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⚽️🎂 Mint chocolate chip cake for @aquaail’s 25th birthday 🎂⚽️Totally forgot to take photos of the inside of the cake — buuut we have three layers of chocolate cake sandwiched with mint choc chip icing (yes, complete with choc chips!), and covered with chocolate buttercream.Disclaimer: Fully aware the grass doesn’t look the grass-iest, and as @hashmil so kindly (🙄) pointed out, it does look a bit like Oscar the Grouch’s fur from Sesame Street. But in my defence, the Wilton piping nozzle thoroughly disappointed me (lockdown meant I couldn’t get an alternative in time) and with 30 mins to midnight I was way past the point of caring. It was delicious and tbh Oscar is cute, soo... 💁🏽‍♀️#chocolatecake #mintchocolatechip #mintchocolatecake #baking #bake #bakersofinstagram #food #foodporn #foodie #foodphotography #foodstagram #bakingtherapy #football #soccer #footballcake #birthday #footballcakebirthday

The past couple of months have been filled with sl

The past couple of months have been filled with sleepless nights as we went through endless rounds of perfecting our first @happilondon box. This included (but was not limited to) what the products would be, product design, packaging design, packaging experience, quality control, user experience of the box + each product, high level social strategy, copywriting, and who knows what else.I was so exhausted on one of the evenings that I fell asleep on the sofa and woke up at 1am to @hashmil, who’d created the mother of all Notion boards — he’s also a secret bloody amazing Project Manager amongst all his many other talents. 😳To top it off, our flat has not only been converted into a mini factory with boxes and everything you could possibly imagine (and more) spread out on every area of available floor space, but also into a make shift studio where we put professional low budget shoots to shame. (Come at me and I will show you BTS) 🙃So, it’s been A LOT. But I’ve enjoyed every single part of the process and I’m so excited to have finally shared all of the products that will be included in Decembers Winter Wonderland box. 🥰🥳&&& pre-orders will be opening v v v soon! So if you’d like a box, keep an eye on the Happi page so you can order yours! ☺️Finally, to end this novel of a posting line, I just want to show public appreciation for my saviour and hubby who continues to put up with my excruciating attention to detail and a million and one demands (I’m basically the nightmare client of dreams) — I couldn’t do anything without you, @hashmil. ❤️❤️❤️

Sri Lankan Sunday Lunching. ✨🍚 Yellow (caul

Sri Lankan Sunday Lunching. ✨🍚 Yellow (cauliflower) rice
🐓 Tandoori chicken
🍆 Aubergine pickle
🍛 Cashew curry (why don’t we have a cashew emoji?!)#srilanka #srilankanfood #srilankancuisine #yamulk #yamufood #yamu #yellowrice #cauliflowerrice #auberginepickle #wambatumoju #cashewcurry #tandoorichicken #food #foodphotography #foodgasm #foodporn #foodie #foodstagram #foodiesofinstagram #london

✨ Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani ✨Biryani is my

✨ Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani ✨Biryani is my absolute fav dish. I could eat it all day, every day, for every meal and maybe even for dessert. 💁🏽‍♀️ But I’ve been too scared to make it because a) I thought it would be hard AF and I don’t have the patience, and b) fear of failure.So when I did decide to make it for the first time ever (!!!), I also decided to make it with cauliflower rice (an absolute 2020 fav) because clearly I enjoy making my life ~that~ much harder.Lo and behold, it was actually easy and pretty straightforward. And with my mum’s A-class tips, this little beauty came out amazingly well. Full of flavour and just 🤤🙌🏼😍👌🏼💯 — if you don’t speak emoji then what are you doing here?! 😳#biryani #chickenbiryani #hyderabadibiryani #food #hyderabadifood #foodstagram #foodgasm #foodporn #foodphotography #foodie #foodiesofinstagram #foodlover #foodphotographer #cooking #cookingathome #cookstagram #yummyfood #london #feedfeed #yamu

