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Pesto, spinach, tomato & mozzarella tart | Recipe

by StaceyUpdated on April 4, 2024October 15, 2014

After having it on a pizza elsewhere, we only recently started eating pesto, but it is so versatile. This tart has a few individually distinct flavours, but they all complement each other beautifully, and I could eat the whole thing. It’s really easy and quick to make, too. I served it with cous cous for a lighter accompaniment to the puff pastry. Ingredients (serves 4) 250 g ready rolled puff pastry sheet (the cheat’s way, or you can make your own) 50 g green pesto 1 small bag of spinach 8 cherry tomatoes, halved 1 ball of mozzarella, thinly sliced …

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My #MorningWin with Belvita

by StaceyUpdated on January 26, 2016October 11, 2014

Being a parent, mornings can really seem like a chore. Getting the children up (if they don’t get up before you!), getting them breakfast, getting them ready for school (or nursery), feeding the baby (if you have one of those, like me, of course), getting out the door, getting to school. And then when you get home you’re on a chore again to get those things done that you can’t whilst they’re at home. With all this rushing around, you probably don’t even get time for a decent breakfast – I know sometimes I don’t, even on days without a …

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Organix Little Book of Weaning

by StaceyUpdated on April 7, 2016October 11, 2014

As you may know, we have recently started weaning N. Unlike with J, we have been much more relaxed about it this time and we haven’t hit any obstacles yet! In fact, I’m finding it much less stressful and much more fun this time around. I think as a first time parent it is going to be one of those things that worries you from the off, from even starting to think about weaning. The when, how, what? We tried weaning J earlier than he was ready so I panicked that he wasn’t getting enough food, but really he just wasn’t …

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World Mental Health Day 2014 #TimeToTalk

by StaceyUpdated on January 26, 2016October 10, 2014

Today, the 10th of October 2014, marks World Mental Health Day. Why is mental health still such a stigma? Chances are you know at least one person who has mental health issues, but you may not actually know because they are ashamed to talk about it. The recent death of the much loved Robin Williams caused everyone to start talking about it, but why should it take for somebody – anybody – to die, in order to start talking? The post I wrote last year I did so with ease; I wrote it because even though I wasn’t suffering at …

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Little man N at 7 months old

by StaceyUpdated on January 26, 2016October 10, 2014

How did my littlest man get to 7 months old? It only seems like yesterday that he was born. I think the fact that he’s progressing a bit quicker than J did makes the time fly by too – it’s certainly true that all babies are different, even if they’re related. N was weighed the day before he turned 7 months and weighed 22 lb 6 oz, meaning he’s gained 2 lb in a month! (And he’s now on the 98th centile – he was born on the 50th). Slightly unsurprising as we have started weaning and he is a very hungry …