Meal plan Monday – bulk cooking
Meal Plan Monday. Looking at my week, and making sure the cries of “I’m hungry” don’t happen too often, but we all know that children are always hungry aren’t they? Feeding my food allergy and food choices family with a mix of cooking from scratch and sometimes throwing a ready-made meal their way. We shop […]
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Meat-free bolognese that isn’t too hipster
When I told the husband I was making Meat-free bolognese for dinner he rolled his eyes and made rude remarks about “hippy food”. Since he’s tried it, he has eaten not just the bolognese but also his words too as it’s pretty tasty and even my kids eat it without complaint. I make our meat-free […]
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Our week in photos – not quite back to normal but nearly.
Our last week in photos was almost a month ago before life went a little crazy, we were first told to “social distance” then “lockdown”. We are not quite back to normal because I haven’t been taking as many photos as I normally would, but we have got the odd snap from there and there […]
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Life in Lockdown. Life as we know it. Week 2.
Life in Lockdown. I never thought I would have to write those words. But two weeks ago, like much of the world, we were told we had to STAY HOME. It isn’t optional and we are doing our very best to protect our health care system and stop the spread of a virus that is […]
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Get outside, learn to skip and throw a frisbee…
*This is a review post. We were kindly sent some toys to help us get outside and get active* The weather is slowly improving which means we can get outside more. This is a good thing. Being outside and able to run around, exercise or just enjoy playing is an important thing for children and […]
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Easter egg hunt Baby Shark style
*This is a collaborative post* Easter this year is going to be a little strange, as life as we know it has changed a bit for the next while and we are all at home and there will be no outings for an Easter egg hunt this year for us and many many other families. […]
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Easy Easter Craft – colouring eggs for Easter
*This post does contain an affiliate link that earns me some revenue if you click and make a purchase* Colouring eggs for Easter is a bit of a tradition for us and something we enjoy doing as a family activity. It’s an easy and fun activity for kids and it really doesn’t need to be […]
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Preserved lemon and cashew gluten-free couscous
Couscous is a staple and easy carbohydrate that can be dressed up and served with all sorts of meals, and something I have always enjoyed, however in our house, we deal with gluten intolerance, so we use a gluten-free couscous, that I recently found and tried out. It is based on maize, so it does […]
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Easy and delicious roasted carrots
Getting my kids to eat vegetables can sometimes be a challenge but this recipe for roasted carrots that I basically created one day when I had a glut of carrots I needed to use is a firm family favorite, easy to make and works well with all sorts of meals as a side dish or […]
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Meal Plan Monday – Settling into Lockdown Life.
Meal Plan Monday. Looking at my week, and making sure the cries of “I’m hungry” don’t happen too often, but we all know that children are always hungry aren’t they? Feeding my food allergy and food choices family with a mix of cooking from scratch and sometimes throwing a ready-made meal their way. We shop […]
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Welcome to Cats, Kids, Chaos. We started over 9 years ago, originally as The Mad House of Cats & Babies, in a blur of sleep deprivation. We share family life as we live and see it, and try to keep it real. I write about food allergies, homeschooling, parenting a teenager, product reviews and everything in between. The odd cat post may feauture too. Welcome to the chaos, grab a cup of coffee and join us!