Pretty sure I’ve spent 90% of 2020 making up rec

Pretty sure I’ve spent 90% of 2020 making up recipes, both savoury and sweet. I’ve also progressed as an adult and gone off chocolate — bold statement, but what I actually mean is that I’ve become very picky with the kind of chocolate I’ll eat.This means that my growing obsession with refreshing or tart flavoured sweets and desserts has grown immensely. So, here we have a lemon drizzle loaf with a lemon curd and raspberry filling. 😍🤤💛😍🤤💛Swipe to see some of my fav pictures (couldn’t decide which one to use, so used them all). ✨#baking #lemondrizzle #lemoncurd #raspberries #cake #loaf #bakersofinstagram #bakers #bake #bakinglove #bakingtherapy #food #foodphotography #foodstagram #lemonflavoured #desserts #sweets #bakersgonnabake #london #london🇬🇧

Spent my birthday at @woburn_safari and had the be

Spent my birthday at @woburn_safari and had the best time. ✨Personal favs were the lion cubs and baby giraffes, who were honestly so, so incredibly cute — felt like I was watching scenes out of The Lion King except IRL. 🥺💛Also how are alpacas *this* photogenic?! 🤩#woburnsafaripark #woburn #safaripark #animals #giraffes #lions #lioncubs #redpanda #penguins #alpacas #birthday #birthdaygirl #dayout #instagood #animals #naturephotography

It’s my birthday next week and I’ve just reali

It’s my birthday next week and I’ve just realised that I haven’t travelled anywhere outside the UK since my last birthday (!!!). Not that that’s something I’ve ever tracked or thought of before for previous birthdays, but it just seems more impactful now? 🎈Anyway, I just wanted to share this photo — another one from Santorini. 🇬🇷 This was a little bit of a delayed birthday trip because I was in the middle of an advertising course during my actual birthday. And it turned out to be one of my fav holiday destinations ever. 💛💛💛#santorini #greece #santorinigreece #island #birthday #celebrations #birthdaygirl #travel #holiday #instatravel #travelgram #scenic #scenery #instaworthy #oia #oiasantorini

Golden hour in Oia, Santorini. 😍☀️This ha

Golden hour in Oia, Santorini. 😍☀️This has to be one of my favourite photos that I’ve ever taken. Can’t believe we were here 4 years ago, exploring Santorini and stumbling upon insane views wherever we went. I’m not a massive fan of actually being in a plane, but I *really* miss travelling, the smells, the hustle, the culture and food. Can’t wait for our old normal to return soon.🤞🏼✨#santorini #oiasantorini #oia #sunset #goldenhour #island #greece #travel #holiday #sea #santorinigreece #santorini🇬🇷 #beautiful #beautifuldestinations #travelgram #instatravel #instaphoto #instapic #photgraphy #scenery #shotoniphone

Sunsets in Wales come very close to a Sri Lankan s

Sunsets in Wales come very close to a Sri Lankan sunset — a high compliment, which you’ll agree with if you’ve ever been lucky to see one. ☀️☀️☀️ Swipe to see the cutest sheep against a sunset sky. Side note, it kept baa-ing at me and I baa-d right back at it and then it almost ran at me. The little scoundrel. 🐑🌅#wales #sunset #uskreservoir #usk #forest #reservoir #views #sheep #countryside #travel #instatravel #beautifulplacesonearth #beautifuldestinations #breconbeacons #breconbeaconsnationalpark #holiday

The only thing keeping me away from retiring to th

The only thing keeping me away from retiring to the Cotswolds is bad Internet. But otherwise, look how beaut this little fairytale village is! 😍 Swipe ➡️ for some of my fav spots - can’t promise that you won’t see another Cotswolds post soon. 🙊#cotswolds #cotswoldsaonb #aonb #areasofnaturalbeauty #beautifulplaces #beautifulplacestovisit #picturesque #stowonthewold #castlecombe #bilbury #villages #cotswoldsvillages #bankholidayweekend #unitedkingdom #instatravel #instagood

