Tartan and Texture

Paloma: Skirt - New Look | Boots - Bershka | Cami - Forever 21

Jess: Top - ASOS | Skirt - Bloggers Market (What Olivia Did) | Boots - Topshop

Hi there everyone, 

So, as Paloma said in the last post I took my first ever trip to Scotland. It lived up to every expectation, so quaint and beautiful with cobbled streets, old brick and cute characterful passageways. Not to mention all of the independent cafes and lunch bars including where our own Kate and Wills went on their first date. 

We had the most amazing weekend although it was bloody freezing, i couldn't bare to leave, resulting in tears on the train home, oh well, we'll be meeting in Bristol in a couple of days, not long now. 

Keep checking the blog for updates,

Jess xxx

1973

Paloma | Skirt- H&M | Jumper- M&S (similar) | Shoes- Topshop |

Jess | Polo neck-Topshop | Dress-Topshop (Similar) | Boots- H&M

Its been a while but we're back and back for good! Last weekend I made the trip down from Scotland to visit Jess at uni in Lancaster. We had such a great time, but its always so sad when we have to say goodbye again, best friends should not be separated! Despite being a four hour train ride away I somehow managed to co-ordinate my outfit with Jess when she came to pick me up... some things never change!

Autumn is finally with us, which means layering, burgundy and my favourite day of the year, Halloween (keep your eyes peeled for a spooky post soon)! Seventies is back with a bang this season and it is impossible to walk into a high street shop without feeling like you have been transported back to 1973, but as my mum nostalgically reminisces, who wouldn't want a return to suede, hoops and all things a little bit groooovy baby.

Paloma

Full Bloom Florals

Jess | Cami- New Look | Skirt - Primark | Shoes - Topshop | Sunglasses - Topshop

Paloma | Dress - H&M | Bag - Pull and Bear | Wedges | Sunglasses - Topshop

Today it was a beautiful day in London so we spontaneously decided to go for a leisurely stroll along the Richmond river, admiring the beautiful flowers, which unintentionally match our outfits. If you're a regular reader, you'll see that co-ordinating our outfits through what must be telepathy, is rather frequent.

Recipe: Greek Filo Pie

Ingredients

200g bag of spinach leaves

175g jar of sun dried tomatoes in oil

1 onion

2 cloves of garlic

100g feta cheese

1 egg

1/2 250g pack of filo pastry

Put the spinach in a large pan. Pour over a tbsp of water, then cook until just wilted. Tip into a sieve, leave to cool a little, then squeeze out any excess water and roughly chop.

Meanwhile finely chop the onion and garlic and sauté in oil until just soft. 

Whilst waiting for your 'hob work' to finish, unroll the filo pastry. Cover with some damp sheets of kitchen paper to stop it drying out.

Take a sheet of pastry and brush liberally with some of the sun dried tomato oil. Drape oil-side down in a 22cm loose-bottomed cake tin so that some of the pastry hangs over the side. Brush oil on the other piece of pastry and place in the in, just a little further around. Keep placing the pastry pieces until you've finished the pack.

Roughly chop the tomatoes and put into a bowl along with the spinach, onion, garlic, feta and eggs.

Mix well and season.

Spoon over the filling. Pull the sides into the middle, scrunch up and make sure the filling is covered, brush with a little more oil.

Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Cook the pie for 30 mins until the pastry is crisp and golden brown. Remove from the cake tin, slice into wedges and serve with a salad.

Hope you all try and enjoy this great, easy recipe which is a favourite for all of the flatmates. You can always change it up, add chicken if you're not a vegetarian, change the cheese or veg, or even make it sweet, dust with icing sugar and use coconut oil. As long as your mix isn't too wet, you're good to go.