There’s a new foodie subscription box in town. Well, when I say in town, it’s actually in Italy and we have been lucky enough to try it out. Italinary is a start-up food business who select, combine and pack authentic Italian gastronomic products into nice boxes and deliver directly to people’s home. We received a…
My Little Piccolo is a lovely range of baby and toddler foods which is 100 per cent organic and centred around Mediterranean goodness: bright sunshine, colourful markets, families eating around the table. I too am all about families eating together. It is what keeps us grounded-even on a busy farm. We eat all three meals…
Like most people who cook dinner every night, I can get stuck in a rut. Some weeks we eat the same things as we did the week before. Sometimes I forget what I’ve cooked that week and we eat the same meal in the same week. When you’re busy and stressed, meal planning doesn’t seem…
Earlier this year, I was challenged by Iceland to embrace the #PowerOfFrozen. I was really impressed with Iceland and I have been back a few times since. The frozen vegetables for example taste just as good as fresh and, with the bags of mixed peppers at just £1, you can’t even beat them on price….
I’ve always loved coconut. I was lucky enough to visit Barbados in my early twenties and the smell and the taste just takes me back there. People in the West Indies have always sworn by coconut but it seems only recently that the oil has been recognised here for the health and beauty properties. With…
Hubster and I love shepherd’s pie. The children are not so keen so I have been thinking of ways to make it more appealing. They love spaghetti and a meaty ragu sauce and they love pizza so I came up with a dish combining all three. Now I am not going to get into…
As a busy mum and farmer’s wife, I sometimes get stuck with filling and nutritious meal ideas for the whole family. Things happen. Sometimes I forget to defrost things, sometimes I am tired. So when Iceland got in touch to tell me about their new #PowerofFrozen campaign, I was intrigued. To be honest, I had…
Getting the whole family to eat the same thing can sometimes be a struggle but with children (babies especially) enjoying sweet things more than savoury, this pork and apple stew recipe has proved a winner for weaning right through to Hubster and it couldn’t be easier. You will need: One British pork chop per…
We all live busy lives but a new survey suggests it is mums who usually bare the brunt of most of the busiest bits. According to the study, commissioned by Toby Carvery, the average mum doesn’t sit down until 8.07pm. This is the average. Many won’t sit down until much later than that. Clearing up…
Baby G is nine months old now and the weaning is going great. We are doing a mixture of feeding styles-mostly spoon feeding but allowing to choose from a range of foods on his high chair tray to get used to chewing and holding foods. At this stage, I think he has eaten a lot…
