Rachel's Next Adventure

Last night my fiancé and I went to see Rogue One, here is his review! Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Rogue One is a decent movie, although it can be very confusing to people who haven't seen Episode IV, A New Hope. For a 'standalone' movie, it's major plot point leads into A New Hope, for a start, and it has so many mini-glances at other Star Wars movies, including a cameo from a pair of droids which I was unsure about, especially given their importance to the rebellion in episodes 1-6… so for 10 years randomly they weren't very important at all then came back being more important? The whole thing starts with former Imperial Research Scientist Galen Erso being taken back into the Empire from his quiet life farming after a standoff which results in his wife's death. He is tasked with architecting the Death Star, although his exact role is never really elaborated upon. His daughter Jyn is rescued, raised and then abandoned by Saw Gerrera, we find ...

With only four Christmas shopping days remaining before the big day, I thought now would be a good time to list off a few last minute gift ideas for all you last-minute shoppers! Gifts You Can Find Pretty Much Anywhere Winter Accessories Christmas Boxes of Sweets A Tub of Celebrations/Heroes/Quality Street Gift Cards Hot Chocolate Spoons Lush Bath Bombs Bath Product Gift Sets DIY Gifts  Candy Cane Sleigh Cookie Mix In A Jar Christmas Cookies Personalised Christmas Decorations Hot Chocolate Spoons Jars of Mixed Sweets Personalised Snowglobes Sugar Scrub Follow this blog on BlogLovin' Like us on Facebook

What You'll Need: Four Egg Whites 250g Caster Sugar Green Food Colouring Gel Sprinkles to Decorate Greaseproof Paper Piping Bag Star Nozzle Step One - Preheat the oven to 120ºC and line baking sheets with greaseproof paper Step Two - Whisk the egg whites until soft peaks are formed, then gradually add half the sugar, whisking well each time you add more. Mix in some green food colouring gel, until you get the desired colour, then add the remaining sugar and whisk until soft peaks are formed and the meringue appears glossy. Step Three - Prepare your piping bag before spooning the mixture into the bag (it helps to put the bag into a large glass or something similar here). Step Four - Pipe Christmas Tree shapes (think cupcake swirls) onto your prepared baking sheets and add your decorations. Step Five - Bake for 1 hour until the meringues appear crisp. Allow to cool and enjoy! Follow this blog on BlogLovin' Like u...

What You'll Need: A Gift Box Chocolate Mould Chocolate Melts Small Candies/Sweets Decorating Brushes Step One - Prepare your equipment Step Two - Melt the colour chocolate melts you want to use for the ribbon details. Step Three - Use a decorating brush to paint the melted chocolate into the ribbon grooves. Step Four - Melt the other colour melts. Step Five - Spoon the melted chocolate into the boxes until they are around half full. Step Six - Tap the tray onto the bench before slowly pressing the other half of the mould into it. Refrigerate for around 15min, follow up with 2min in the freezer. Step Seven - Remove from the moulds and fill with treats! You can also melt the edges on a warm baking tray to allow you to seal the presents shut. Follow this blog on BlogLovin' Like us on Facebook

What You'll Need: Candy Canes Scissors Sellotape Various Chocolates/Candy in Different Sizes Step One - Start by choosing your base and taping two candy canes to the bottom of it. Step Two - Choose your next layer and arrange it on top of your base, use tape to secure it (roll the tape over into a circle so it's double sided). Step Three - Repeat step two with the rest of your layers. Step Four - Stick a bow on top and your gift is ready to be bagged and tagged! Follow this blog on BlogLovin' Like us on Facebook

What you need: Greaseproof Paper Cornflakes Bag of Green Choc Melts Red Smarties/M&Ms Step One - Prepare your greaseproof paper and the surface/baking sheet you want to use. Step Two - Melt your green chocolate in a large bowl and mix in your cornflakes. Step Three -  Shape your cornflakes into rings on your baking sheet. Step Four -  Decorate with Smarties/M&Ms and allow to set before enjoying! Follow this blog on BlogLovin' Like us on Facebook

Smash Burger finally opened its doors in Newcastle's Eldon Square a couple of weeks ago, i'd been waiting a couple of months for it to open and we finally went in for dinner on Monday. I'm not going to write a big review or even a big block of text about what the food was like, because IT WAS AMAZING. Honestly, it's my new favourite burger joint. Every other place i've tried - Ed's Diner, Five Guys, Shake Shack, they're all nice but they just don't have the full package. They have one thing thats amazing and the rest is just standard, but Smash Burger has everything perfectly done. They even have Smash Fries! These are tossed in Italian olive oil, rosemary and garlic and are so so nice! But you get way too many of these for one person because the flavour/oil gets a little too much after a while. The original french fries are absolutely amazing though, they remind me of the old style Burger King fries and I loved those so much! The on...