On farm classes
It was Henry's first day back at school today and Tilly announced it would be her special day too. To qualify, it had to involve: making gingerbread men, picking flowers, painting a rainbow, and peanut butter sandwiches for lunch. I've been feeling a bit guilty about my middle child […]
I wonder what your go-to recipes are? Mine all changed when I gradually turned vegetarian during pregnancy and found I just couldn't serve up sausages or spaghetti bolognaise or steamed chicken, which the kids would always eat. We've expanded our repertoire and I now have a good handful of dinners […]
Saturday brunch: homemade grainy toast with grilled haloumi, eggplant and field mushrooms with coriander. So delicious. See, you don't need bacon! (Can someone tell Henry?) Have a wonderful weekend, gorgeous people. xxx
Do you eat your leftover quiche warm or cold? I like it warm. Adam likes it cold. This one I'm pretty happy with so thought you might like it too! INGREDIENTS 2 cups plain flour 125g butter, chopped 3 eggs yolks 3 tblsp water 4 large tomatos 4 (more) eggs […]
I'll slow down on the you-have-to-try-this-food-from-scratch! business soon I promise. I don't have that many new ideas. I'm just a hungry pregnant lady at present. That's my excuse. So: baked beans! What kid doesn't love baked beans? Well actually I didn't. I don't think I even tried them till I […]
Yesterday, in fact. Usually a work day but had a scheduled physiotherapist appointment so worked today instead. So, a day off! Henry at school and Tilly at daycare. Deeeeep exhalation of breath. And off to Spotlight to see if I could track down more of that lovely bird fabric in […]
Something my friend Estelle wrote in my comments on an earlier post today made me stop and think: am I a Food Nazi? Estelle was commenting on the effect of food colouring on the output of children (oh yes, in so many ways), and I was thinking about Henry's birthday […]