As our kids get older (mine are nearly 6 and almost 8) we can entrust them with a bag each to take on the plane. Not only is this handy as they get to carry some stuff – let’s not…
I would describe myself as a doting mum (probably most of us would I reckon). I go out of my way to make the kids’ life enjoyable and, let’s be honest, fairly easy. To cook delicious meals from scratch where…
Last week I took a rare-ish selfie whilst I had 5 minutes to kill, and popped it on Instagram. I added a few comments about how I am not on my feed much as, well, no one ever takes my…
Every now and then you hit family food gold and everyone LOVES what you make for dinner. It doesn’t happen often, granted. Normally in this house at least one person dislikes something or isn’t that keen. Oh well, you take…
Those of you who follow me on social media will have noticed that I have lovely, shiny, ‘profesh’ looking (yet natural) profile piccies of me and the kids. (I did ask Adam but he didn’t want to partake, such a…
I haven’t baked for ages! To say how often I used to anyway. I always think what I’ve got in and maybe what needs using then think what type of thing I could make and look up one or two…
My little boy, Arthur who is 7, doesn’t play any sport. He *doesn’t like any sport. My 5 year old girl also isn’t sporty (though she strangely does kick a rugby ball all over the house, insisting it’s a football,…
I’m being more experimental with my food recently. I’m trying to fit in lots of new recipes in my meal plans each week. I am LOVING this US website: The Kitchn. It’s got so many great recipes, and you can…
Sometimes the best recipes are just completely random and thrown together. This meal was supposed to be a sophisticated kind of cassoulet with sausage, lentils and bacon. But I forgot the lentils. So it became sausage with plenty of small…
Roast dinners are a gorgeous ritual and one that we indulge in pretty much every Sunday in our family. But sometimes you want a roast that delivers on comfort and flavour but is easy too. This is that. In fact…
We have SO many children’s books. When they were both babies I used to buy loads from the charity shops and stash them away for when they got older. We definitely don’t have much room for many more, and I’m…
Is anyone else really feeling the winter this year? I’m normally a winter lover; snuggling up with a hot choc in front of the fire is my idea of bliss, but even I’m flagging by now and fantasising about packing…
