Frozen banana ice cream lollipops
For N’s non-birthday party i decided to do lunchboxes for the children. So quick and easy to do, and the kids only had to pick the drink flavour and the sandwich filling they wanted. The rest was set and they…
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Getting ready for Wimbledon with Oreo tennis balls
You know when you have what seems like a brilliant idea for ages, really want to try it out, buy all the stuff, set it up, get cooking or making….and then it’s a failure? It’s not often I come up…
Ducks and lardy cakes in Burford
If you’ve never been to the Cotswolds I’d definitely recommend it. There’s so many beautiful small towns and villages, there’s always something to see. And pretty pictures if you like chocolate box style buildings. When we went to the bluebell…
Cheat’s easy microwave cheese sauce
I hate making cheese sauce. It’s not difficult, it’s just a waiting game, and I always get bored watching and stirring it, so then it gets too thick. I also generally only make it for lasagne topping, but all of…
Eating ‘posh’ fish and chips at Rockfish, Torquay
It had been my plan to do a full write up of the various restaurants we ate at when we were on holiday in Devon. But it’s now weeks later and I’ve forgotten most of what I wanted to write….
Easy, fast and delicious two ingredient donuts
Although I don’t do much cooking nowadays – N eats at nursery 4 days a week, and the OH tends to eat at the farm, I do quite like to bake. It is a bit sporadic though. We do always tend…
Strange breakfast combinations
In terms of his eating habits, N must be one of the strangest children out there. Well, not strange, but maybe he just has some strange likes when it comes to what he eats at different times of the day….
Eat Mediterranean with Pomora Olive Oils
We’re pretty rubbish in our house at all eating together. What with full time working, N eating at nursery, the OH coming in at any old time and me preferring to eat my main at lunch, we only religiously sit…
How to break breakfast rules with Belvita
There’s nothing like breakfast to set you up for the day, so I was keen to share my thoughts in this post which has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. #CollectiveBias. I’m a big breakfast eater. Even…
Truly or Clearly Scrumptious fruit snacks and giveaway
N is a snacker. He obviously takes after me because I graze throughout the day too, something that his dad definitely doesn’t do. But N would eat from breakfast through to tea given half the chance. So I do like…
A Smoothpack station – for smoothies on the go
We’re a bit partial to a smoothie in this house. Well, I have my Nutribullet, and N will quite happily steal my smoothie if I leave it untended. But they’re not exactly portable without taking a huge bag with you….
