clumsily raising my boys and baking cakes
So far the summer holidays have not seen much sunshine! This annoys me somewhat as I am sure it does most parents to school aged children, because my plans of days spent outside with picnics has not yet really taken off! Still, there is still time and I am hopeful that the better weather will return and with it lots of outdoor fun.
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.
We eat a lot of pasta dishes in my house because they are very quick to make, tasty and they are usually a good way for me to get some hidden goodness inside my boys tummies, without them even realising!
With the summer here at last, it is the perfect excuse to get the BBQ out, and enjoy some al fresco dinning with your friends and family. As much as it is easy to bung some bangers and burgers on the grill, it is also nice to get creative and make some tasty BBQ food which is that little bit different to the BBQ norm.
With summer upon us and the weather having a warmer and sunnier feel to it now, it is the perfect excuse to indulge in some light lunches and evening meals that look as bright and cheery as the weather outside. Well, unless it is raining of course as it is now as I write this, but still, a plate of tasty and colourful food is guaranteed to cheer me up and remember that the sun will return and it is a British summer!!