As many of my regular readers will know, in December 2012 I fell pregnant and then lost our little miracle at 10(+3) weeks gestation after a miscarriage at home. My husband & I were obviously both absolutely devastated and we just about managed to get through Christmas after the heartbreak, knowing what should have been. I never thought it would happen to me, that I would be a statistic of miscarriage, and I felt so withdrawn and depressed. In the new year I discovered Saying Goodbye via Twitter, and Zoe & the team and their posts on there and Facebook helped …
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Little man N at 6 months old
On N’s monthly updates I usually tend to say that the time has gone quick – this month for some reason, it seems to have dragged (no idea why). But, I still can’t believe he’s 6 months old. He’s half. a. year. old! He was weighed at 24 weeks and he was 20 lb 6 oz. He is still shooting ahead of what J was at the same age. The health visitor sounded a little concerned about how much he was gaining and how much he was feeding – I’m not worried though; what am I supposed to do, not …
Weight loss – week 4
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 …