With Christmas comes presents, and more often than not lots of chocolates! Yummy! However, usually in the New Year lots of us want to have a chocolate and indulgence detox, and this means that a lot of chocolates either get demolished before December 31st, in a mad eating up frenzy OR, in my case, get … [Read more…]
Towards the end of the week, before I am due another weekly grocery shop, I am trying to find inspiration for a meal for my family, and this requires me to use up what I have left in my fridge and store cupboard. This normally means that it will be a vegetarian meal because I … [Read more…]
I have a confession. I am a messy cook. There I have said it. Seriously, as much as I enjoy being creative in the kitchen and will happily clean up afterwards, I make the kitchen resemble a bomb site by the time I am finished! Everytime I cook pasta, the water over flows the pan … [Read more…]
With a little more than 2 weeks to go until we all find out if we have made it on to the ‘naughty’ or ‘nice’ lists, it is a good time to bake some Christmas inspired cakes.
In my life B.C (before children!), I used to love going for a meal at our local Mexican restuarant. The food was tasty, the atmosphere was relaxed and fun, and the prices were very reasonable. The OH and I used to eat out there a lot and sometimes we were allowed to have a take … [Read more…]