Ten INSANELY good-looking sandwiches from Instagram! NOM

Jun 21, 2016

by Amber Saunders

Losing interest in having the same old sandwich everyday for lunch? Us too.

That’s why we’ve scrolled through Instagram desperately seeking some san-spiration.

And – as always – the internet has not let us down.

Take a look!

The healthy one: Cream cheese, lettuce, steak, onion, tomato, smoked chicken and cucumber on sourdough bread.

Honey-glazed pulled pork baguette with greens, herbs and pickled root vegetables – you had us at honey-glazed.

Anyone who’s been to the States knows the joy of a good Lobster Roll.

Truffled egg salad in a croissant.

Strawberry french toast counts as a sandwich, right?

Salted beef brisket dipped in beef gravy dripping, pickled onions, fresh chilli, rocket, horse radish and American mustard.

Nom!

No need to mess with a classic Philly Cheese Steak sandwich.

A new kind of breakfast.

And we’re not quite sure what’s in this one, but man is it pretty!

An Insta-nightmare! Just looking at #foodporn can lead to weight-gain

Oct 20, 2015

by Amber Saunders

In case you may not have noticed, we enjoy Instagram for the food possibly more than the fashion.

Although, that really depends on the day that’s in it, but at SHEmazing we find it hard not to double tap any time we see a pretty foodie snap. For example, this beautiful cake:

Or indeed, cheesecake of all sizes:

So almost every time we open the app we are left feeling practically ravenous, and that’s before we’re even close to lunch time!

While many believe that scrolling through some #foodporn is just harmless fun, a new study has made us all regret following that last pastry chef immediately.

A new study in the journal Brain and Cognition suggests we may have been using Instagram wrong: "Regular exposure to virtual foods nowadays, and the array of neural, physiological, and behavioral responses linked to it, might be exacerbating our physiological hunger way too often.”

Basically, seeing everybody and their pug post pictures of their meals encourages you to feast every time they feast regardless of whether you are actually hungry or not.

If you spend too much time scrolling through a food-heavy Instagram feed you could end up eating excess calories that contribute to weight gain.

Apparently, even seeing images of food can physically affect you, making you salivate, messing with insulin levels, and even shaking up your heart rate. This is all in anticipation of eating the food you see on screen.

The study is not all bad news though. Eating habits are quite complicated and vary from person to person, so you may not need to unfollow every pizzeria on social media.

However, the study does draw attention to the link between those staring at mouth-watering looking recipes all day every day and their weight-gain.

Dublin’s got a new dessert-only café and it looks incredible

Aug 19, 2015

by Amber Saunders

Yes, clean eating is great and all but sometimes you just need something jam-packed with ice-cream, chocolate, cookies and everything else delicious in this world.

So forget about kale for a minute and take a look at the offerings available in Sweet Republic, a new Dublin café that opened on Bachelor's Walk last Saturday. You'll find it right next to Decobake, which has the same owners.

We have yet to pop in for a look (or an ice-cream binge) so for now we're doing our best not to drool on our keyboards as we pore over the photos from the store's official Facebook page.

Like these freakishly large and DELICIOUS looking milkshakes… is that a Mint Aero we see?

Or these customisable ice cream sandwiches – simply choose your cookie and your flavour and you're away.

Sick of cookies? No fear, they can make you a doughnut ice cream sandwich instead.

What would a sweet café be without a gallon of Nutella lying around?

If you want something a little "healthier" (who are we kidding), this banana and toffee French Toast isn't quite so stacked…

DID SOMEONE SAY WAFFLES?

Okay, enough torture, we're heading there right now.

Six Irish foodies you NEED to follow on Instagram!

Nov 13, 2014

by Amber Saunders

Instagram is the spirit home of foodies – so many opportunities to share beautifully filtered pictures of every meal!

If you're sick of seeing only sunsets and motivational quotes in your feed, it's time to give your Instagram a boost by checking out some of Ireland's finest foodies.

From bloggers to critics and everyone in between, we've handpicked a few that we reckon are well worth a follow…

1. Lilly Higgins: @lillyh
This Cork-based food writer, chef and blogger is a great advocate for locally sourced, tasty food – check her out for lots of recipe inspiration and gorgeous farmers' market shots!

