I’ve made next to no attempt to lose weight in 2015 at all. I spent the first three months of it pregnant so didn’t watch what I ate although I probably should have! Then once Arlo arrived I needed all the extra calories I could get to keep up with his need for near constant… Read More
I’m always interested in learning about how other countries do things, and as Christmas is such a special time of the year it makes it even more fun to learn about how it’s done elsewhere. Expedia recently challenged me to pick a country and make a traditional Christmas Meal, and seeing as we’re flying into… Read More
This past week we’ve spent very little time together as a family, Sam is working ridiculously long hours opening up a new hotel so is rarely home. Poor Athena has stopped asking for Daddy in the mornings, although Arlo and I get the bed to ourselves a lot which makes a change! He had the weekend… Read More
“This is the best thing that has ever happened to our kitchen” said Sam about a week after the Tefal Cook4Me arrived, and I’m inclined to agree with him! We’ve been using it for around a month now and it has probably been used on average five times a week! What is a Cook4Me? It is a magical machine that… Read More
The Write your own Recipe Book and the Great British Bake Off: Celebrations 2015 would be great additions to any kitchen I reckon! The first gives you a place to write out firm favourites and tasty new recipes for future reference, and the second is just full of delicious sweet treats! The ‘Slightly Overcooked Map of Tasty British… Read More
Who doesn’t love a roast dinner? We certainly do in this house though they’re few and far between! This weekend though we decided to start a new family tradition and from now on once a month we’re going to have a proper Sunday Lunch and a snack tea whilst watching a film together. At the… Read More
Every week I sit down to write a meal plan, and either write it and don’t adhere to it or forget to buy one or two (alright, often more) vital ingredients for the meals. It doesn’t help that we don’t do our food shop on a regular day due to Sams unpredictable work schedule and… Read More
Sam and I will probably not be having a proper date night out for a few months yet, due to his new job and a small baby, not to mention a toddler! However the toddler goes to bed at bang on seven and stays there for 12 hours and the baby is now starting to… Read More
View post on imgur.com A couple of weeks ago Aldi sent me a lovely hamper full of chocolate and alcohol, clearly the alcohol will need to wait a little while to be consumed (by me at least, Sam has been tucking in!) but the chocolate was a very welcome addition indeed! The idea was to… Read More
If I was on death row and had to choose my ‘last supper’ I’d ask for Chinese food, hands down. I am well aware that what we know in the UK as ‘Chinese food’ probably bears little resemblance to traditional Chinese food, but hey I love how it tastes and I love the variety of… Read More