Eating japanese food at Zushi Banbury
Considering I’m on a diet, I seem to have eaten out quite a lot recently. Not quite on the diet plan, but it is teaching me to take things easy. I am missing the treat myself to 3 courses on…

Considering I’m on a diet, I seem to have eaten out quite a lot recently. Not quite on the diet plan, but it is teaching me to take things easy. I am missing the treat myself to 3 courses on…

N’s now done 2 terms at school (or 1 term in old school language). So far it all seems to be going well for him and he’s made the transition well. Being a reception mum is different to nursery though. At…

My OH would say I don’t need a slow cooker. We have an Aga, so in his eyes, there’s no need for a slow cooker. Which is true to an extent, but there’s a lot of stages in using an…
I’m a fussy person when it comes to eating out. I begrudge the person who decided to make lots of pub food posh and get away from the traditional meals many of which I would eat. Plus of course making…

I go through phases with yoghurt. Sometimes I’ll eat them all the time and others I’ll forget I’ve got some in the fridge (never fear, N usually scavenges my remaining yoghurts up). I do struggle to finish a large tub…

I rarely get to eat curry. The OH doesn’t eat it, N tends to have a bit at school on occasion, so it’s usually when I go out on a girls night out. Last week was such a girls night…

Whenever I need to provide cakes or biscuits for work birthdays, I always make these delicious golden ginger macaroons. At my old work there were a couple of colleagues who would always rave about them, and my boss has done…

I love cake. I have a few favourites, chocolate, carrot, banana, lemon, victoria sponge…oh ok, I just like most cakes really. Being a farmer’s wife, I should really be able to bake. I can and do on occasion, although not…

*AD – gifted for review I’ve been planning to get back to my healthier eating and lifestyle ways for a couple of years now. Each time I’ve started and managed to lose a mere fraction of what I need to…

A baby shower and afternoon tea at Mallory Court. If you’re after some quieter, less raucous baby shower games, check these ideas

Edit 2020 – this diner is no longer open. I love eating out, especially when out and about. Yes, I could save money and pack a picnic, but then you’re dependent on the weather, finding somewhere to sit (not easy…