Category Archives: Student Life
Chocolate & almond crackle cookies
I bookmark a lot of recipes, but then never quite get around to making them – I don’t have enough time, something else comes up, I have other things to bake. Basically, life happens. Usually I forget about the recipe, … Continue reading
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Baking muffins, the impractical way…
In my last post I declared that I was going to be blogging more regularly again, but that clearly hasn’t really happened… I may have forgotten to factor in the fact that I don’t have internet at home yet. A minor oversight there. … Continue reading
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How to unintentionally forget that it’s Valentine’s Day
You may (or may not) be glad to know that I survived my slightly epic 30h journey of over 20,000km without any problems (which is distinctly unusual), which means… Hello from New Zealand!!! Small confession: being able to type that is … Continue reading
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Announcing an exciting new adventure…
I have some super-exciting news to share with you: I’ll be starting a Masters in February! I’m so excited!!! This also means that I’ll be moving out (finally!), which, as much as I love my mum, I cannot wait to … Continue reading
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The many uses of a chopstick and other important things that I learnt at University
I haven’t really unpacked all my stuff yet, partially because I have no idea where to put it all, partially because I’m a bit lazy and disorganised, and mostly because once it’s all unpacked, I really have to admit that … Continue reading
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Goodbye St Andrews… But I’ll be back!
As the first Tuesday of the month, yesterday was Zoosday Tuesday, so I should have posted an animal-related recipe. However, yesterday was also the day that I finally moved out of my flat in St Andrews, my home for the … Continue reading
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Strawberry & Pimm’s jam
Last week was Graduation Week here in St Andrews (I graduated on Wednesday, which means that, for now at least, I’m suddenly no longer a student – my gosh, how did this happen?!), so things over the last two weeks … Continue reading
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May I present… My oven gloves!
Would you believe it, this is actually my 50th post! Yes, 50th!! For some reason, I feel that this is some sort of milestone and that I should post about something special. So I thought I’d introduce you to my … Continue reading
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Dear Dissertation, So long, and thanks for all the fish
If you follow my blog, you may have noticed that things have been pretty quiet lately. The last few weeks have been pretty stressful, and pretty much entirely taken up with dissertating (definitely a word…), so I’m afraid I had … Continue reading
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Cupcakes fit for a Masquerade Ball
The four weeks between the end of Spring Break and the beginning of revision week and exams are full “Ball Season” in St Andrews. There are at least five balls happening (that I know of – I’m sure there are … Continue reading
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