Meal plan Monday – bring on winter comfort food
Welcome to Meal Plan Monday and this week, we are back and talking about winter comfort food. I am not a fan of winter, and generally find the darker, colder and often damp days pretty miserable, but I do like winter food and making meals that are comforting and warming for winter evenings and weekends. […]
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Gluten-free dough ball or dumplings
This is my gluten-free dough ball recipe and it’s easy and once you have made them and popped them in your casserole or stew, you can’t tell they are gluten-free. They are fluffy and delicious and when soaked in gravy are just perfect as comfort food. They are made with gluten-free flour, vegetarian suet, fresh […]
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Small DIY Projects For Lockdown 2
*This is a collaborative post with some Small DIY project ideas for Lockdown 2* As we enter Lockdown 2, we all now have a lot of spare time on our hands and like me, you might be wondering what to do with the spare time you have. As we all have collectively just realised we […]
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Busy things – learning through play
*We were kindly asked to try Busy Things and share our thoughts* As a homeschooling family, we are always on the lookout for apps, sites, and resources that we can use to supplement or complement learning and Busy Things is something we have found very useful. It’s a site with fun, educational games for kids, […]
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Festive Tomato Lentil Stuffed Squash with Real Good Ketchup
We are big fans of Real Good Ketchup and they have kindly shared a delicious recipe we thought would be great to use with their ketchup, from Nourishing Amy. With chestnuts and thyme and garlicky tahini Serves: 4 Time: 60 minutes Ingredients: 2 medium butternut squash, halved 1 red onion, small dice 2 garlic cloves, […]
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How to Get Some Sleep when Your Partner Snores
*Sleep can be hard to come by when Your Partner Snores, we hope this collaborative post is helpful if it’s an issue you are dealing with* It is important for both our mental and physical wellbeing that we get a good night’s sleep. But if you share a bed with a snorer, then this can […]
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What’s most important to you and making change.
Sharing a guest By Sid Madge, Meee, who we are delighted to support on working out what’s most important to you and make changes to your life accordingly. As our families have been getting through this Covid-19 period we’ve had good reason to pause and reflect on what is happening, and what this means for […]
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Don’t allow back pain interfere with the life you love
Sharing a helpful guest post on dealing with back pain by Michelle McWilliam, Osteopath and Acupuncturist and co-owns The Totalcare Clinic If you work from home, whether because of Covid-19 or as a choice you had already made, you may find yourself working over a low table, or perhaps sitting at a desk for far […]
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6 Reasons Why Golf Is a Fantastic Family Activity
*Sharing a collaborative post about why golf is a fantastic family activity* Golf is an exceptionally popular sport. But not one that we often associate with children or families. You might picture people doing business on the golf course or professionals training between events. Golf is, however, a fantastic sport for children and families. You […]
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Are you ready to play Bank Attack?
*This is a review post. We were kindly sent Bank Attack to review* We are always on the lookout for fun games to play as a family and Bank Attack is a perfect family game that will challenge your skills and make you realize just how ruthless your other family members can be. Are you […]
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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!