An extra hand

When you become a parent you quickly learn how to do a whole manner of things with one hand. It can seem a bit awkward at first but you will quickly learn how to do all sorts one-handed whilst holding your baby in the other. Despite becoming a total professional at this by the time […]

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Cooking for pleasure

I love to cook but much of the time these days, cooking ends up being a functional thing. Just one more thing to tick off on the to-do list each day. I have loads of cookery books but rarely use them . Most of the time I cook from memory or I make it up […]

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Mini chefs: part five

Welcome to part five of our “Mini Chefs” series. As the school holidays are now in full flow, we have had lots more time to get busy in the kitchen. The poor weather has made sure of this! It has to be one of my favourite things to do with the children as they are […]

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A waste-less journey

We know we’re guilty of throwing stuff away when, truthfully, it would be fine to eat. This is an epidemic we’re seeing nationwide, are you guilty of it too? Not only is it pretty bad for the environment, but think of the money you’re throwing away! On average, food waste is costing households £470 a […]

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Dining in

I recently wrote about why staying in is better than going out. If you missed that you can read it here. I also wrote recently about how much I love to cook, but how spending time cooking for pleasure is something I rarely have time to do. I think I have discovered something that combines a […]

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Mini chefs: part four

Welcome to another article in our ‘mini chefs’ series. The mini chefs have been in the kitchen again cooking up a storm. After a short nap today I suggested to the minis we hit the kitchen for some baking. After a few squeals of excitement and a double fist pump I felt that had been […]

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Weaning on the move

Weaning can be a messy and fiddly business. I have said before how fantastic I think Ella’s Kitchen pouches are for travelling and also for trying different foods out with your little ones before making a huge batch of something homemade that they hate. Like many parents though, where possible I like to make my […]

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Growth spurts

I have always known when one of the children is having a growth spurt as their appetites appear to increase ten-fold. During these periods it seems hard to fill them up. In general, these growth spurts tend to last about three days, but they have been known to last about a week at a time. […]

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