From dining out to baking, making healthy food and drink choices to teaching the children to cook, you’ll find it all in here.
“Would you like to review some chocolate?” “Ermmmmmm, let me think about that for a minute? No, thank you I’m trying to eat healthily” “YES PLEEEEEEEEEEEASE!!!!” There was no chance on earth that I would be turning down the chance to ‘have’ to eat chocolate. The latest offerings from Cadbury are Cadbury Crunchums the crispy … Read more
When it comes to family holidays I have the same fear wherever we go “what will the children eat?” and so Butlins wasn’t going to be any different at all. At home I know how to work my way around mealtimes to keep Little Bean and Beanie Boy happy, for the most part, Beanie Boy … Read more
As part of my role on the Family Wellbeing Index a parcel arrived on my doorstep containing a smoothie maker, one fruit and a pack of Actimel Mango & Passionfruit flavour.
One thing that I have found which has family meals easier for me and to take the stress out of cooking as a new Mum is my slow cooker.
Hubby and I have always said that it is important to make time for ourselves away from the children, we don’t want to become one of those couples who look at each other when the children have flown the nest and ask “who are you?”. When Beanie Boy was a baby we struggled to get … Read more
I hated having a packed lunch when i was at school, everything just seemed warm and squashed and not how food should be. Recently Little Bean has been complaining that her sandwiches weren’t nice. When i asked her why she would say “they keep getting wet!”. That was when i realised there was a problem … Read more
Eating out as a family should be a pleasurable experience, I’ve no doubt that many families take it for granted when they take their children out to a nice restaurant and order their food from the menu. On Friday we made our way into Peterborough so that Hubby could have his eyes tested and we … Read more
I love nothing better than spending an afternoon crafting with the tiddlers. I have always had a passion for crafting myself so I’m over the moon that they enjoy it too. I particularly love doing crafts for Easter because they usually involve chocolate and it’s an opportunity to get lots of lovely pastel spring colours … Read more
No this isn’t a post about the Spice Girls!! If that’s what you were searching for then I apologise now, this is a post for foodies and wannabe chefs. In those final weeks of pregnancy whilst I was impatiently waiting for Jelly Bean to make his grand entrance into the world I would frantically search … Read more