Morphy Richards Sear and Stew – Smoky sausage casserole recipe
My OH would say I don’t need a slow cooker. We have an Aga, so in his eyes, there’s no need for a slow cooker. Which is true to an extent, but there’s a lot of stages in using an…

My OH would say I don’t need a slow cooker. We have an Aga, so in his eyes, there’s no need for a slow cooker. Which is true to an extent, but there’s a lot of stages in using an…
I’m a fussy person when it comes to eating out. I begrudge the person who decided to make lots of pub food posh and get away from the traditional meals many of which I would eat. Plus of course making…

*Ad – gifted Like many other children at Christmas, N always has new pyjamas on Christmas eve. Usually they’re Christmassy ones, but this year I’d found some brilliant blue ones with soldiers on. So when I was sent a gorgeous…

*Ad- contains affiliate links I love Christmas, but nowadays it’s more about the preparation and choosing presents. Mostly because the day itself is always a disappointment because the last few years the rest of the OH’s family go off elsewhere…

I go through phases with yoghurt. Sometimes I’ll eat them all the time and others I’ll forget I’ve got some in the fridge (never fear, N usually scavenges my remaining yoghurts up). I do struggle to finish a large tub…

I rarely get to eat curry. The OH doesn’t eat it, N tends to have a bit at school on occasion, so it’s usually when I go out on a girls night out. Last week was such a girls night…

A few months ago I discovered the Konmari method of organisation and had to buy the book, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying by Marie Kondo. I literally blitzed my way through it, in the hope that I’d be motivated…

Whenever I need to provide cakes or biscuits for work birthdays, I always make these delicious golden ginger macaroons. At my old work there were a couple of colleagues who would always rave about them, and my boss has done…

I love cake. I have a few favourites, chocolate, carrot, banana, lemon, victoria sponge…oh ok, I just like most cakes really. Being a farmer’s wife, I should really be able to bake. I can and do on occasion, although not…

*AD – gifted for review I’ve been planning to get back to my healthier eating and lifestyle ways for a couple of years now. Each time I’ve started and managed to lose a mere fraction of what I need to…

A baby shower and afternoon tea at Mallory Court. If you’re after some quieter, less raucous baby shower games, check these ideas