Make Your Own Granola
I have been heavily nesting. Baby no. 4 is due next weekend, and somehow it only dawned on me on our return from Suffolk that the arrival was fairly imminent.
I have been heavily nesting. Baby no. 4 is due next weekend, and somehow it only dawned on me on our return from Suffolk that the arrival was fairly imminent.
Six summers ago we gave up holidaying in hotels. It all just became too stressful – containing young children in public eating spaces for three meals a day, not having ...
My all time favourite snack had a 2024 makeover. Developed back in the day when I was one of the rare few who worked from home and my obsession about my son's healthy snacks was…
Moderation is a quality I do not possess. I am embarrassed to admit how many shampoo varieties currently clutter my shower ledge, the number of cookbooks added to my collection in the past six months,…
I have implemented a new rule in the house - no meal can take longer to make than to clean up. I find that this is quite easy to enforce Monday - Friday, but come…
This was a big week. I finally turned 40 on Monday. I say finally, as I have actually been celebrating for about 7 weeks now and have almost reached 40 celebrations for my 40 years of…
Roasted figs are a gift of the season and personally my favourite way to celebrate and punctuate the end of summer. I could eat these sweet ruby centred soft gems all day in every iteration…
I do not consider myself the competitive type. Tending to steer clear of tournaments, races and high stake games, I prefer to muddle along at my own pace trying to enjoy the activity of the…
Banana bread received an excessive amount of (what I considered to be unwarranted) flack in the lockdown era. But despite the critics, it maintained it’s secure and treasured place in our hearts and in my…
These bars are a staple of the season. Festive and wonderfully tangy, not terribly sweet, with a crispy base that is simple and quick to make without the faff of pastry making, these are the…
In a few hours time I will be en route to Chicago. Alone. For a whole four days. I don’t frequently get the opportunity to travel any more without at ...
We were lucky enough to spend 11 days in warm, glorious Israeli sunshine this month, predominantly spending our time in Tel Aviv, with the last few days in Jerusalem. We ...