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I love cooking with my family, trying new foods and different flavours. Also I love to visit restaurants,cafes,bars and review them.

24/10/2026

THROWBACK TIME! Look at tiny 6-year-old me! 😭👶👩‍🍳

My dad dug out this absolute gold from the archives, and I honestly can’t stop laughing! This was one of the very first cooking videos I ever did at just 6 years old—teaching everyone how to make homemade crispy chicken nuggets!

Listen to that serious opening: “Good evening, I’m going to show you how to make chicken nuggets.” I sounded like I was presenting the national evening news!

Even back then, me and my dad were all about keeping things budget-friendly, making our own breadcrumbs, and showing that cooking from scratch at home doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg (plus, homemade nuggets beat the freezer shop-bought ones every single day of the week!).

My technique was elite: dip in the egg, pile on the breadcrumbs, give them a good pat, and plonk them onto the baking tray. Simple!
It’s crazy to look back at little 6-year-old me in the kitchen and see where this journey has taken us since—from making chicken nuggets to running the Great North Run, reviewing local spots, and cooking hundreds of Christmas dinners for our town.

Who else remembers making these, or what was the very first thing you ever learned to cook? Let me know in the comments! 👇

24/10/2026

STOP SCROLLING, SCARBOROUGH! It’s time for some serious PUB GRUB!

Lils here, and I’ve got some absolutely egg-citing news that’s going to warm your belly! The legends over at The BellyRub Bar and Eatery on Victoria Road are hosting an epic Pub Grub Competition on Sunday, 1st November, and all the sponsor money and food sales are going straight to my Skillswithlils Christmas Fund! ❤️

Now for the big reveal... My dad has officially entered the competition. 🙈
He’s having a go at making his own pie AND a scotch egg! As the resident 13-year-old chef of the house, let’s just say I’ve got my pie on him to make sure he doesn't burn the kitchen down!
He thinks he’s an absolute culinary genius, but whether his pastry turns out crust-worthy or crumbles under pressure remains to be seen...

If nothing else, his confidence is truly egg-ceptional! 😂
Think your pub snacks have what it takes to beat my dad’s baking? Or fancy coming along to taste test?

Here’s the competition categories up for grabs:
🥧 Best Pie (sponsored by Let It Brie)
🥚 Best Scotch Egg (sponsored by Dragonheart Gifts)
🫙 Best Pickled Egg (sponsored by Embers)
🥓 Best Pork Scratchings (sponsored by North Riding Brewery)
🥜 Best Nuts (sponsored by Tough Love Tattoo Studio)
🏆 Best in Show (sponsored by Embers)
The Key Times:
⏰ 2:00 PM: Entrants arrive
⏰ 2:30 PM: The judging kicks off
⏰ 3:00 PM: Doors open for drinks and sales of the competition grub!

📍 Where: The BellyRub, 130 Victoria Road, Scarborough, YO11 1SL
👉 No reservations—just squeeze in!
100% of the category sponsor money and all the food sales go directly towards funding our Christmas dinners and gifts for isolated, lonely, and vulnerable people right here in Scarborough.
Come down, grab a pint, buy some delicious food, and come see if my dad can actually pull off a winning bake! 🥧✨
Please give this a SHARE to help spread the word! 🙌❤️

16/10/2026

I'm so grateful to The BellyRub Bar and Eatery for organising this event for me to help with my Skillswithlils Christmas 2026 fundraiser and I get to be a jidge, I'm so excited 💕

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Calling all home cooks, bakers, pub snack enthusiasts, and food lovers!

Our fantastic friends at The BellyRub Bar and Eatery are hosting an epic Pub Grub Competition on Sunday 1st November.

Every single penny raised—100% of category sponsor money and sales of the competition grub—will go directly to supporting the fundraiser.

The Categories:

Best Pie (Kindly sponsored by Let It Brie)

Best Pickled Egg (Kindly sponsored by Embers)

Best Pork Scratchings (Kindly sponsored by North Riding Brewery)

Best Scotch Egg (Kindly sponsored by Dragonheart Gifts)

Best Nuts (Kindly sponsored by Tough Love Tattoo Studio)

Best in Show (Kindly sponsored by Embers)

We want to encourage entries from everyone—whether you are a seasoned kitchen pro, a passionate home cook, or just fancy having a go to back a brilliant community initiative.
Event Details:

Venue: The BellyRub, 130 Victoria Road, Scarborough, YO11 1SL

Sunday 1st November
2:00 PM: Entrants arrive
2:30 PM: Judging gets underway
3:00 PM onwards: Doors open for drinks and sales of the competition grub to the public

No reservations needed—just squeeze in, grab a drink, sample the fantastic grub, and support an amazing young lady Skillswithlils doing vital work for our town this Christmas.

