As a parent, you need to make sure you’re covering a lot of areas in your quest to raise the healthiest and happiest child possible. Their physical, mental, and social health are all of vital importance, so you need to be switched on an awful lot of the time. While each aspect of life is…
There seems to be something in the media every week telling us Sunday Lunch-that British institution is on the decline. Statistics seem to show that Brits are shunning the roast in favour of a fast food fix, eating out or cooking a smaller roasting joint mid week. People’s working patterns are more erratic and for…
Life is hectic, especially at this time of year. I think most people have perfection issues at Christmas. I suppose Insta-ready Christmas photos are to blame along with glossy magazines that show all the good stuff and none of the bad. The way I try to see it is, my children are young and they…
Earlier this year, I shared my five farmhouse kitchen cooking essentials. I still stand by all of them, yes, even the butter. I do tend to fail at most things in life but cooking from scratch each night is one of my lesser evils. Even if it doesn’t always turn out right. Therefore, I may…
I love to bake. Since having the third farm baby though, my baking has slowed down somewhat. I just don’t feel like I have the time. I have often wished for a kitchen gadget that takes the time and effort out of baking and I am pleased to report that I have found it. The…
Christmas dinner. The Michelin star equivalent of home cooking for whoever is making it. I have stressed out about it. I have perfection issues when it comes to Christmas. It actually started a few weeks ago when I worked out how many people would be eating here. Then I worry about which vegetables to do,…
Ahhhh the farming family. Kids running around, the mother baking. The father farming. Everyone helping. Idyllic isn’t it? It really is. However it is also hard. I try not to go to much into this side of it but for the sake of any other farmer’s wives who read my blog, I think it is…
I had a bit of a foray into using a slow cooker when I first moved in with Hubster. I enjoyed making meals in a morning before work and knowing tea was ready when I got in. Something wasn’t quite right though and the food always tasted a bit funny. I can’t put my finger…
With everything from waffle makers and brunch pans to coffee machines and juicers, Aldi’s Brunch and Coffee Week range has something for everyone looking to make the most of the May bank holiday weekend – available online from 27th April and in stores from 30th April. Aldi’s Slow Juicer (£49.99) extracts more nutrients from fruit…
There are times when I struggle to write things. You wouldn’t think that, would you? It is mostly times when I am so impressed with something that I don’t want to do it an injustice. For the past couple of months, I have been reviewing a retro stand mixer from Savisto. I have wanted…
