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Microwave, its a kitchen gadget that we all have but most of us only use it for convenience meals or quickly to heat up leftovers however they do so much more than that. You know that feeling you get when you are really in the mood for a pudding but …
Meal planning is in full swing and I have to say I am pleased we are sticking with it! Not sure if its the saving money or the amount of stress cut out by it all however cooking from a meal plan makes my life so much easier. Last week …
So we survived our first week going by a meal plan and it was a success! We had everything on the days planned apart from our sheppard’s pie as I had mentioned to Kayleigh I would try to make macaroni cheese from scratch as it is one of the basics …
If you read my post over the weekend on meal planning you will know that I am trying to meal plan more to stick to a budget and cut waste and today is our first post on our meal plan for the year. I’m hoping as 2017 goes on we …
Until about 6 months ago I used to just either cook whatever we had in the freezer or had defrosted or we ordered a take away if we couldn’t be bothered to cook. However as our circumstances have changed and money has become really tight we’ve had to change our …
Winter has rolled in and now we all turn to warming comfort food as the weather changes. One thing I love about winter food is how delicious it can be but also the smells that come out of the kitchen as it slowly cooks and fills the house! There is …
Recently we were invited to incorporated Tenderstem into one of our family recipes. With the cold weather coming we tend to use our slow cooker more and more so of course the only real recipe that I could go for was a delicious beef and broccoli, in a Chinese inspired …
Kayleigh and Ethan love to be in the kitchen and help to bake/cook so when we received some baking goodies from Bright Horizons childcare in Chesham we couldn’t wait to give one of their recipes a try. Now my two take after me, they have a sweet tooth so it …
Yesterday the sun was shining and for the first time in a long time I actually felt fit enough to be in the kitchen to attempt my bakewell tart as part of the Great Blogger Bake Off. As with everything at the minute, it takes double the time to do. However …
Is there anything better than milkshakes, but not any milkshakes, Oreo milkshakes? I don’t think so! There is no need to get yourself an individual milkshake blender, this bit of kit will do it all for you. A few weeks back we took delivery of a new kitchen gadget. Now …
