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    Bento - eating - tutorial

    Gruffalo Bento Box

    June 10, 2014 - By 

    Yesterday I told you how much fun we had at the Gruffalo Activity Trail at Wendover Woods. After running about in the woods, building dens, climbing trees and hunting for the Gruffalo we had all built up quite an appetite. We took a picnic as we were out all day and I made a special Gruffalo Bento Box for the children. I had so much fun putting together the Gruffalo Bento Box that I thought I would share it with you today. How to make a Gruffalo Bento Box I knew I wanted to give the children Roasted Fox, Owl Ice…

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    A little Bank Holiday shopping

    May 3, 2014 - By 

    Are you enjoying the Bank Holiday Weekend so far? Today we visited the Shuttleworth Collection and enjoyed lots of fresh air and sunshine. I’m not sure if the weather is going to last all weekend, no matter as we’re planning on doing lots of DIY tomorrow and Monday. Fortunately we don’t need to leave the house as we have already done our food shopping for the weekend thanks to Morrisons. Little Sis helping me shop at Morrisons Since last Thursday Morrisons have cut the prices on over a thousand of your favourite products. Not temporary reductions or supermarket smoke and…

  • ASK Italian - cooking - eating

    Fettuccine Bolognese

    April 29, 2014 - By 

    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 challenge was to enjoy a family meal at our local ASK Italian, and the second challenge was to cook the perfect pasta at home. The latest challenge was to try and recreate a dish from the ASK menu in my own kitchen. I was sent…

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    A tasty lunch with Napolina’s pesto

    March 14, 2014 - By 

    Being British I have to mention the amazing weather we’re having at the moment. I love it! The weather definitely has an effect on our appetite which is why we were more than happy to Napolina’s range of pestos which are great for creating a light and tasty meal to enjoy for lunch or dinner. The range includes: ·         Green pesto ·         Red pesto ·         Chilli pesto ·         Ricotta & Walnut Pesto We tried the traditional Green pesto and the Ricotta & Walnut Pesto for lunch. They are packed full of flavours and perfect for a light lunch. My children adore…

  • baking - eating - Pancake Day crafts

    How do you like your pancakes?

    February 25, 2014 - By 

    Last week we were the lucky recipients of a Magic Pancake Possibilities Box from Warburtons. I never knew Warburtons made pancakes, we’re much more used to eating their delicious bread, so we were looking forward to trying them. My children absolutely loved opening the Magic Pancake Box which played Pure Imagination from the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory film everytime the lid was opened. The box was a very special full sensory fun packed pancake kit, which helped keep my children entertained during half term and also gave us some new ideas ahead of Pancake Day on March 4th.…

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    Marzipan hearts dipped in white chocolate

    February 3, 2014 - By 

    Something came over me the other evening, the desire to make delicious things to eat. Before Christmas I had bought a block of marzipan to make some marzipan fruits for Christmas, but I ran out of time. Instead I made some pretty marzipan hearts and dipped them in white chocolate for a naughty treat. They were really simple to make as you can probably see from the photographs above. First I added a little red food colouring to half a block of marzipan and mixed it well, I rolled it out quite thin and cut out my shapes with a…

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    ChillFactor Ice Cream Maker

    February 2, 2014 - By 

    Now you may not think that this is the time of year we typically enjoy ice cream. However our family loves nothing better than cold ice cream with hot puddings, especially on a lazy Sunday like the one we had today. Recently we’ve been trying out the amazing ChillFactor Ice Cream Maker which means you can make your very own ice cream treats at home in minutes. You make the ice cream in four easy steps: 1. Remove the lid from the ChillFactor Ice Cream Maker and place the cone on the freezer for 4-6 hours or until frozen. 2.…

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    {Review} Morrisons M Kitchen range

    September 30, 2013 - By 

    In 2011 Morrisons launched its M Kitchen range, a range of convenience meals that is named after the real life kitchen that sits at the heart of Morrisons HQ in Bradford. Here, a team of expert chefs, under the guidance of Morrisons executive chef of product development, Neil Nugent, work hard to bring you those tasty meals and sauces that are popped into the trolley. The M Kitchen team is continuously coming up with new ideas for tasty, quality dishes to satisfy all those customers which come through Morrisons’ doors each week. Now, almost exactly two years on, there are over…

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    Full tummies here!

    September 21, 2013 - By 

    At 22 months Little Sis is a very fussy eater. Despite phasing out her lunchtime bottle her appetite is still pretty hit and miss and there is no pattern to the amount she eats. She does seem to prefer ready meals to my own cooking (!) so I was happy to try the new meals from Ella’s Kitchen. The range is called my little BIG meals, are 100% organic and designed for 12 months+. There are 6 varieties and each includes at least 5 different types of fruit and veg. Each meal contains 200g of food which means they are…