Smoothies for hot summer days
I’ve been making a conscious effort lately to inject a little more goodness into our diets, as well as cutting down on the amount of sugar and junk we’ve been...
Tag: recipes
Recipe | Mexican Salad
It’s always so much easier to eat healthily when the weather is warm. Once the sun starts shining, I usually start craving salad. Our meal plans get switched from heavy,...
30-Minute Meal Ideas for a Mid-Week Dinner Party
Do you often think it would be nice to have people round for dinner more but curse the fact you can’t find the time? Dinner parties can be a big...
Family Meal Plan #4
I’ve missed a couple of weeks of blogging our meal plan, so thought I would quickly share what we are eating this week! MONDAY – Pesto Pasta & part-baked rolls...
Giveaway| Food Festival Family Tickets
If you’re looking for a great family day out this summer, then one of these fantastic British Food Festivals could be just what you’re looking for. They celebrate independent food...
Recipe | Rhubarb Flapjack
I picked up a bunch of rhubarb the other day when I was shopping, half planning on making a crumble with it. Be then, seeing as the weather was so...
Family Meal Plan #3
I’m back with another week’s meal plan. This is actually last weeks, that I never got around to blogging! I had a couple of questions about how much I stick...
Treating IBS symptons with low FODMAP foods
Pre-pregnancy with Vega there I often used to struggle with IBS-type symptoms. It was never diagnosed and I never really got to the bottom of it. It seemed to sort...
Spiced Coffee and Von Shef Milk Frother review
It’s no secret I love coffee – these past 17 months it’s the one thing that has kept me going everyday and stopped me falling asleep into my lunch! There...
Recipe | Healthy Beef & Bean Burger
Meal planning means that we get to eat a variety of delicious meals each week, as well as making sure I’m feeding my kids good, wholesome healthy foods. I don’t...
Family Meal Plan #2
Hello! I thought I’d share this week’s meal plan again. I hope you found last week’s useful. I know sometimes when I’m struggling to come up with different meal ideas...
Recipe| Homemade Welsh Cakes
Homemade Welsh Cakes are one of my favourite treats. Still warm and served with a cup of Earl Grey – it doesn’t get much better than that for a mid-afternoon...
Family Meal Plan #1
I’ve been meaning to start blogging our Meal Plans for a while now and I’m finally getting around to it now! I’ve meal planned for years, though I kind of...
Slow Cooked Lamb Curry & what slow living means to me
I’ve blogged a couple of times recently about feeling overwhelmed and needing to slow down a little. I’ve been making a conscious effort to live a little more slowly. We’ve...
Salted Caramel Shortbread with Schwartz
My girls all love baking, ever since they were big enough to sit on the kitchen worktop, they’ve been helping me to bake cakes. Now they are at the point...