Candy Crush House Rules

Some of you may have seen a tweet that I posted last night about my parents arguing over who had used up all the lives of Candy Crush, and as a result of that interest I have started playing it too. I have always steered clear of it due to it's "addictive capabilities" and "impulsive in-app purchases" however I could hold off the curiosity no longer.

There is one trait that we all have as children of our parents. We cannot let them know more about something that is cool and modern. That would be BAD. This in the past has led me to learn all about how a computer works just so I can baffle them with jargon and things, and so when I find my mum and dad hopelessly addicted to Candy Crush, to the point where the first thing they do when they get up in the morning is use their 5 lives, I have to make sure I am ahead of the game, literally speaking.

Unfortunately I think I may just have ruined my life... ever since I downloaded it at about 6pm yesterday I have been unable to get off my phone. I have successfully run down the battery twice in one day, which would normally take me 2 days, and I have had to schedule things that I do in order to fit around life regeneration. Not only that, but it is SO frustrating. I have heard my Dad say on numerous occasions: "This game is fixed, all it wants is your money, I am never playing it again." Half an hour later he is sat on his iPad looking intently a several coloured squares, hoping, praying, that this time he will get past level 30...

There is one thing to be said though, for my Mum and Dad's new addiction to the iDevices, is that they seem to have created a new house rule. It reads: "The one who is playing Candy Crush, plays Candy Crush and is therefore excused of any other jobs."

It does make me laugh really that parents lecture you for the whole of your lives that there is more important things in life than games and computers and phones and TVs, and you can't let them take over your life. The sad fact is though, is that when my Dad gets up early to sit downstairs with his cup of coffee and play candy crush, is enough ambition for me and my sister to rip them for be "addicted" which I am content with, for the time being anyway!

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My Amazing Cooking Tips

I have always fancied myself as a bit of a chef, with the chequered trousers and the floppy hat. Trouble is I am not all that good at cooking, I just pretend to be.

However I have a new revelation. At the co-op they do stir-fry make your own ready meal type things, with a pack of stir fry veg, fresh noodles and sauce. This is very fun to do and it does taste pretty damn good... I shall have to cook it for you some time ;)

Anyway, I also do some chicken with this. Nothing to complicated, but I have a secret trick which I now apply to everything. Lob a load of sweet chilli dipping sauce on the meat, and hey presto! You have very tasty meat with a sweet and flavoursome glaze.

So I apply this to literally everything now. Burgers on the barbie, prawns on the barbie, and now, introducing the all new to the Tom Peach Barbecue Range (tweet me if you want to buy any stock, big supermarkets), it the Mushroom, Pepper and Chicken BBQ Skewers, marinated in Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce. Trust me, that stuff works with everything, this has got to work. It's FOOLPROOF.

Anyway, I am off to cook them now. I might let you know how they taste! Jamie Oliver eat your heart out...

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