I love using my slow cooker. It makes meat dishes so succulent and tasty and I love how you can just throw a load of ingredients in the bowl, turn it on for however many hours and simply leave it alone while your slow cooker/crock pot does all the hard work for you.
This week has seen my wearing my sandals all week with no need for a coat, and yesterday the boys wore shorts to school for the first time since last year. However, today has been like winter again and coats and boots were definitely needed!
Even though I no longer help out at the baby and toddler playgroup that I use to attend with Jenson, until he started school, I still bake cakes for it twice a week. However, recently I feel I have got into a bit of a cake rut with the bakes I make for them.
This week has ended with some sunny and even warm days – days where i have felt sunshine on my face and the promise of warmer days to come! Yay! I even went out without a coat – now that has not happened for a looooong time.
Can you believe that it is March already and Spring is just around the corner? Me neither, but there it is, this year is already whizzing past too quickly! With the over indulgence of Christmas and the fresh beginnings of the New Year way behind us now, it is a lovely feeling knowing that meal … [Read more…]