Chrissy.Ashpetz, dorset (2026)

01/01/2021

Happy New Year 🎆🎊! May 2021 be a wonderful year for you all! 🥳

Made a traditional Vasilopita which is the Greek lucky new year's cake that has a coin hidden in it. It is tradition for each family to have their own vasilopita and a piece is cut for each family member. If the coin is in your piece you have good luck for the rest of the year! 💕😁

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14/09/2020

Healthy chicken and veg bowls with cauliflower rice 😍

So easy to make!
Added cauliflower florets to food processor, cook peas, grate carrots 🥕, ginger and garlic 🧄 then chop chicken breasts into bite sized pieces, brown them. Add in peas, carrot, ginger and garlic to the pan with the chicken. Make sure the chicken is cooked through! Add the cauliflower rice and finally mix in soy sauce and sesame oil. Slice up some red chilli to garnish 😍 enjoy 😉 !

31/08/2020

TRADITIONAL GREEK MEATBALL SOUP (YOUVARLAKIA) in Avgolemano (egg - lemon sauce) 😍😍 one of my favorites!
Youvarlakia is one of these heart warming dishes, simple and quick to make that will lift the spirits up and fill a hungry tummy.

Greek cuisine has an affinity for meatballs: keftethakia; the classic fried meatballs with fresh herbs; soutzoukakia: sophisticated and fragrant meatballs with cumin slowly cooked in a luxurious tomato sauce; biftekia: the good old grilled burgers and finally: youvarlakia! A tongue twister name for these rice meatballs in a velvety lemony soup that is so delicious and heart-warming, especially in the cold winter months!

27/07/2020

Sweet potato, red lentil & chickpea fritters 😍😍 loving the new recipes from Quick & Easy recipe book! You can also find great tips & advice on “How to eat a balanced plant-based diet” & “Making healthy easy, more affordable & sustainable” + many more topics on exercise and mental wellbeing. tells us that lentils, chickpeas & beans are a great source of protein but also full of dietary fibre & important nutrients.

21/07/2020

The UK 🇬🇧 offers some spectacular beaches & beautiful hikes to go on! What a beautiful area to go explore! Rented a car off Turo, took a road trip to Durdle Door, where there was plenty parking space to leave your car for the day, for free, while you go hike along the cliffs and enjoy some time at Man O’War beach & Lulworth Cove! I was even brave enough to swim, the water was crystal clear and really did enjoy my swim! :)
“Durdle Door is probably the most famous stone arch anywhere in the world. It was created when the sea pierced through the Portland limestone around 10,000 years ago.”
There are lovely places to stay or even camp out along the Jurassic coastline. However, I stayed in Bournemouth which was only a 40 min drive from Durdle door, as I wanted to explore around there & accommodation was more affordable! Glad I got to see that area too, Bournemouth beach is beautiful! I also ventured out to a very cute little town, Swanage & went to Studland beach over there where you have a great viewpoint of Old Harry’s rocks & can see Isle of Wight in the distance.
“In Swanage, history is evident everywhere you look. From the historical landmarks and buildings to the coastal path and fascinating fossils. While fishing is likely the town’s oldest industry, quarrying has been important to the town and the local area since at least the 1st century AD.
In AD 878 a great naval battle took place off Swanage in which King Alfred defeated a fleet of Danish ships.”
"Old Harry Rocks are three chalk formations, including a stack and a stump, located at Handfast Point, on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, at the southern end of Studland Bay. They are part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.
The name Old Harry actually refers to the single stack of chalk standing furthest out to sea. Until 1896 there was another stack known as Old Harry’s Wife, but erosion caused her to tumble into the sea, leaving just a stump.
Thousands of years ago, Old Harry and The Needles (another chalk rock formation) on the Isle of Wight were linked by a line of chalk hills that eroded away during the last ice age.”

Highly recommend venturing out to this beautiful area! ♥️🇬🇧 @ jurrasic coast

16/07/2020

Happy birthday to beautiful ♥️🎉🎈 Hope you are having a wonderful day, wish I could be with you to celebrate 🎉 thanks for being a true, kind & caring friend! You have such a beautiful soul, caring nature & heart of gold! I am so proud of all you have achieved, how brave you are for moving to Australia on your own, taking that big step, you are so inspiring to many & I admire you for that! Even though we live far apart, the journey we’ve had creating our page Friends With a Purpose has brought us so close! It’s been so much fun being on this journey with you & to see the amazing ideas you have on how you want to make a difference in this world! There is no doubt about just what difference you will make, with your drive, ambition & authenticity! Keep being who you are, so real & down to earth & positive even when things are not going well! I am so blessed to have a friend like you in my life & I look forward to many adventures with you and to see where life takes us on this journey together where we can try our best to make the changes the world needs to see. Wishing you all the best! Love you lots ♥️♥️♥️

