Okay, so it’s technically week 5, but I skipped last week because I was on holiday. So, I said in my last update that I was going to try to be good whilst I was away. That kind of happened. I didn’t eat as much as I would normally eat on holiday, but maybe my choices weren’t great – we ate out and got meals in a few times. But hey, I was on holiday! I did a bit of walking, but we were on a boat a lot of the time so it was when we happened to stop anywhere. …
Recipe – Salted caramel & chocolate tart (#GreatBloggersBakeOff2014)
As we only returned from holiday on Friday and I didn’t have anything ready for this week’s bake beforehand, I’ve only had a couple of days to get something together before the linky closed (I could have just left it this week and nearly did, but thought I’d join in). I’m not happy with my bake this week – I had a soggy bottom (well, sides – because I didn’t roll to an even thickness) with not enough time to make another pastry case, and my ganache didn’t go too well either. I also didn’t have the right size tart …
Recipe – Chicken & mushroom fried rice
This recipe makes a quick easy midweek meal for the whole family. It can be eaten as a main course or as a smaller side dish. I used whatever veg we had in but you can change it to suit you. Ingredients (serves 4 as a main dish) 2 bags of boil in bag rice (the cheats option) 1 tbsp oil (or you can use spray oil. none is needed if you use a ceramic or stone pan) 2 chicken breasts, diced 200 g mushrooms, sliced or quartered 4 large spring onions 100 g garden peas (tinned or frozen) 2 …
{Guest post} Sarah – Surviving with two under two
Today’s guest post comes from a fellow blogger who I ‘met’ on Twitter. Sarah is mum to Daniel and Emma – both are under two years old (a 16 month age gap). She blogs at Let them be small about life with two under two and shares some of the activities they do. She can also be found on twitter – @MsSBurns Surviving with two under two…. Having two children is challenging, no matter the age gap, but having two under two presents its own challenges. There’s 16 months between Daniel and Emma, and it’s hard sometimes to remember that Daniel …
Breastfeeding Made Easy | Book review & giveaway (CLOSED)
I know it’s a little odd me writing about this book as I’m not breastfeeding any more, but I received the Breastfeeding Made Easy book just as I was switching to the bottle – it would have been so handy for me beforehand but I thought it would still be great to review it as I could maybe help someone in the future, even if only on something small, and I could recommend it to people in the future too. Obviously it’s also taken me a long time to get through it, as it is a long book; but in turn that means …