I have never made secret of the fact that we are yet to find the love for our garden since we moved here over four and a half years ago. It doesn’t have a personality, it looks like a really boring kids playground. Don’t get me wrong here, I have no problem at all with … Read more
To all you lovers out there, have you remembered that next Saturday is Valentine’s Day? If you’re stuck for ideas how about saving money on presents (which let’s face it aren’t always what you wanted anyway) and spend it on a romantic weekend away with Villas.com. There are literally thousand’s of choices of places to … Read more
Chinese takeaways are one of the leading fast food choices of families in the UK. Packed full of fat and salt, this tempting takeaway can soon start to pile on the pounds as well as increase your cholesterol levels. However, by cooking Chinese-inspired dishes at home you could drastically reduce the amount of fat, salt … Read more
The tale of my fussyeater continues but every now and then we make a tiny bit of headway with her. A short while ago I wrote this post about the new troubles facing me with school lunches and sadly that hasn’t got any better. Our only option for Little Bean’s school lunch if she can’t … Read more
It’s been a hard day, things didn’t go your way at work, you got stuck in traffic, missed your train, the children have driven you potty – we have all been there and on days like that the last thing that you want is to slave over a hot stove four hours. You just want … 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
Dare I say it, at the age of 36 years old I STILL have not prepared or cooked a turkey for Christmas dinner! That’s pretty shameful really don’t you think? I wouldn’t even know where to begin, I generally cheat and buy a turkey crown but the older I get, the more I feel like … Read more
I always say that I don’t really enjoy cooking, but thinking about it, I think it’s that I don’t enjoy cooking the same meals over and over again. I quite like trying out new recipes when I have the time, inclination or have been spurred on by someone else to do it. When I received … Read more
Gone are the days when a supermarket just sells the weekly groceries, now they have just about everything that you could need all under one roof. I have always been a big fan of Asda, especially some of the more ‘out-of-town’ stores because they always have a bigger selection of items. At Asda you can … Read more