14/07/2020

Beautiful day exploring the White Cliffs of Dover. One of my favorite things to do is go hiking and swimming in the sea, and that’s what I go to do while venturing out to this beautiful area. The White Cliffs & Dover Castle are a spectacular site. To the English, the White Cliffs of Dover are not only beautiful, they are also deeply symbolic. The small city of Dover sits closer to mainland Europe than any other port on the island of Britain, a mere 25 miles over the English Channel to the French port of Calais.
The White Cliffs have two stories, a nature story and a history story: the tale of a natural wonder of great beauty, and the tale of England’s independence & freedom. These cliffs have witnessed many a historical moment spanning multiple millennia due to their strategic defensive position. To this day, miles of hidden wartime tunnels remain concealed within the cliffs. Two shipwrecks lie at the base of them, while a medieval castle towers majestically over the landscape.
From Dover, the cliffs run mainly westward, their bright white wall catching the full southern sun. Views from the edge are the most breathtaking in the entire length of the White Cliffs, reaching heights of nearly 500 feet.
The drive from London to the visitor centre at the White Cliffs of Dover is just under 2 hours. Parking at the car park costs £5 per car. Check the website for opening hours for the car park and visitor centre. A huge bonus to traveling by car is that you’re spared the steep uphill climb from Dover town centre to the top of the cliffs!
If you don’t have your own car, the closest train station to the White Cliffs is Dover Priory. You can reach Dover by train from London via three different lines:
- St Pancras to Dover Priory
- Victoria to Dover Priory
- Charing Cross to Dover Priory

Train tickets start at around £25-35 off-peak each way. Therefore, if you’re planning on taking a day trip to Dover from London with friends then it may be worth looking into a car rental as it may be cheaper. 🇬🇧 ♥️ @ White Cliffs of Dover

10/07/2020

We are excited to share that we will be supporting in their goal for 2020 to run 2020 km to raise $2020 for kids in crisis ().
We want to bring people together to create a global running community in order to achieve this goal & we will be uniting people from the UK 🇬🇧, New Zealand 🇳🇿, Australia 🇦🇺 & South Africa 🇿🇦!
Check out for more information on their cause & to see what they have been doing. Link is in their bio to donate.
Let’s come together to help make a difference in the lives of these children living in war-torn countries! If you are interested in getting involved please DM us! And watch this space for more information to come on how you can help support 😁👍

17/06/2020

Did someone say Asparagus??Brrrrrrr! We know how cold it’s been in SA this week❄️☃️ so here’s a yummy, super simple healthy CREAMY soup to warm those tummies!

✨RECIPE:✨

🌸Ingredients:

- 1tbs extra virgin olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped🧅
- 1 clove garlic🧄
- 900g asparagus
- 1 can cannelloni beans
- 4 cups low sodium vegetable broth (or filtered water)
- salt and pepper, to taste🧂

💫Method:

1. Heat olive oil in a large pot and add onion with a pinch of salt. Saute onion until it is translucent and tender (not browned) this takes about 5 minutes.
2. Add in the garlic, asparagus and beans and season with a bit of salt and pepper and give it all a stir.
3. Pour in the veggie broth and crank the heat to high bringing everything to a boil.
4. Reduce down to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes or until the asparagus is fork tender. Shut off the heat and let the soup cool for a few minutes before blending.
5. Working in batches, spoon the soup into your blender, filling the blender no more then 1/4-1/3rd of the way up. 🥣🥣Place on the lid, leaving it slightly a jar so steam can escape and blend until the soup is rich and creamy. Repeat until you have finished all the soup.
6. Serve right away! Or, transfer back to the pot to reheat and serve OR store in an airtight container in your fridge for up to 5 days.

Enjoy and let us know what you think! 🌸🌺

12/06/2020

Delicious & scrumptious Carrot cake 🍰 🥕
You have to give it a try! Trust us!😁

Ingredients:
3 carrots 🥕 grated & peeled
1/2 cup almond flour
1/4 cup coconut flour
2 Tbspn tapioca flour
1tspn baking soda
1/2tspn salt
1 tspn cinnamon
Generous pinch of all spice
3 eggs
1/3 cup melted coconut oil
1/3 cup maple syrup/ honey
1 tspn vanilla extract
1/4 cup of raisins & chopped walnuts

For frosting:
1/3 cup Greek yoghurt
1/4 cup whipped cream cheese
1 Tbspn maple syrup
Or 3 Tbspn orange 🍊 juice

Method ⬇️:
1) Preheat oven to 170 degrees C
2) Grease baking pan with coconut oil 🥥
3) Mix dry ingredients together in a large bowl
4) Whisk eggs 🥚 with coconut 🥥 oil, maple syrup & vanilla extract
5) Pour wet ingredients into dry
6) Stir until well combined
7) Add in carrots 🥕 , raisins & walnuts
8) Use spatula to even out the surface
9) Bake for 30 mins until golden brown!

Frosting:
1) Blend Greek yoghurt, cream cheese, & sweetener of choice until creamy.
2) Once carrot cake has cooled, spread icing over the top & add an extra sprinkle of cinnamon!

Enjoy 😍

Let’s us know what you think when you give it a try!! 👍

09/06/2020

*RELAUNCH*

Introducing Part 1/5 of our SLEEP SERIES😴

Let’s start with the simple question of “WHAT”. What is sleep exactly? 🛏 Can you actually define it?

We all know generally what sleep is but do we actually know what happens to our brain and our body when we fall asleep?🤔

Every night when we put our head on our pillow and drift off, we leave waking consciousness. Simply put, sleep is a state that is characterised by changes in brain wave activity, breathing, heart rate, body temperature and other physiological functions.

Interestingly, our brains remain highly active during sleep! Our brains can actually be even MORE active during REM sleep (i.e the stage of sleep most associated with dreaming) than even we we are awake! 😯

DID YOU KNOW: we usually pass through 5 stages when we sleep - stages 1, 2, 3, 4 and a REM (rapid eye movement) stage and then the cycle starts alllllll over again! We usually go through 5 or 6 of these cycles per night!

Don’t just take our word for it though! Read this super quick and simple article explaining what sleep is!👇🏻

https://www.sleepassociation.org/about-sleep/what-is-sleep/

02/06/2020

We stand together. United. 🖤

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