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Mothers Day Instagram VS Reality 🤪 Hope everyo

Mothers Day Instagram VS Reality 🤪

Hope everyone is having a beautiful day celebrating all the amazing Mama’s out there 💕💐
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Mother’s Day preparations are in full swing and

Mother’s Day preparations are in full swing and this year just feels extra special for some reason, doesn’t it?

I miss my late Grandmother so much on this day, especially. One of her specialities in the kitchen was her famous date and nut cake which she made on special occasions. She passed the recipe on to my Mom who in turn passed it on to me and this Mother’s Day, I am preparing it with my own Daughter. I have however added a twist or 2 of my own, but I know it’s still going to taste amazing as when my Gran made it. It’s a special occasion so I think it deserves premium ingredients such as @lurpaksa Danish Butter which is a staple ingredient in kitchens around the world.

Food lovers around the globe choose it because it elevates the flavour and makes a big difference thanks to its natural ingredients. Here is the recipe, if you’d like to try out our Date and Nut Loaf.

INGREDIENTS
200g @lurpaksa Salted butter
1 cup dates, chopped into chunks
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 cup walnuts, chopped
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp fine cloves
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla essence
½ cup golden syrup
3 tsp poppy seeds
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup hot water
2 ½ cups flour
Pinch of salt
1 tsp icing sugar for dusting

METHOD
1. Preheat the oven to 170°C.
2. Place the dates, hot water and bicarbonate of soda in a bowl and give it a stir, then set aside.
3. In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and creamy. Beat in the vanilla essence and golden syrup.
4. Next, beat in the eggs one at a time. Sift in the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Stir in the chopped walnuts, soaked dates and all of the liquid.
5. Spoon into a greased loaf pan and sprinkle the poppy seeds over the entire loaf and then bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
6. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from the pan and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
7. Sprinkle/sift with a little icing sugar before serving, as Alyssa is doing in this picture. #AD
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Hello // Hi I’ve been on Instagram for years an

Happy Saturday Beautiful People 💕🐶

Yes it’s true, I do stalk Dogs on Instagram. If you look at my Explore feed, then you’ll know how bad it is 😀 I don’t know what it is about dogs that just put an instant smile on my face, especially dachshunds.

What shows up most on your IG explore feed?

Thanks so much for this awesome T-shirt @vintageloverct 💕😍
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OUR KITCHEN NOOK UPDATE 🥰 Finally, the little

OUR KITCHEN NOOK UPDATE 🥰

Finally, the little nook in our kitchen looks like something again. It’s also a space for us to have meals together, the kids can do their homework here while we cook and the amazing seating made by my Dad also doubles up as storage space for my candle making supplies and so much more!

I will share some of the finer details in a reel, but what do you think of the update? Swipe left to the last pic of the before 🙈
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DND 🎧 The last year or so has been hard for a

DND 🎧

The last year or so has been hard for all of us but I think Moms had it the toughest. Don’t you think? From homeschooling to more chores while juggling work and everything else, it’s been tough on us.

On the flip side, it’s also been great for me to have the additional time at home and be more involved with my kids. There’s always a silver lining.

This Mother’s Day is going to be a special one and I love how @lindtsa is encouraging everyone to give Mom the best gift of all... some blissful time to herself ....with some LINDOR ♥️
I’m all for it 🙌 I can’t wait to spend some blissful time to myself with a good book and some @lindtsa treats

What would you do if you had some blissful time to yourself?

You can grab some LINDOR treats for Mom from lindtonlineshop.co.za or any major retailer.

Thanks for the spoils @lindtsa ♥️
#GiveTheGiftOfBliss
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Happy Freedom Day South Africa 🇿🇦 . . . . #

Happy Freedom Day South Africa 🇿🇦
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