Last week was the beginning of my new weight loss journey. I have been trying my hardest to log my calories on MyFitnessPal but some days I forget to add the last few things or close my diary, but I have been as strict as possible. I didn’t do much exercise, I only really walked a worthy distance a couple of days last week, but that’s either pushing both boys or wearing one and pushing the other and between them they weigh 50 lbs+ (which is the amount of weight I happened to lose pre-babies – thinking of it now, wow!). I …
Meal Planning Monday – 11th August
I was good last week and managed to stick to the whole meal plan! I’m finding joining in with Meal Planning Monday really helping with regards to finding new meals – Instagram is great too! It’s still good to have the old favourites on there as well though. Meal plan for w/c 11th August: Monday – Brinner* Tuesday – Spicy bacon & mozzarella tomato pasta Wednesday – Chicken curry (with leftovers from Sunday’s meal) Thursday – Tuna & cheese paninis with homemade potato wedges Friday – Scampi & homemade chips Saturday – Grilled halloumi & cous cous salad Sunday – Shepherd’s …
Recipe – Mini coffee cakes (#GreatBloggersBakeOff2014)
Coffee cake is a classic British cake. We love it in this house but these mini cakes are just the perfect size. Instead of using a mini cake tin I made them from a sheet cake. Ingredients (makes 8 mini cakes with leftover cake!) Cake 300 g butter 300 g caster sugar 300 g self raising flour 6 medium eggs 1 tbsp coffee, cooled Icing 150 g butter 500 g icing sugar 1 tbsp coffee, cooled walnut halves, for topping Method Cake Preheat the oven to gas mark 3/325 F/170 C. Grease and line two 26cm x 20cm baking tins …
Recipe – No bake {boozy} lemon cheesecake
Everyone loves a good cheesecake don’t they? If you don’t, what is wrong with you?! (Jokes). This is a cheesecake I made recently when my Mum brought us back a bottle of limoncello from her holiday. Ingredients (serves 6-8) 16 digestive biscuits 100 g butter, melted 500 g soft cheese 150 g caster sugar 50g icing sugar 200 g white chocolate, melted 3 tbsp limoncello, or lemon juice for a non boozy one zest of 1 lemon Method Line the bottom of an 8″ spring form cake tin and lightly grease. In a separate bowl, crush the biscuits with a …
A to Z of Family – H is for (Little) Helper
Recently J has become a real little helper for Mummy. I say he helps, he attempts to but with some things I let him then just do it again when he’s not looking… Though sometimes his help is really more of a hinderance! I do appreciate the thought though and that he just wants to be like Mummy. Some of the jobs he likes to help with: dusting sweeping the floor cleaning accidents on the carpet fetching nappies putting nappies in the bucket putting toys away taking the dishes away (which always nearly gives me a mild heart attack when …