Tuesday, 4 August 2015

Greener Cleaner - Review and Giveaway

As you know I love cooking and baking but I will admit to not being the tidiest of cooks. Once I have finished in the kitchen it often looks like a bomb has hit the room! I love cooking and making the mess but like many other I really do not like the cleaning up afterwards.

I have a cupboard full of different products and often do worry what health effect they can have on the children, the cat and the dogs. A lot of the products have strong aromas and I have even used some which have made me cough if I breath in the after spraying! It is not only our health that I worry about, but also the environment. We try to be as environmentally friendly as we can, we recycle everything possible and try to reduce our carbon footprint.


So when I was approached by Greener Cleaner I was immediately interested to know more. After doing some research I found out the following about Greener Cleaner:
  • Greener Cleaner ensure that all of their products are both Eco-friendly and affordable
  • They use locally sourced materials where possible, this reduces their carbon emissions
  • Their Eco-friendly products will not compromise on performance
  • All of the solid parts and handles are made using Eco-Flex. Eco-Flex is made using 50% wood pulp and 50% recycled plastic
  • All of the liquid range is made using 100% natural and sustainable ingredients that are safe for the environment and have not been tested on animals
  • They even have their own loyalty scheme!
As you can imagine I was curious to see whether their products would compete well with the many other ones that I have tried!


So far I have tried the dust pan and brush, the utility brush and the all purpose cleaner.  All of the products that have been made with the Eco-Flex are of the highest quality and are such strong products that you can immediately tell have been made to last.


I have found all of the items that I have used to be great, but I am most impressed with Greener Cleaner's All Purpose Cleaner! It has no sharp aromas and cleans so much better than the other all purpose cleaners and offers the same anti bacterial benefits. I have found the spray cleaner to easily wipe off any grease, dried on marks and even ground in mud on the floor. We have dogs so there are always muddy paw prints after it has rained. This spray easily wiped the marks away!


I will definitely be investing in more of their liquid cleaning range! I have even joined their loyalty scheme, I have been that impressed with their product I will be using them from now on.

Greener Cleaner are kindly giving away a cleaning bundle, similar to the one pictured above, to a lucky Hijacked By Twins reader. To be in with the chance of winning simply complete the Rafflecopter below.

Good luck x

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Disclosure: I was sent the cleaning bundle for the purpose of this post. No cash payment was received. All views and opinions are my own and 100% honest.

Scones with Fresh Fruit - #CookBlogShare

After being asked again and again by my hubby to bake some scones I have finally got to bake some. Recently baking has not been on the top of my list and I feel that it has been the one thing that I have missed doing. Now with the start of Great British Bake Off in a couple of days and the start of the bake along, Great Bloggers Bake Off, starting again has come at a good time.

I had not realised how much I have missed baking. It wasn't until I got my hands in the flour and started I realised. I have long been trying to prefect my scones. My late Nanna was the queen of scones and I have been trying to do her proud! I have got to admit that I am really pleased with these scones, hence why I am sharing them today. But what has made these scones even tastier is the topping! When it came to serving I could not believe that we had run out of jam. Thankfully the hubby came up with the great idea of going into the garden to pick some fresh fruit to replace the jam!

This is what I did...

Monday, 3 August 2015

Weekly Meal Plan - Week Commencing 3rd August 2015

I can't believe July is now over and we are into August! I am amazed by how quickly the weeks and months are flying by!

As I said last week, meal planning is keeping one part of me sane and relaxed during the holidays. It is lovely have at one part of the day nice and organised! I am hoping that we have some better weather next week so that we are not stuck inside as much as last week!

Here are last weeks foodie posts...

Cook Blog Share Week 2 Round Up

Thank you to everyone who linked up with Snap Happy Bakes last week and thank you to Hayley for hosting! There was a delicious variety of meals, soups and of course cakes!

This week it was most definitely the cakes that stole the show. That is why I decided to have a cake themed round up today!

Here are my four favourite cake recipes...


The first delicious cake that I have chosen this week is the Gluten Free Alchemist's - Fudgy Chocolate Birthday Cake! I have recently been cutting out a lot of gluten and this cake looks as amazing as any regular chocolate cake, this is one that will definitely be on my to do list.

I love using coconut oil in both cooking and baking so when I saw that it was in Baking Queen 74's - Chocolate, Almond and Blueberry Cake I was hooked! Not only do I love coconut oil but I love the chocolate, almond and blueberry combination. This sounds like a chocolate cake that is full of flavour.

The next cake that I chose was Petite Raisin's - Strawberry Yogurt Bundt Cake. This cake just has summer written all over it! This cake would be the perfect treat when having a lovely outdoor meal with friends or family.

The last cake that I chose had to be Mummy Mishap's - Big Hero 6 Birthday Cake! As soon as the twins saw me looking at this cake they started shouting "Look mummy, it's Baymax!" I love seeing Jenny's cake creations and this is yet another fantastic cake!

Tomorrow Cook Blog Share is back here at Hijacked By Twins. I will be sharing with you a lovely recipe and cannot wait to see what you have been cooking up!

CookBlogShare

Saturday, 1 August 2015

26th July - 1st August 2015 - One Picture Everyday For One Year

Wow I cannot believe that another month has been and gone!

This week has seen some sleepless nights followed by lazy mornings, walks with the dogs and puddle jumping and lots of playing with jigsaws!

Here is our week in pictures...

Sunday 26th July 2015


The latest thing with the twins is to take either toys or books with them when we go out. Or on this occasion both!