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Thinking of a homemade Valentine's Day dinner? Pica LéLa have some ideas for you

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Thinking of a homemade Valentine's Day dinner? Pica LéLa have some ideas for you

You might have already prepared your Valentine's Day present for your loved one. (If not, still not too late to login to our Pica LéLa website for shopping:-) http://www.picalela.com/collections/my-valentine ) Having a headache trying to book a table for Valentine's Day dinner? Why not consider to prepare a homemade meal?  The Pica LéLa team have selected some homemade dishes below for you to try! Shrimp Scampi Photo source: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/19508/shrimp-scampi/?internalSource=hub%20recipe&referringContentType=search%20results&clickId=cardslot%202 Ingredients: 1 (8 ounce) pack angel hair pasta 1/2 cup butter 4 cloves minced garlic 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 cup dry white wine 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 3/4...

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Celebrate 2017 & the Year of the Rooster

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Celebrate 2017 & the Year of the Rooster
Chinese New Year, also called the Chinese Spring Festival holds the most significant position amongst all Chinese festivals and holidays, a chance to celebrate the year gone by and welcome the upcoming year. In 2017, the first day of the Chinese New Year is on Saturday the 28th of January, initiating the Year of the Rooster.
Year of the Rooster 

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10 Tips on how to de-stress this festive season from Pica LéLa

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10 Tips on how to de-stress this festive season from Pica LéLa

10 Tips on how to de-stress this festive season from Pica LéLa

As we have now well and truly arrived in holiday season and Christmas Day looms ever closer, a lot of people would agree that the festive season brings strain and stress along with the cheer and joy.  So take a little time to read our tips on how you can reduce the added burden of dealing with stress this season.

destressing during the holiday season

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Eco-friendly gift wrapping ideas

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Eco-friendly gift wrapping ideas

Once you have finally done your Christmas shopping it’s time to wrap your presents to keep them a surprise!  For decades, we have been using massive rolls of printed paper wrapping to hide our presents. Yet, it only takes a few seconds to unwrap a gift and all that shredded paper will then go to the bin! In the interest of reducing waste and protecting our environment, Pica LéLa is sharing with you some creative and sustainable ways to wrap your holiday gifts. Fabric Gift Wrap Fabric is perfect reusable material for wrapping presents.  Look around your house for festive...

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Pica LéLa's Top 5 Christmas Holiday Destinations

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Pica LéLa's Top 5 Christmas Holiday Destinations

It's just 6 weeks from Christmas, yes 6 weeks away!  We all look forward to the holidays and spending time with families to celebrate this festive season.  So now's your time to start planning!  We have compiled our 5 top destination ideas to share with you.  White Christmas? Sunny beach? It's up to you.

Christmas in Australia

 

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