Glimpsing Gembles

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My name is Gem; a writing student, former nurse, and beach bum wannabe, sharing my thoughts on healthy foods, books, living with chronic illnesses and food intolerances, and all sorts of other musings!

Cherry caramel tart

When I was deciding what to make for Christmas Day dessert this year, I looked at a lot of recipes for inspiration. My mum loves cherries, my dad loves caramel, and I love anything sweet!! So I combined and adjusted and added ideas to come up with my own recipe for a cherry caramel tart. […] Read more…

Tin Man – Book Review

Tin Man, by Sarah Winman, is a novel that follows the friendship of two young boys, Ellis and Michael, which develops as they grow up. The story moves between time frames and points of view, covering the boys’ childhoods and Ellis’ marriage to Annie, the time between, and the time after. It explores the complex […] Read more…

The TBR tag

Hello everyone, I haven’t done tags on my blog. My online friend, Stephen, put this one up recently on his blog and I really enjoyed reading it, so I thought I’d give it a go! (It was created by Rachel in 2014) How do you keep track of your TBR pile? I have a TBR […] Read more…

Nutty slices

Hello! I got up recently and felt like making something in the kitchen. While I ate breaky, I had a think about what ingredients were in the cupboards and what I could create that was healthy and fast to make. I am currently trying to concentrate on my sugar intake for my health, so that […] Read more…

Snack balls

Snack balls, often called bliss balls, are fairly easy to come by. However, ready-made balls are expensive! Make them at home and you have a simple, comparably affordable, and nutritious snack to keep you going. I have posted two recipes for this type of thing previously, which you can read via these links (date-free balls and […] Read more…

Touching base before the festive season begins!

Hello everyone! How are you all? December is upon us, and so comes the festive season! I don’t plan to do blogmas as such, but I do want to post regularly with various bookish, foody and lifestyle blogs, with some merry content too. I have just finished uni for the year. I am really pleased […] Read more…

The Corset – Book Review

Hello! It has been some time since I’ve posted on my blog, what with life and study taking centre stage! I am on semester break now, so the plan is to write, read and post a lot more. Talking of reading, I have been on holiday at the beach this week and have been absolutely hooked […] Read more…