2. R.M. Kealy: @rmkealy
The fabulous Ms. Kealy is a copywriter and business manager by day, but she's a huge foodie too – prepare to drool at her posts of dishes from some of Ireland's best restaurants

3. Niamh Shields: @eatlikeagirl
This Irish travel and food writer lives in London but don't be surprised if you see her posting from some far-flung corner of the globe!

4. Donal Skehan: @donalskehan
Ireland's youngest celebrity chef has a gorgeous Instagram feed packed with recipe ideas, mouth-watering meals… and the odd picture of his adorable doggie Max.

5. Forkful: @forkfultv
Recipe channel Forkful is the brainchild of blogger and cook Aoife McElwain and photographer Mark Duggan. Its motto is "simple recipes deliciously shot," which says it all, really. Get all the behind-the-scenes action on their Instagram page:

6. Holly Kenna: @hollyspantry
Culinary master and food blogger Holly is originally from Ireland but living in Brooklyn, New York. This girl gives us serious life envy!

Nine types of Instagram photos we’re all guilty of taking!

Oct 15, 2014

by Amber Saunders

Ever feel like your Instagram feed is just the same stuff over and over again? Yup, us too. It’s probably because 99.9% of pics uploaded can be broken down into these nine categories. We bet you’re guilty of a few of these!

1. The food porn shot
Who can resist snapping a sneaky picture of their #vegan quinoa salad? Or that gorgeous fudge brownie that’s just been sat in front of you? If all your followers don’t get food envy, the meal may as well not have happened.

2. The cozy couple selfie
Soft lighting? Check. Radiant smiles? Check. Kissing is optional, but it helps.

3. Hot dog legs
Perfect for making everyone back home jealous.

4. The from-above slimming selfie
Such lovely cheekbones! Admit it, your lips automatically go into pouting mode as soon as you raise the camera above your head.

5. The surprised face selfie
Can be used to express surprise, joy or simply as a variation of the standard selfie.

6. Your feet from above
Yay for walking.

7. The plane window shot
This is the ONLY way to announce that you’re off on holidays. Bonus points if you also upload a picture of your passport and boarding pass next to your airport coffee.

8. The mirror selfie
A totally shameless opportunity to show off your outfit on those days you think “DAMN, I look good.”

9. Inspirational quotes
Usually to do with following your dreams or finding your one true love. And they MUST be set against a filtered sunset background or a starry night sky.

16 signs you’re addicted to Instagram

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Apr 17, 2014

by Amber Saunders

Doesn’t life just look better through a filter? People everywhere have decided that everything in their lives should be photographed for the world to see but some have taken it further than others. Here are the signs you’re addicted to Instagram.

1. First thing you do in the morning is snap your breaksfast – only three hashtags required #eggs #benedict #eggsbenedict

2. #Hashtags have become the easiest way for you to express your feelings. But you obviously only express the positive ones because no one likes a #moaningmichael

3. All of your food is now eaten at a tepid temperature due to your uploading, hashtagging and filter application having to be perfect before you even thinking about the first bite.

4. You find it hilarious that while Instagraming your coffee, you are putting a filter on a drink that was made by dripping liquid through a filter… #OMG #mindblown

5. Half your followers have followed you due to your over excessive use of hashtags #getsomerealfriends

6. Quotes mean nothing to you and are now only throw away words that are strung together – it’s the #totesamazeballs image in the background that’s the real inspiration..

7. Filters are your #life

8. You curse the quality of your phone’s camera constantly but not enough to even contemplate that you would get a decent camera that is actually built towards achieving quality photos

9. Your friends are constantly asking you to take pictures of them down from your Instagram account #notwithoutmypermission

10. From browsing your account I can tell exactly how many brothers, sisters, cats, dogs, mothers, fathers and bread bins you have in your house #toomuchexposure

12. The best way to show #loyalty to you is to like anything and everything you post #bffs

13. You secretly think you’re a pap for TMZ and follow Kim Kardashian to the levels of stalkerism.

14. You think the followers of Instagram created brunch so they had more meals in the day to put #filters on

15. You’ve abandoned Twitter and Facebook to the degree that you only use them to share your twitpics as they don’t give you enough scope to edit your images.

16. You take a photography course and when asked on the first day why you chose to undertake said course, you reply “to understand why (in your opinion) the different filters of Instagram have changed the photography world forever”. You are instantly thrown head first out the window. #filters #instafilter #twoinstabrokenlegs

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