Mexican lasagne recipe for family or friends
I’m a big Mexican food fan, but it’s quite hard to come by if you’re eating out. But with a fussy OH (he’ll not eat indian, chinese, thai, risotto), I tend to stick to fajitas which he and N will…
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How to choose a tent for family camping
Now spring has arrived, we’re thinking forward to camping again. Our camping trip with friends is booked, although some are dragging their heels about getting organised and actually booking. People are also indecisive whether husbands are going too. Secretly I’m…
How to tie a scarf 13 ways
I don’t really accessorise that much. I certainly didn’t in the past. A pair of stud earrings (I’ve given up wearing really nice earring because I have a tendency to lose them. 2 pairs of diamond earrings lost – even having…
Swimming trunks for boys – shopping nightmares
I’ve found in the past that whenever I’ve wanted to buy the next size up clothes for N, I always struggle to find the size I’m after. It’s almost like the whole of our town have gone out and bought…
41+ no-brainer Lego storage ideas
Lego is a brilliant toy. But it’s a pain to store. It’s lovely being able to store sets in their boxes, but it’s rare in our house that anything stays complete or near its original box. We’ve recently had a…
Boozy cherry bakewell custard pudding
Whenever I get asked to make a pudding for something I’ve usually done Nigella’s trashy lime cheesecake. It’s failsafe, and everyone seems to love it. But when we go to friends’ houses with puddings, there’s always other lime puddings or…
Make the smoothest easy chocolate mousse
I love chocolate puddings. Ok I just love chocolate. But chocolate puddings can be pretty good. I always used to think that making chocolate desserts was going to be complicated (and expensive). Some are complex and take ages. And some…
Blog stats – do you need them and which do you need?
A couple of weeks ago I shared a post about blog stats and whether you really needed to understand and follow them to be a successful blogger. While I love numbers and stats, generally I think bloggers worry about them…
Eating out with children in Lyndhurst New Forest
After a recent break in the New Forest, I share our experiences eating out with children in Lyndhurst for lunch and dinner
How to make birthday party planning easier
I’m not a party planner. I’ve not even organised that many birthday parties. I’d probably rather have a smaller get together with friends, but when you have children you can’t get away from holding at least 1 birthday party. I…
10 things you should be buying from The Works
Ad – collaborative post I love to shop and have been a fan of The Works for many years now. Any shop that rotates stock like it does, and has bargains galore of the little things that can be bought…