Homemade Granola

We love granola in this house, but I find the shop bought ones are either too sweet or contain a lot of things that we aren't so keen on, so the solution was to starting making my own and it's so easy, so I decided to share my recipe with you all. In a large …

Meal Plan Monday’s

It's been a while since I've written a blog post, but I've missed this little space of mine. I've decided to bring back my meal plan Monday's as well, it helps to keep me on track food wise and also helps to lower the old shopping budget as well. I'll share through the week over …

Fruit Tea Loaf

I love the Autumn time and this loaf recipe I'm going to share with you is the perfect autumnal bake. It's fabulous with a good cup of tea after the school run or a Sunday walk in the park with the family. It's a hit with everybody in our house. So I hope you all …

Marsetti

When I first revealed my meal plan for the week, this was the one dish that had you flooding my inbox with DMs. So here it is in all its glory. I hope you enjoy it as much as our family does. This truly is the most simple of mid week family dinners, no fancy …

The Great Toy Debate

Is that a girls toy or a boys toy? Isn't a question I have found myself asking as a parent. It's a toy, it doesn't have a gender, it's for children to play with boy or girl does it matter what colour it is? This week I went to the shops with my 4 year …

Letting Go

Are you a planner or a free spirit? I must admit I'm more of a planner, I don't do well with spur of the moment decisions and I hate having my routine upset but this week that all changed. I took a few days off work (which is very unlike me) and didn't plan anything …

Snow Day Play

We all know the story you pull back the curtains and are faced with a carpet of the white stuff, in our house that means mad excitement to get wellies on and out to play. Except not everybody is so keen on the snow. My littlest hates it, the minute those little feet touch the …

A New Tradition

This is our second Christmas as a family of four and probably the first Christmas where my oldest girl is really starting to notice what all the fuss is about. So this year we have decided to change things a little, we will still have Santa and presents but as well as receiving we have …

Winter Warmers

I love soup, it's a super quick and easy versatile meal when you are in a hurry, fab for lunches, dinners and even a healthy snack when you just can't wait for something more substantial. I'm going to share with you today my 3 top soup recipes of the moment: Leek and Potato Spicy Butternut …

Apple Sponge

I shared a little insta-story at the weekend of how I made my apple sponge and I've had lots of requests for the recipe, so I'm popping it here for anybody that's interested. It's so simple and never fails to please. Firstly you need to stew your apples, I have about 6 large ones in …