Cheesy leek spaghetti

12 minutes from fridge to plate? I'll have some of that thanks!

1 portion spaghetti
2/3 leek, finely sliced
3 slices honey roast ham
1.5 tablespoons low fat creme fraiche
0.5 teaspoon while grain mustard
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan
Olive oil
Salt & pepper

1. Put the pasta on to cook, setting the timer for 12 minutes.
2. Chop the leek and put it in a frying pan with the oil on a low heat
3. Chop the ham into similar sized pieces to the leeks
4. When there's about 4 minutes left add the ham, creme fraiche, mustard, salt & pepper, and about 4 tablespoons of pasta water
5. Add the cheese an stir till melted in
6. Drain the pasta and add the sauce. Voila!

Butterfly wreath

I finally got around to making the butterfly wreath I got inspiration for on Pinterest (as you can see above).

Originally I wanted to do it with a French newspaper - something that looked good but wasn't 'readable' to most people. I ended up using craft paper after it turns out there are no foreign newspapers available in Lincoln or Newark.

To make it I used the following:

Craft paper
Ribbon
Old wire coat hanger
Silicone glue
Craft knife
Cutting mat
Butterfly stencils I found on the Internet
Jewellery wire
Rat-nose / fine pliers

I used the templates to cut out butterflies from the craft paper - fancy shapes for the plain paper, fancy paper for the plain shapes!

Then I twisted the jewellery wire into antenna, and glued these to the bodies. I wound ribbon around the coat hanger, which my husband shaped into a circle for me (it hurt my hands too much to do it). Then I stuck the butterflies onto the ribbon in a nice arrangement an waited overnight for them to dry. Done!