Oat and Raisin Cookies Recipe I do love a bit of baking especially when it also has a bit of goodness. These quick and easy oat and raisin cookies are just delicious and take less than 30 mins to make. Not only are they super easy, but they also contain fibre, protein and vitamin B […]
Two of my children are quite fussy eaters with one of them actually getting a bit ridiculous with the list of foods he won’t eat. I really don’t like to make the eating vegetables thing a battleground, but sometimes I do worry that he doesn’t get all the vitamins that he needs. I would of […]
School Lunch Ideas for Picky Eaters I am in possession of a very picky eater. So picky that his teachers requested that he be changed to packed lunches as he was refusing to eat anything from the hot school lunches and so was hungry and distracted during the afternoon. That sent the problem of his […]
The Baking Club is a baking subscription box that you get on a monthly basis with a new recipe, all the dry ingredients you need and other handy bits. I was gifted a box to try out and review, but these are all my genuine opinions based on my experience of the Baking Club from […]
So far this has been a very positive month. The kids are behaving themselves, the first parents meetings of the year have gone off without a hitch (i.e. no bad behaviour reports) and the girls have started nursery as happy as can be so there are lots of smiley faces around these parts. Today’s #blogtober18 […]
My children are fussy eaters… phew I said it! I am fairly sure that admission is the first step to recovery and I need to get this recovery sorted out as I have been rather hiding from this issue that has been getting worse recently. I mean they are not extremely fussy and will eat […]
First things first; for this pirate party I joined forces with Martina at www.emptynestmummy.com and she has written a very funny account of our party planning with loads more information about what we got up to and some great craft ideas so do check it out, but come back here too! I am not nearly […]
After the recent spate of birthday celebrations I have had to get on my creative baking hat and come up with some interesting cupcake toppers to go with the theme. You can buy lots of Pirate faces cupcake toppers online and some of them are fondant like these, but there is a distinct lack of […]
Last week the temperature soared in London and all of the plans I had for dinner suddenly didn’t seem right so it was time to open up the fridge and come up with a new plan. Pizza on the BBQ – why not?! I needed an activity for the littles as well and I always […]
Bread Recipe for Baby, Kids and Parents This easy homemade bread recipe can be done completely by hand so very little equipment is needed. It just requires a bowl, the ingredients, a wooden spoon, a warm place and a tea towel. This is one of the reasons that it is a great recipe to try […]