RECIPE: Baked Figs with Ice Cream

I so so love a simple dessert, you know the type, easy and quick but at the same time super comforting. To me, a 'comforting' dessert consists of two things - hot and cold! I love a good hot and cold combination, like hot apple pie and ice cream or sticky toffee pudding with ice cream - oh its so damn good!
This is my take on a hot and cold dessert but a super easy one! Baked figs are super tasty, they caramelise in the oven and then go even sweeter!

Recipe

To make this super simple recipe, simply...

• Pre-heat the oven to around 200 degrees
• Score the tops of the figs with a cross and then push them down at the top so the insides pop out a little
• Drizzle with some kind of sweetener such as honey, maple syrup, date syrup or golden syrup if you're feeling naughty!
• Bake the figs in the oven for around 30 minutes or until they are oozing with juice and starting to caramelise on the top
• Bring them out of the oven and serve with ice cream - I have been loving the Swedish Glace one at the moment as it's vegan friendly and is super yum!
• Sprinkle over the top some cacao nibs and frozen berries, you could also add some toasted pecans too which is also super tasty!

Variation

When I'm feeling super lazy, I make this and just omit the figs but have warm, toasted pecans instead with ice cream, frozen or fresh berries and some cacao nibs - yum yum yum!! Toasted flaked almonds work well too, and the one on the bottom is a variation I did for my hubby as a quick dessert! Digestive biscuits on the bottom, then hazelnut spread, ice cream and frozen berries! Tasty!!

EATING OUT: Mowgli Manchester

So among all the stress and carnage of moving clinics, I managed still to squeeze a 'date night' in with my other half. We decided to check out the new Mowgli in the old Triangle in Manchester City Centre. Such a cool place for a date night and the food wasn't half bad either! In case you're not aware, Mowgli is an Indian Street Food restaurant which is very trendy right now.

Here are some of the pictures from dinner, we ordered A LOT of food! Some was really good, some was ok but overall I was pretty impressed and would definitely go back for sure!

Bhel Puri - Bombay’s best loved street food. Puff rice with crisp gram threads, peanuts & tantalising spiced sweet & sour dressing. 

Calcutta Kati Wrap - Calcutta’s favourite street food. Fragrant masala frittata with coriander herbed cheese in a soft wholemeal roti wrap

Fenugreek Kissed Fries - Potato with turmeric, fenugreek & the Mowgli masala. 

Mowgli Paneer - Staff favourite. Tender cubes of soft paneer cheese simmered with velvet, sweet, spiced tomatoes, garden peas & fresh spinach

Mowgli Slaw - House red cabbage coleslaw with a popped mustard seed dressing, Mowgli Paneer, Fenugreek Kissed Fries 

Tamarind Chat Bombs - Tangy tamarind mint water bombs & the hard core of Indian Street Food.

Mowgli Sticky Wings - Gram flour crisped wings doused in a Manchurian slick spiced molasses, dark rum, cumin, garam masala, popped mustard seed & sesame.

These wings were super tasty! 

Why not go check it out, there are so many new restaurants in town at the moment, I can't contain my excitement ha ha!

Thanks for reading

Emmaline x

BEAUTY: My New Skin Clinic!

Firstly, I need to apologies for my disappearance! It's been an extremely busy couple of months relocating my skin clinic. All I can say now is that it's finally complete! I've been working in the new premises for a month and I am so happy here! Everybody who knows me, knows how much of a creature of habit I am and it has definitely been a challenge moving. I didn't know where anything was, I was so stressed I wasn't sleeping and mixed with being fully booked in the clinic it was rather hard! So, I really want to say a MASSIVE thank you to all my clients for your patience and support. I really couldn't have done it without you all.

I am here though now, set up and ready to go for Christmas! So, if you need to book in then please let me know as soon as possible so I can get your appointment in. Email me at bookafacial@outlook.com or visit www.emmaline-tsui.com to make a booking and lets get your skin ready and radiant for the cold Winter months to come.

I have just launched a new product in my clinic called Skinade. A multivitamin supplement with omegas 3 and 6 and hydrolysed marine collagen which produces some fantastic results. I've done my own 30 day trial on a client and the results are mind blowing! Sometimes it can be a bit difficult to always believe 'before and after' pics and this is why I did my own to see the results for myself, but I'm sure you can agree they are amazing!

These pictures are taken 30 days apart. My client has had a Nimue Rejuvenation treatment at the beginning of the 30 days and also one at the end of the 30 days. She uses all of the Emmaline Tsui Skincare Range and has also taken a 30 day supply of the Skinade (daily)

You can easily see how the eye area is so much firmer and also the lines at the sides of the mouth are softer. You can purchase this amazing product now through my website www.emmaline-tsui.com for only £3 per day!

I've also got an amazing detox plan that I have just launched - this is a FANTASTIC gift for Christmas from or for a loved one. it's an amazing way to start the year - The 60 day Skin, Health and Body Detox Plan!

The plan includes...

1 X FULL SKIN CONSULTATION

1 X 90 MINUTE FACIAL

4 X 30 MINUTE FACIALS

1 X 60 MINUTE FACIAL

EMMALINE TSUI SKINCARE PACK TO TAKEAWAY WITH A VALUE OF £103.50

60 DAY SUPPLY OF SKINADE – A COLLAGEN, MULTIVITAMIN & OMEGA SUPPLEMENT WITH A VALUE OF £180

ALL FOR £585

PLUS...

EVERYBODY WHO PURCHASES THE PLAN WILL ALSO RECEIVE 25% OFF 15 OR 20 CLASSES AT RUNWAY PILATES (VALID FOR 60 DAYS) AND ALSO A 10% VOUCHER TOWARDS ANY 3 DAY JUICE CLEANSE AT THE GARDEN HALE. (TO USE WITHIN THE 60 DAYS)

This is seriously not something to be missed! If you wish to book in for your 60 day detox or wish to purchase it for somebody else, please do not hesitate to contact me via email at bookafacial@outlook.com.

And finally, what you've all been waiting for... My beautiful new clinic!

Thanks so much for reading!

Emmaline x