Feta Tortellini Puttanesca

New York Meatball Sandwih

Gnocchi Al Forno

Leek and Bacon Gratin

Ham and Cheese Crepes

Please see the One-Poundness of the book as a hook, rather than a cheap-as-chips way to cook. These AREN'T meals that look or, for that matter, taste, cheap. They are are as delicious as they are homely.

Please, take a look at One Pound Meals and be taken into Miguel Barclay's beautiful, scrumptious (and economical!) world.....

Take Care Till Next Time,

Sarahxx

Nigella Lawson's New Book: At My Table: Book Review

I'm thrilled to say that Nigella is back with a new book called At My Table: A Celebration Of Home Cooking! Even the title makes me happy!

At My Table is a slight departure in some ways from the direction her last couple of books seemed to take. It's more humble, less fancy and has taken an about-turn back to the comforting, homely cooking I love.

Recipes such as Salt And Vinegar Potatoes, Cumberland Gravy and Queen Of Puddings will transport you into a world of culinary happiness, away from the stresses and strains of real life, and lifted by the memories of idyllic childhoods (real or otherwise!).

My only quibble is that it's not as visually exciting as her previous books, though the photos are lip-smackingly stunning. Her lovely preambles to each recipe, as well as the recipes themselves are written in smaller writing, and there are no heart-warming pictures of Nigella striking a pose in her gorgeous kitchen, apart from the one on the front cover.

But these are minor quibbles. Nigella's At My Table is most certainly joining my go-to bookshelf of everyday recipe books!

Now, please excuse me while I finish making her Emergency Brownies...the baking smells filling my home are amazing!

Take Care Till Next Time,

Sarahxx

Images via Nigella.com

Gorgeous Modern Country Kitchen

I really like the combination of grey and cream. It's an awesome Modern Country colour combination. The rustic warmth of the cream, contrasting with the cool contemporary grey....

Imagine the goodies you could cook up in this kitchen! Gorgeous cakes, yummy cookies, delicious chutneys.....

What we need are some gorgeous new recipe books....

Recommendations coming your way very soon.

Take Care Until Next Time,

Sarah

Images via HomeAway