Yesterday was a day for using up leftovers. Unusually, I had some corned beef in the fridge, so in a race against time I threw together a corned beef hash in about 15 minutes for a quick tea in between school pick up and our various evening activities. Tuesdays are always a rush in our house … Continue reading
We love a good fish finger butty in our house. I’ve always been a bit of a snob when it comes to fish fingers – I only ever buy really good quality ones. I was quite impressed by these Rule of Crumb fish fingers. They were fairly chunky, with a good amount of fish inside, … Continue reading
I wanted to treat the boys to a Chinese banquet and a film while dad was out at the weekend, so I did some research about how to make sweet and sour chicken. Quite a few online sources pointed to a recipe from one particular website, Mel’s Kitchen Cafe, and claimed it to be better than … Continue reading
Hubby and I had a little dinner party the other weekend for Valentine’s day. I decided to invite the kids to it. Yes, it somewhat takes the romance away, but why not, I thought. I dug out the proper linen napkins and actual napkin rings and put flowers on the table, then we interrupted the boys … Continue reading
Having been in a bit of a vegetable rut, I asked for Yotam Ottolenghi’s book “Plenty More” for Christmas, and Father Christmas was very obliging – I must have been good last year! I asked for it based on seeing a recommendation somewhere on the internet, and foolishly, didn’t realise (even though it’s obvious from … Continue reading
Where do I start with these beauties? Gluten free uber indulgence. Frankly, I’m sort of glad they’re gluten free, so we can keep them to ourselves. I think my mum discovered Booja Booja about nine months ago. We were visiting one weekend and she produced a very small box of ginger truffles. They were perfection. … Continue reading
Yes, this is a bit late, I realise. But I made it just before Christmas and this is the first time I’ve made it back on to the blog. It was so good I wanted to write about it, and I’m really hoping Delicious Alchemy are going to put this cake mix out next year. (Hint.) … Continue reading
Every year in my village there’s a lantern parade and Christmas tree lights switch-on. It’s a really nice event and I love taking the kids. It feels like the start of the Christmas season. Lots of kids with home made lanterns, carol singing, and a brief appearance from the big man himself. In order to … Continue reading
I had a great tip off from my mum this week. She was extremely excited to tell me that she’d been in Marks and Spencer and put in an order for all sorts of gluten free goodies for our pre-Christmas get together. Now obviously M&S isn’t the cheapest, and if you like everything home-made, it’s … Continue reading
My youngest boy’s absolute favourite meal in the world is fish and chips. Which is why I was delighted when somebody on Twitter let me know that there is a chippy in Sheffield that serves gluten free fish and chips. As it was small’s birthday this week, there seemed no better option than to take … Continue reading
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