Just your average sized window, blinding white sho

Just your average sized window, blinding white shoes and a great insta-hubby behind the scenes. ✨#stowonthewold #cotswolds #cotswoldsaonb #stowonthewoldcotswolds #travel #instatravel #church #beautifulplacestovisit #beautifulplacesonearth #beautifuldestinations #unitedkingdom #bankholidayweekend #weekend

A small dash of Sri Lankan juggery cupcakes for yo

A small dash of Sri Lankan juggery cupcakes for your feed. 💕✨ Cupcakes are vanilla with juggery centres and kithul pani buttercream.#cupcakes #juggery #palmsugar #juggerycupcakes #buttercream #kithulpani #kithulpanidesserts #srilanks #srilankansweet #srilankan #baking #bakersofinstagram #homemade #UK #london

Biscoff brownie-ing my way through 2020. 👯‍♀️🤤#biscoff #brownie #biscoffbrownie #baking #food #sweet #dessert #foodporn #foodphotography #foodie #foodstagram #bakingtherapy #bakersofinstagram

Canterbury is cute. ✨#canterbury #kent #daytri

Canterbury is cute. ✨#canterbury #kent #daytrip #getaway #explore #town #flowers #westgate #UK #canterburycathedral

Rolling hills and the ocean = the best therapy. 💛#therapy #staycation #getaway #daytrip #countryside #rollinghills #whitecliffs #whitecliffsofdover #dover #kent #dovercastle #ocean #sea #cliffs #nature #scenic #photography #100daysofsummer #UK

Green and gold for Eid. 💛✨#eidmubarak #eid

Green and gold for Eid. 💛✨#eidmubarak #eid #eid2020 #eidoutfit #eidvibes #gold #goldjewelry #jewellery #ootd #hijabi #hijabstyle #hijabfashion

My beaut friend @juliaalex introduced me to the wo

My beaut friend @juliaalex introduced me to the wonderful world of burrata last year, and since then it’s been my go-to dish at restaurants. Lockdown has forced me to try and recreate one of my fav versions of it — burrata infused with pesto, and because I clearly enjoy complicating my life, I deep fried it too. Swipe to see how it turned out on the inside! *Spoiler* lots of gooey cheesyness. 😍🤤#burrata #burratacheese #burratapesto #pestosauce #pesto #corrianderpesto #deepfried #food #foodstagram #foodies #foodporn #foodphotography #london #cooking #cookingathome

✨ If you want to see an aesthetically pleasing p

✨ If you want to see an aesthetically pleasing picture, look at the first one. But if you want to see a sweet cream layer topped with soft basbusa, then swipe ➡️. Traditional basbusa is a semolina based sweet from the Middle East, and is best eaten warm. I tested layering it with cream and it really opens your basbusa-world into a whole new taste experience. I can’t decide which version I like more though — so I guess I’ll just *have* to do with having even more sweet options in life. Woe is me! 🤤💕#basbusa #basbusacreamcheese #middleeast #middleeasterndessert #sweet #foodie #foodporn #foodstagram #foodsofinstagram #foodphotography

#tbt to @hashmil’s birthday cake. 🥳 Lemon dri

#tbt to @hashmil’s birthday cake. 🥳 Lemon drizzle cake layered with lemon curd and raspberries, coated with elderflower buttercream and white chocolate ganache. One of my fav cakes I’ve ever made. 💛
#birthdaycake #lemonandelderflowercake #elderflowerbuttercream #lemoncurd #lemondrizzle #whitechocolateganache #baking #bakingfromscratch #bakersofinstagram #cake #food @foodphotography #foodporn #foodstagram #foodies

✨Lemon cupcakes with lemon curd centres and rasp

✨Lemon cupcakes with lemon curd centres and raspberry. 🤤#lemoncurd #lemoncupcake #lemoncurdandraspberrycupcakes #baking #food #foodgram #instafood #instadessert #cupcakes #buttercreamfrosting #foodporn #foodphotography #london

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