A few years ago, when planning our summer holidays, we decided to indulge in a summer of festivals. The kids were now old enough to enjoy a relatively high degree of freedom and independence (having been attending festivals since they were young) and we are just about young enough to endure weeks in fields (and […]
New Year New Food
I’m not going to talk about the usual new year weight loss imperative after a festive season of excess, although suffice to say that the hedonistic husband and I are committed to a few weeks of two days fasting until the surplus pounds have slipped away. Suffering from my usual post-Christmas attack of catering fatigue, […]
Autumnal Treats
Long time no write, I know. Life has been pretty busy these last few months. What with a fantastic summer hols and a typically frantic return to school, I have been struggling to find the time to put pen to paper, or rather finger to keyboard. And since the hedonistic husband and I managed to […]
The Quest for 600 Calorie Meals
This last few days have seen the weather starting to get it’s summer mojo back (handy hint for all of you contemplating a British summer break – we leave the country on 21st July which means it’s going to be glorious here) and the dog and I have been enjoying some lovely walks together. There […]
Bikini Body Bedlam
I can’t quite believe that another school year is almost over and the summer holidays are now less than a month away. I am also struggling to come to terms with the fact that we are going to be holidaying in Europe for the first summer in many years and will be buying Euros in […]
Friends for the Weekend
A clutch of some of our very dearest friends from our old London life have just come for the weekend and hedonism came a close second on the agenda, after the collective imperative to get out with the dogs and bask in the glory of the spring wildflower display that nature is currently laying on. […]
Good for the heart antioxidants, enzymes and vitamins a plenty in this Hearty Nut Roast
Last week, I saw an article that talked about the vitamins and enzymes most closely linked with good heart health, and decided to set myself the task of finding a recipe that contained them all. The result was this Hairy Bikers’ recipe for nut roast, which I have made several times in the past and […]
Kids! Don’t they just love pasta…
The younger daughter’s appetite for fish has been on the wane of late, which the dog has very much appreciated but has left me a little concerned about her protein intake. Anyway, last week she announced that she could no longer bear the thought of eating fish (this being a child who as a 5 […]
Whatever You’ve Got, Stir Fry
It is the end of a typically hectic half term, which happened to culminate in a hugely busy last week and a ridiculously chaotic Friday. Enough of the cooking, I thought. The diabetic husband was having what he would call a Business Meeting (and the kids and I call a “meeting”) with our great mate […]
Tasty as Pie – Chicken and Leek Lasagne
What with all the dreadful weather and short days, our highly energetic Westie is only getting a morning walk and by early evening is ready for a bit more exercise. I like to relieve the tedium of endlessly throwing a ball and retrieving it from under sofas by tuning into the Good Food channel. The […]