Adventures of a Cat Lady

  • Peanut what? Peanut Butter!

    Peanut what? Peanut Butter!

    Learning to bake in the UK has been an experience for me and learning how to substitute ingredients for other ingredients has been a sharp learning curve. It turns out there really is no substitute for American peanut butter. Peanut butter from the UK and other European countries does not melt when cooked (which was…

  • Expat in Amstelveen

    Expat in Amstelveen

    So boxes are packed, the cats are upset and stress levels are at moderate to high.  First truck of stuff has gone over and keys are obtained on the 1st of August for the house. The house is located in central Amstleveen, which is a suburb of Amsterdam. Its just over a 30 minute tram…

  • The Ultimate Crumble Bar

    The Ultimate Crumble Bar

    Do you love crumbles or cobblers? Do you like things that come in a handy treat sized bar form? Then this is the perfect recipe for you, its a fruity crumble in a bar. TASTY and AWESOME! These can most certainly fall into the category of vegan and gluten free and because fruit is involved,…

  • Over ripe bananas

    Sometimes your cat likes to give you a gentle reminder to let you know you’re spending too much time on the Pinterest and not enough time with them.  First world cat problems. I dont really like to eat bananas on their own, I find them just too hard in texture. Having said that, I do…

  • Tales of a Crazy Cat Lady and her PPPs (pampered pedigree pussies)

    I am a crazy cat lady. Growing up, my family always had cats, much to my fathers own upset. It was uncommon for us to have anything less 5 cats and most summers we had more than 10.  Growing up, the main family cat was Cavity. As with all fun animal names, Cavity got his…

  • The 2 B’s, baking and brownies

    The 2 B’s, baking and brownies

    I grew up in southern America, in the mountains of North Carolina. America is incredibly diverse and every area is different to the next, even within the southern states. I grew up with Betty Crocker. Shes amazing and knows her baking and almost always comes out perfectly! Growing up, I thought baking with Betty was…

  • No sugar, no fun?

    No sugar, no fun?

    I love the white stuff! Im not talking about a class a drug here (jeez!), Im far to boring for that(and prefer to spend my money on cats and shoes). Im talking processed sugar. Of course its not good for you but none of the yummy good things are! I grew up on Kool-Aid and…

  • BBQ, you say?

    BBQ, you say?

    At work I like to get to know my colleagues on a personal level. I find often when you see someone at work its hard to then think that they are a husband or a father or even that someone might love them who isn’t their mother! I always ask about families and relationship dynamics.…

  • Going Dutch

    Going Dutch

    In June last year, Britain voted to leave the EU, this is officially known as Brexit.  I am what is officially known as a ‘remoaner’, this is a person who voted remain (in the EU) and now moans constantly about Brexit (and about all the people who voted to leave). After the Brexit vote last…

  • Why I blog

    I’ve been blogging on and off (sadly more off than on for the last 2 years) for close to a decade now. I initially started blogging as a way to help with depression and anxiety. Over time my blog covered everyday events, travelling, and how to guides for baking and crafting. I decided it was…