Category: FOOD

Unlock the Secrets to a Healthier Lifestyle with These Wellness Tips

March 30, 2023

It’s easy to get swept up in the hectic pace of modern life, which can leave little time for focusing on our health and well-being. Self-care, on the other hand, ought to be your main priority rather than an afterthought. That’s where wellness comes in. It’s about making deliberate choices and developing healthy habits that can lead to a...

FOOD

Highland Fayre Christmas Hamper Review

November 17, 2022

When I was a little girl, my Dad used to get a hamper each year from work. I can remember the excitement of it arriving and us delving inside to see what goodies were in there. It’s one of those memories that has always stuck with me, and hampers at Christmas still make me really...

ADVICE, FOOD

Keeping food costs down – 6 tips to help

September 30, 2022

Every time that I go to the supermarket, it seems like the prices have risen again. Everything seems to be getting more and more expensive every single week. I know many families are concerned about meeting these rising costs, especially given that all of our other bills are increasing too. The last month or two,...

FOOD

5 Easy Ways to Improve Your Cooking Skills

June 8, 2022

Cooking is a skill that seems to come easier to some than others. Not everybody enjoys spending time in the kitchen, and let’s face it, ordering takeout can be incredibly convenient. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t learn to make delicious meals. It’s possible to accomplish anything if you put your mind to it. You...

FOOD

Recipe // Vegan Carrot Cake Traybake

April 8, 2021

It’s been forever since I shared a recipe on here! I whipped up this carrot cake traybake the other week, and it was SO good I wanted to share it with you. I didn’t follow a recipe, just based it off carrot cakes I’ve made in the past, but veganised! It was moist and so...

FOOD

10 quick and simple meal ideas

March 10, 2021

As much as I love cooking, the day in, day out routine of feeding a family can get a bit…. much. Not just the acutally cooking, but the thinking of what to make. When I’m in a meal planning mood then it’s great, I don’t have to worry about getting to 5pm and having no...

BLOG, COLLABORATIVE, FOOD

Recipe / Coconut Dal with Homemade Chapati from HelloFresh

November 30, 2020

jump to recipe On cold Autumn nights, there is nothing quite like something warm and spicy to eat. Even with less than normal times right now, we’re still pretty busy. The girls have gymnastics most nights which means I often have to feed us in ‘sittings’ in between taking and picking them up from groups....

BLOG, FOOD

Recipe // Vegan ‘chicken’ and mushroom pie

May 18, 2020

One thing I’ve loved about lockdown, is I’ve got the time to spend in the kitchen. Being less rushed trying to make meals has given me the motivation to experiment again. Usually, weeknights at least, we’re rushing around from one group to the next, and I’m feeding everyone at different times, that it’s a case...