It’s Father’s Day on Sunday and I’ve a yummy quickish dinner idea which would be perfect for celebrating: Grilled chipotle salmon with spring onion and chilli flatbread I say quick, the recipe…
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Chicken with sage, mustard and fairtrade wine recipe | Fairtrade Fortnight with the Co-Op … #fairtradewine
Recipes March 10, 2018We were thrilled to be asked to take part in Fairtrade Fortnight with The Midcounties Co-operative from 27th February – 11th March. We absolutely love the Arniston Bay Fairtrade wine, discovered…
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Oaty Potato Cakes and Smoked Salmon with White’s Porridge Oats | Mother’s Day Breakfast in bed Recipe ideas
Recipes March 9, 2018White’s Porridge Oats sent me a few recipes for Mother’s Day, and I have to say the delicious sounding oaty potato cakes with smoked salmon recipe was right up my street.…
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Quick healthy recipes for midweek meals | @Britmums #Dolmio #ThankGoodness Challenge
Parenting, Recipes, Reviews April 5, 2017I was very interested in the BritMums #Thankgoodness challenge, curious to find out what the real advantage of bottled sauces are. I usually make my own sauces so I was shocked…
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I tried an egg free pancake recipe as we didn’t have any eggs, and for some reason I was craving pancakes right now. Pregnancy certainly has its advantages and good excuses!…
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My sister just shared this oat biscuits recipe with me, and I, immediately craving biscuits made them with the help for Toddler H. Yes, Toddler can help too… Maybe just like…
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Fruit pouch recipes for weaning and toddlers
Life with a toddler, Recipes, Weaning - Feeding baby September 30, 2016I wrote a post on Monday about fun fruit ideas inspired by Robinson Crusoe. Why you ask? Well I was asked to share some fruity recipes to celebrate the release of…
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I’m really looking forward to the new Robinson Crusoe DVD which is being released this Monday (26th September). It brings back so many memories from childhood, perhaps muddling in a few…
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Make an Iggle Piggle cake – an easy toddler birthday cake
Baking, Life with a toddler, Recipes, Tutorials September 17, 2016I’ve been itching to make a new cake ever since making a Hey Duggee cake for H’s first birthday, so I tried making an Iggle Piggle cake as H also loves…
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Healthy packed lunch ideas inspired by Captain America: Civil War
Life with a toddler, Parenting, Recipes September 9, 2016The brand new DVD Captain America: Civil War has just been released and to celebrate I’ve been asked to share a Captain America themed healthy lunch. Obviously this is such a…
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7 day ‘no sandwich’ lunch challenge for toddlers (and mummy too!)
Life with a toddler, Parenting, Recipes July 15, 2016I decided to challenge myself to have 7 days of no sandwich lunches. I was eager to try different things for lunch instead of my usual go to boring sandwiches. I…
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Quick & Easy homemade pasta sauce – no added salt or sugar
Life with a toddler, Life with baby, Recipes, Weaning - Feeding baby April 19, 2016So I wrote at the weekend about why I make homemade pasta sauce and why I’ve been doing this much more since H has been weaning (read about my reasons here).…
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Pasta sauces are salty & sugary… make it instead!
Life with a toddler, Life with baby, Lifestyle, Recipes, Weaning - Feeding baby April 17, 2016Mars, who own Dolmio, has said we should only eat their sauces occasionally, something like once a week due to the amount of salt and sugar within them (BBC website). Even…
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Make a Hey Duggee cake in 8 steps!
Baking, First Birthday, Parenting, Recipes, Reviews December 14, 2015This is the Hey Duggee cake I made for Toddler H’s first birthday…. Looks complicated? Nope, it’s really quite easy to make a Hey Duggee cake! It’s mostly about cutting shapes…
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First Birthday Cake Smash Cake Tutorial… An easy how to!
Baking, First Birthday, Parenting, Recipes November 29, 2015I had an image in my head of the cake I wanted to make for H’s 1st birthday cake smash cake, and, after making a few diversions, a last minute change…