It’s no secret to any mum ever that mealtimes with kids can be hectic. The frustration of everyone eating different meals, dealing with the mess that toddlers create as soon as your back is turned for a few seconds, and of course, the complete nightmare of trying to drag the children away from whatever they are doing for a few minutes just to eat something is a daily problem for many.
If you’ve ever had a fussy eater in the family you will understand the frustration and anxiety this can cause. Try this hidden goodness tomato sauce on them.
Family life, as wonderful as it is, can sometimes feel like a treadmill. This is especially true of family mealtimes. Perhaps you feel like you are constantly cooking? Perhaps you feel as though you are always cooking the same things and you are boring yourself, never mind everyone else? Perhaps you find yourself cooking multiple meals or several different versions of meals, to accommodate dietary requirements or preferences? Perhaps you just want to try something different without having to get the cookbooks out?
Elderberries are known as one of nature’s own antivirals. Elderberries have been used for thousands of years as both medicine and in food. Some recent studies have also shown that elderberry is effective at preventing or reducing symptoms of upper respiratory infections.
I’ve had the absolute pleasure of using some of the cookware from Kitchen Square recently. I’ve been using items from the ON/OFF range by Metier and I just love them.
One of the things we have really enjoyed is trying out meal boxes and recipe kits during this time. I have tons of beautiful cook books but I rarely cook anything from them, because there are always spices or herbs or bits and bobs I don’t have in.
Not knowing what I was going to do with them, but equally not wanting to waste them I did a bit of research and decided gooseberry chutney would be the best bet for us.
The California raisin industry produces 300,000 tons of dried fruit annually, within a 60-mile radius of Fresno, known as the central San Joaquin Valley. The UK is one of the top two export markets. The growers and packers in the Valley have invested heavily in equipment and technology to ensure California raisins are the cleanest and safest raisins in the world.