BOROUGHING · Dulwich

[Taken by me on Samsung Galaxy S5]

Although I have lived near Dulwich for the entirety of my university life, it wasn't until the other week I thought that maybe I should go and explore there. On the first trip (The first two photos) I went to East Dulwich's Lordship Lane, there I got some late breakfast from Brick House Bread and perused around the independent shops. I've been following Brick House on Instagram for a while and have bought bread from their Herne Hill Market stall several times, so I knew I had to visit whilst I was nearby. I treated myself to a flat white and a 'Morning Bun', a doughnut-like pastry with some zesty sugar on top, I can't wait to have another one! Luckily they also had some samples of their chocolate sourdough bread out, which I always wanted to try but was scared to commit to a loaf, also very tasty. A fortnight or so after I walked to Dulwich Village (The bottom three photos). Dulwich Village lives up to its name with its beautiful and charming buildings and cute white fences. Whilst here I went around the Dulwich Picture Gallery, which boasts a collection of paintings by impressive names as well as a mausoleum (Bottom photo). Luckily for me entry to the gallery is free for students! 

RECIPE · Porridge my way

Here I am going to tell you the way I like to have my porridge at the moment, the measurements may not be precise but let's face it porridge is a dish where you can really just play it by ear. I came up with this combination by throwing mainly what I already had in my cupboard into the mix because I thought "Hey! How could this combination not be anything but tasty?". This is a loose recipe and can easily be changed to suit any diet.

Ingredients:

• Oats (Any form you want however I wouldn't recommend instant oats as they are usually pre-flavoured, unless hey they happen to replace an ingredient later on)
• Almond Milk (This is what I use but feel free to use any milk - dairy or otherwise)
• Cacao Powder
• Cinnamon
• Vanilla Protein Power OR Vanilla Extract
• Agave/Maple Syrup or Honey (Can be replaced with another sweetener of your choice)
• Pecan Nuts

Recipe:

1.  In a bowl add how many oats you wish to use, pouring in almond milk that covers them completely.
2. Take your flavourings (Cacao powder, cinnamon and vanilla protein powder) and place about 1-2 dessert spoons of the cacao and vanilla powder and a dash of cinnamon into the bowl stirring it into the oats and milk. As stated before these aren't strict measurements, feel free to add to taste.
3. Place the bowl in the microwave for about 1 minute, take out and stir then place back into the microwave for another 30 seconds or until the consistency is right for you. If you think it is too stodgy add more milk and microwave again.
4. Then add your agave/maple/honey to the mixture, stirring in to taste. 
5. Then add a handful of pecan nuts onto the top of the mixture then you're ready to eat!