Drop a comment below if you are submitting an entry, and let us pack the room out for Lils.

20/09/2026

Full videos and more pictures to come of the Seafood food boil bags from Premier Seafoods Ltd / kingcrab.co.uk.
Dad surprised me for my birthday, we ordered 2 bags and I finished the last of it off today.

Had no sauce with this one but yesterday's was immense 💓

Let's just say they're absolutely delicious and definitely good value.

https://www.kingcrab.co.uk/store/products/seafood-boil-bag

14/09/2026

POST-RUN REFUEL: Scarborough food tour edition!

After crossing that Junior Great North Run finish line and heading back home to Scarborough, me and my dad had worked up a serious appetite. Running miles on sore knees definitely earns you a feast!

We headed straight over to one of my absolute favourite local spots— TOPS Chinese restaurant Scarborough on Falsgrave! The service is always so lovely, and the food? Absolutely 10/10!

Here’s what I ordered to refuel:
🍗 Starter: Fen Chicken (unreal flavour to kick things off!)
🥭 Main: Mango Chicken (sweet, savoury, and so delicious!)

To top off a massive weekend, we popped into Xanders - Scarborough for a refreshing mocktail. It was the absolute perfect treat and the best way to unwind after such a busy, emotional, and unforgettable day.

There really is nothing better than supporting our brilliant local independent spots right here at home.
What’s your go-to dish at Tops? Let me know in the comments! 👇

🎄 Support Our Christmas Miracle Fundraiser:
Every single step we took at the Great North Run was to make sure families and isolated people in Scarborough get a proper, hot dinner this Christmas. If you'd like to chip in, every penny makes a massive difference:
👉 Donate here:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/skillswithlilschristmas2026?utm_medium=CF&utm_source=CL
Please feel free to like and share!

13/09/2026

WE DID IT!! 🏃‍♀️💨❤️ We crossed that finish line together!

I honestly don’t even know where to start—mine and my dad’s emotions were running so high yesterday at the AJ Bell Junior Great North Run in Newcastle.
It was so much hard work. Truth be told, I did zero training beforehand and my knees were really hurting, but my dad didn't let me give up for a single second. Even though he could barely walk after conquering all 24 miles of the Yorkshire 3 Peaks last weekend, he pushed through every stride by my side. And guess what? We managed to knock a whole 7 MINUTES off my time from last year!

A huge shout-out to the event organisers —it was such a fantastic, inspiring, and well-organised day.
Why do we put our bodies through it? It’s simple: our community. I love Scarborough with all my heart. Every step we took, every ache in our legs, was to make sure that local families, elderly neighbours, and anyone struggling or alone this Christmas gets a hot, delicious festive dinner and a reason to smile. 🍽️🎄✨

If you can spare anything at all to support the Skillswithlils Christmas Miracle 2026, it would mean the world to us:
👉 Donate here:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/skillswithlilschristmas2026?utm_medium=CF&utm_source=CL

(If you can’t donate right now, hitting SHARE helps so much to spread the word!)

Thank you so much to everyone cheering us on from home—we felt all your love out on that course!

12/09/2026

WE HAVE ARRIVED IN NEWCASTLE! 🏃‍♀️💨🏁
Hi everyone, Lily here! 👋✨
Our aprons are on, numbers are pinned, and we’re on Newcastle Quayside ready to tackle the Junior Great North Run.

I’ve been pacing myself all morning, but now it’s time to hit the ground running! You all know my dad’s legs are still absolutely shattered after tackling those 24 miles across the Yorkshire 3 Peaks last weekend, but there was zero chance he was going to let me run sole-o today! He’s definitely running a bit low on steam, but we’re crossing that finish line together—even if I have to drag him the last mile! 🙈👟

Every single step I take today is for our Christmas Miracle appeal. My goal is to make sure nobody across Scarborough is left lonely or goes without a proper, hot, home-cooked Christmas dinner and gifts this year.

We’ve set the pace—now we need your help to get us across the fundraising finish line!

👉 Donate to our JustGiving page here:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/skillswithlilschristmas2026?utm_medium=CF&utm_source=CL

Whether you can spare £1 or simply hit the share button to cheer us on, it means the world to me.

Wish us luck—let’s do this, Newcastle! 🙌🎄❤️

28/05/2026

The best time ever with my dad away in the campervan at the beautiful Brighouse Bay.

Hope everyone is having a good half-term 👍

Address

York Place
Scarborough
YO11 2NP

Website

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/skillswithlilschristmas2026?utm_medium=CF&utm_source=CL&fbclid=IwdGRjcAUQvT1jbGN

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