A couple of years ago when I was on maternity leave with my youngest, I had a crazy wannabe WI moment where I decided to make Christmas hampers as gifts instead of buying. Then, unknown to me, I was also volunteered to have a craft stall at the school Christmas market, selling homemade gifts... All … Continue reading Home made Christmas gifts (for crazy people with lots of time…!)
I don't know about you but once winter hits I like to start my day with something warm and cosy but I'm also mindful of warding off winter bugs so healthy is also key! Usually I have porridge with autumn compote which I blogged about here. this week though, I fancied a change. I raided the … Continue reading Winter Muesli
At the moment I'm really re-thinking how we eat as a family and am using half term to overhaul our diets. We generally eat quite well and everything is freshly cooked and home made but I think there's an over-reliance on carbs (don't get me wrong, carbs are not the devil!) and not enough variety … Continue reading Autumn warmers (& why there’s no board this week!)
Second week of October already?! We have had a good and productive week involving quite a bit of baking and cooking which has been lovely. This week I have my dad coming to stay on Tuesday so I've planned for a comforting chilli which can stay on the hob until he arrives! We're also having … Continue reading This week’s meal plan 9.10.16
Here's this week's meal plan including Sweet potato falafel and Guilt Free fish and chips from Dean Edward's book "Feelgood Family Food" which I really recommend. I'm trying to simplify our meals a lot and pack more seasonal veg in, hence the soup - we have a glut of tomatoes in our veg patch! I also thought I'd … Continue reading This week’s meal plan: 2.10.16
It's been a yukky weekend (see instagram for more details!) but it would be a yukky week if I didn't meal plan, guaranteed, so meal plan I have!!! To counteract a rubbish weekend, I've planned in a family pizza night for Saturday where the kids can help make the pizza dough and choose their own … Continue reading 25.9.16 – this week’s meal plan
Back again with another meal plan!!! We have had a great weekend and I really love getting organised on Sundays so we went out for a walk and breakfast this morning, collected some autumn nature items and whilst the chidren craft (or sometimes if I'm really lucky, the grandparents take the children out on a … Continue reading 18.9.16 This week’s meal plan
