I don’t know about you but it doesn’t seem to matter if we have a kitchen the size of a postage stamp or something quite spacious, it’s the heart of the home and where everyone congregates. It’s often the same whenever we go elsewhere to friends and family too – everyone hangs in the kitchen. […]
Who out there enjoys a good cocktail or mocktail at Christmas? Making cocktails and mocktails can be so much fun, and it’s a great activity to do over the festive period. My personal favourite cocktail is a Long Island Iced Tea. We tend to vary it by either adding lime or lemon juice and we […]
This Christmas loaf is packed full of flavour, easy and affordable to prepare, and a perfect way to get the children involved in the kitchen whilst they are on holiday. You will need the following ingredients: 500 ml of water 2 tablespoons of active dry yeast 4 tablespoons of olive oil 130 g of sugar […]
Finding a quick snack when you can’t eat wheat or gluten is often not that straightforward. Things are certainly better than they were ten years ago, but it’s still not that easy. Whilst you can easily put together a gluten free meal at home without too much trouble, assuming you aren’t the sort of cook […]
Any parent of a fussy eater will know how stressful it can be to try and get fruit and vegetables into children sometimes. Often really fussy eaters will have one thing they are happy to eat loads of but try anything else and you are met with a major meltdown. Strawberries or cucumber perhaps go […]
During term time the weekdays are characterised by lots of dashing about, a ton of activities, work, homework, racing here and there and generally a splash of madness. To make sure we all survive the week intact, planning and preparation are the key for me. That goes right through from laying uniform out the night […]
Feeding children can either be utterly satisfying or completely soul destroying. There is nothing more lovely than preparing a meal from scratch and watching your family devour it before your eyes. It’s one of those moments that makes you feel as if you are winning at parenting. You’ve cooked a nutritious meal with delicious, healthy […]
Any parent of young children will be familiar with those times when you grab for something – anything – that will give you the energy to get through the next few hours without falling asleep on your laundry pile, work desk or sink full of dishes. A tablespoon of peanut butter at 9pm; half a […]