Instead of purchasing unhealthy, high-calorie snack bars for lunchbox treats or snack time. Why not make your own muesli bars, which are lower in calories than the leading brands. Using oats, apricots, bananas and seeds… View Post
We all have those family recipes that are passed down through the generations. The ones that we make time and time again, not only because they are delicious but because you know that they are… View Post
If you are looking for a soup recipe to add an extra something to your dinner party, or just something a little more special than the run of the mill soup. Then I suggest you try out Anthony Worrell Thompson’s Jerusalem Artichoke Soup with Crispy Bacon.… View Post
If you are looking for a winter warmer then why not try out Aldo Zilli’s chicken broth with bread and parmesan dumpling recipe. Perfect for using up items in your cupboards and refrigerator to produce a delicious broth for all the family.… View Post
There are a few Christmas traditions from my own childhood that I’m eager to continue with my own children. One of these is baking mince pies. I can recall standing in the kitchen throughout the run-up to Christmas making batches of mince pies. At times it seemed that we would never make enough as they seemed to disappear as soon as they came out of the oven.… View Post
Roo and Tigger had been flicking through recipe books and recipes I’d printed off from other bloggers that I saw throughout the year. There was one particular recipe that Roo wanted to make chocolate orange fudge. Now, this is the part where I have to confess to buying a Terry’s chocolate orange in preparation for our epic baking session, however, I appear to have eaten it whilst watching Game of Thrones earlier in the week… Bad mummy alert!… View Post
It’s funny to think how much effort we put into making sure that our lunches and evening meals are exciting. From the cute bento lunch box ideas that quite frankly look too good to eat.… View Post
Summertime is a great time of year for finding and using produce found in your own back garden. Now in mid-summer, there are a variety of wild and cultivated vegetables which are great for salads and other healthy recipes.… View Post
Replacing saturated fats with unsaturated fats such as rapeseed oil in the diet contributes to the maintenance of normal cholesterol levels, which may reduce the risk of heart disease. Rapeseed oil is widely available and public health advice encourages its use as a substitute for saturated fats as UK diet and nutrition surveys reveal we’re eating too much. … View Post
It’s that time of the year when my slow cooker really starts to earn its keep. Between birthdays, school activities and preparing for Christmas my days feel as though they have fewer hours in them.… View Post