If you ask my kids what I do for them, they'll often answer I cook great meals. This makes me proud, ( but also a bit sad that I'm not recognised for other things I do.) Saying that, cooking does dominate our after school hours, unless I've been organised enough to use the slow cooker, or we’re having left overs. Knowing 2 out of 3 of my kids have a warm school meal takes … [Read more...] about Quick and simple broccoli cream soup
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Nailed it in an hour: Traditional Christmas dinner
Christmas dinner with trimmings in an hour?! No way! -I hear you say. Bear with me: I did a test run today. I'll let you be the judge how close I got My friends on twitter informed me that I was missing a couple of things on a traditional British Christmas table. I made: 1 large roast chicken (which I reckon is roughly the same as a turkey crown.),1 roasted … [Read more...] about Nailed it in an hour: Traditional Christmas dinner
How to ruin a perfectly delicious fillet of wild salmon [with video evidence]
We love seafood! My kids would live on fish and other seafoods all the time if they could. Therefore it was a no brainer to volunteer to try some Alaskan Wild Salmon when I Mumsnet and the Alaskan Seafood Board were looking for families to try the product. Alaska is high on my bucket list and I have watched many a documentaries about this large pristine wilderness. I … [Read more...] about How to ruin a perfectly delicious fillet of wild salmon [with video evidence]