Home cooked recipes from a Farmhouse kitchen
I’m not going to lie. When I was offered the chance to try the 5 day All-Bran challenge for a happier tummy I was sceptical but willing to try. Could eating a different cereal really make a difference to my gut? You see, I’ve always had a bit of a love-hate relationship with my tummy. … [Read more…]
Love it or hate it, most parents concede that In the Night Garden is a hit with the little ones. While many parents believe creators of the show must have been high on some hallucinogenic drugs when creating it, it seems the show has some magical affect on children leaving them trance-like and, when watched … [Read more…]
We visited Red Bank Farm this weekend in Newton-le-Willows. It was open for this year’s Open Farm Sunday and, we had a great time. Yes it was a bit of a busman’s holiday but, seeing as Hubster won’t open our doors, it was great to see other farmer’s doing well for themselves. I haven’t been … [Read more…]
Of all the fad diets I’ve done, the ones I’ve failed miserably on are the ones which ban bread for any length of time. I just can’t do it. That lovely crusty stuff that is so versatile. Toast, sandwiches, bread and butter, soldiers, lathered in butter… I’m going to stop now before I start going … [Read more…]
Then farmer and I met 14 years ago this year. From the minute I met him, I knew the phrase, ‘the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach’ would stand me in good stead with him. Farmers aren’t like other men. It must be something genetic in them, where they would much rather be … [Read more…]
I’m forever seeing news headlines like ‘Sunday dinner is a thing of the past.’ This saddens me. The benefits of eating together as a family on any day are immeasurable. For a traditional roast in our house, it doesn’t even have to be a Sunday. We have roasts at least twice a week. For no … [Read more…]
We all know the cost of food has risen and it seems an endless task of penny pinching and cost-cutting during my weekly food shop to make sure everyone’s mouths are filled and their tummy’s full. When BritMums gave me the opportunity to try Morrisons out over the Bank Holiday weekend at the beginning of May, … [Read more…]
As a farmer’s wife, I cook three meals a day for the family, farm workers and who ever else turns up. As any partner of a manual worker will tell you, beans on toast just won’t cut it. I also bake cakes as a little business on the side so an improvement in the taste … [Read more…]
So we’ve nearly completed two days of the Organix No Junk Challenge. It has gone okay. I say okay because it could have been better. Day one, Boo had a wheat biscuit for breakfast. I have written about this before because despite all brands of wheat biscuits not tasting in the least bit sweet, they … [Read more…]
I worry about Boo constantly. I think every parent does. I have blogged before about my worry about what she eats. The child whose favourite word at the moment is choc, is a challenge like any other strong-willed toddler. I first started thinking about the things she eats when I blogged about cereal. The … [Read more…]
