Baby shower games and afternoon tea at Mallory Court
A baby shower and afternoon tea at Mallory Court. If you’re after some quieter, less raucous baby shower games, check these ideas
Food & Drink
Bite to eat at pop-up Jamie Oliver’s Diner, Shaftesbury Avenue
Edit 2020 – this diner is no longer open. I love eating out, especially when out and about. Yes, I could save money and pack a picnic, but then you’re dependent on the weather, finding somewhere to sit (not easy…
Chocolate & peppermint loaf cake – a Home Bargains blogger challenge
I go through phases of baking. Well, being a farmer’s wife I need to be able to bake on occasion. But then I was asked to take part in the Home Bargains blogger baking challenge in celebration of Great British…
Baking with Bake to Black recipe book
I love cake. It’s one of my downfalls, with chocolate, pastries, biscuits…oh just food in general. But cake is something that the whole of our house like. Unlike other foods which the OH will faff over and not eat if…
Easy thrown together trifle
I love trifle. I can’t say it’s my favourite dessert (too many are my favourites), but it’s right up there with them. But we only ever seem to eat it on special occasions. But recently we had some on the…
Breaking out of an eating out rut – restaurant challenge
When you’re a parent, especially a mum, life tends to change however much you try to maintain your old lifestyle. Pre-N, I would go dancing 3 to 4 nights a week, going away dancing 2 or 3 weekends a year,…
A summer of barbecues – plan vs reality
It seems that having a barbecue in our house is a lot harder than I’d ever anticipated when I said I’d review one from True Shopping. We love barbecued food (what’s not to love about meat, meat and more meat according to…
Super speedy, super easy healthier nachos
I love nachos and mexican food in general. We do have fajitas quite often at home, but anything else is a treat. Nachos wouldn’t class as a meal for the OH, so they’re something I have when out or with…
Frozen banana ice cream lollipops
For N’s non-birthday party i decided to do lunchboxes for the children. So quick and easy to do, and the kids only had to pick the drink flavour and the sandwich filling they wanted. The rest was set and they…
Getting ready for Wimbledon with Oreo tennis balls
You know when you have what seems like a brilliant idea for ages, really want to try it out, buy all the stuff, set it up, get cooking or making….and then it’s a failure? It’s not often I come up…
Cheat’s easy microwave cheese sauce
I hate making cheese sauce. It’s not difficult, it’s just a waiting game, and I always get bored watching and stirring it, so then it gets too thick. I also generally only make it for lasagne topping, but all of…
