First of all I need to say how lovely the ASK Italian cook book is! The recipes are mouthwatering as are the photographs and it’s a real joy to sit and look through it. You may remember I’ve been working with ASK Italian over the last few weeks on their campaign to #respectthepasta. My first…
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Hand sewing
This year is supposed to be all about living more creatively. Instead of spending my money on blogging conferences which all tell me the same things (which I already know) I decided to spend any spare cash on learning new sewing skills and techniques. So far I’ve been on two of these courses and they’ve…
docrafts Creativity magazine
A few weeks ago I was sent a copy of the docrafts Creativity magazine to read. Crafty magazines are my absolute weakness and I subscribe to Love Patchwork & Quilting, Mollie Makes and Reloved magazine at the moment. I also have a terrible weakness for looking at magazines and often hide one beneath the food…
{book review} Start the Siren! Sound book
I can’t quite believe I offered to review a noisy book with the children but I did, so here goes. The children were sent a Fireman Sam Start the Siren! Sound book from Egmont to review. Called Jupiter to the Rescue! it’s a sturdy board book with a button to press throughout the story. Fireman…
What I’m reading: The School Gates by Nicola May
One of the things I’m trying to do this year is make more time for myself. That might sound easy but, with a demanding 2 and 4 year old around, I rarely get any time to myself before 7pm. So I’ve been trying to cut down on the hours spent online where I do nothing…
Win a Lego Duplo Creative Cakes set
Over the last few weeks I’ve been working with Lego Duplo on their latest campaign called How Do You Play, which runs for the next couple of weeks on Lego Duplo’s Facebook page. It’s really easy and fun to enter. Simply let your children get creative with their Lego Duplo, capture their play in a…
Wooden spoon dragon for St George
We’re now back home after a lovely long weekend away spent with my mum. We’re all ready to face a new term the only downside is that I’ve come down with tonsillitis yet again, with conjunctivitis thrown in for good measure. As soon as we arrived home I realised our Easter decorations had been up…
Hot Cross Cookies and the Colossal Cake Sale
Over the weekend we have been eating our way through a pile of Hot Cross Cookies from a recipe I found on Whitworths Sugar website. They were easy to make, half an hour from start to finish, and a great alternative to the traditional Hot Cross Bun typically eaten at this time of year. I…
The perfect Spaghetti Alla Carbonara
I’m currently working with ASK Italian to promote their brilliant campaign to #Respectthepasta! A couple of weeks ago I visited my local ASK Italian in order to tell you about their delicious menu. This week I wanted to share some tips for cooking the perfect pasta at home. ASK Ambassador Theo Randall, has had a…