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Obvious Beauty!

How do – I’m DEEEElighted to be guest blogging for the fabulous Squibb Vicious! Let me introduce myself first – I write a humour and lifestyle blog called The Demon Gin from my wee home in Canterbury. Feel free to visit and learn more of my failed attempts to stumble through life, my bar reviews and why my no make-up selfie will scar you for life. But…

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Sticky Orange Cake Recipe

Some cakes just scream of summer at the top of their lungs, bursting with zing and fresh flavours with more zip and bounce in them than a field full of summer bunnies.  This is one such a cake.  It is so packed full of fresh orange juice that if you close your eyes and squint at it, you could almost (almost) convince yourself that it…

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London Marathon Training Update 4.

This week has been a really good one, lots of training and fundraising. On Friday I held a bake sale in the building I work in and Lola’s Cupcakes were kind enough to donate 24 cupcakes for me to sell for my cause.  Thank you so much Lola’s, the cupcakes went down a right treat! We also had Double Chocolate Oreo Brownies and Choc Chip…

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My dogs deserves a holiday because…

When this fabulous competition was brought to my attention I couldn’t not enter, and I’m not usually one for doing these types of posts! For those of you are new here, meet my monsters, Chung (Left) and Chess (Right).  They’re two year old Staffordshire Bull Terriers and are sisters.  They make our house a home! I think we all deserve a holiday as bringing up…

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Health Eating at Drunch, London.

I know that healthy eating should really be on my radar since getting my place on the 2015 London Marathon so this really appealed to me; Drunch in Mayfair is offering healthier options! Londoners eat out on average four times a week and only half of all meals are eaten at home nowadays*.  “Some of us are eating out up to three times a day;…

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London Marathon Training Update 3.

This week has been a busy one!  Lots of baking and running! I got myself a Nike Fuel band which I love! It’s got me making sure I hit my 10,000 steps and trying to smash my 2,000 Fuel target a day! Great motivation! I also did my longest road run, 3.7k, around the streets that I live in and will be aiming for more…

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London Marathon Training Update 2.

This week has a been a busy one; I’ve taken up baking for donations! My first batch were creme egg brownies and I raised just over £16! After this success I’ve baked some more for a friend who donated to my online page. I also roped my partner in crime into helping me make some Rocky Road that will be taken to work also! I…

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Gelato Making at The House of Peroni, London.

The partner in crime and I were invited down to make Gelato at The House of Perioni, and we were so excited!  We were taught about the ancient sorbettiera to the latest machine technology by the makers of  GINO Gelato. We decided to make ‘Bacio’ which is a Nutella kind of flavoured chocolate and hazelnut mix.  Here’s our recipe: We measured all of our contents into…

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I'm Squibb Vicious, better known as Haydy!
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