Lockdown 3 Diaries week 1 done. Are we are ok?
Lockdown 3 and week 1 done, but are we ok? I shared last week about Lockdown 3. We are back in it.. The whole of the UK in one form or another is now under “stay at home” rules for the duration. Some people think it’s for a few weeks, I am inclined to be […]
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Change of season and the changing housing market
*This is a collaborative post sharing about why we are thinking about the changing housing market and our future plans, that we hope is helpful* Our future and where we plan to live is always slightly fluid for us as a family. We currently live in London but as life has changed and with the […]
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1000 hours outside – getting outside every day
My boy is happiest in two settings – when he is dancing, and when he is getting outside exploring nature and burning off energy. We try to get outside every day, even if it’s just for a walk or cycle every day and we try to get outside and enjoy nature and explore as a […]
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Basic bread making kit – what you need
This is part one of my Basic Bread Making series. I will also be sharing about how to make your own simple sour dough starter, a basic sour dough bread loaf, a slicing toast loaf and how to add sour dough starter to other baking recipes to add life, taste and texture. *This post does […]
READ MORELife in Lockdown – here we go again?
I am not sure if I was naive, if we were all naive, thinking that we wouldn’t face life in lockdown again, but here we are, here we go again. Less than a week into 2021 as we all hold our breath to see what the year brings, our Prime Minister brought us back in […]
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Meal Plan Monday – Veganuary and lockdown wellbeing.
Welcome to Meal Plan Monday and we land in January 2021 sharing about lockdown wellbeing, what we are eating, and how I go about meal planning and cooking for my family with food allergies and food preferences. We are also in Tier 4 lockdown life at home which means I am less out and about […]
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Mum’s best macaroni cheese recipe
We don’t eat macaroni cheese often in this house. With dairy and gluten intolerances, it’s not on the menu. Vegan and gluten free macaroni cheese is, frankly, pretty grim, unless you happen to visit a really good vegan restaurant that makes a good version. My teenager is a macaroni cheese purist and she loves it […]
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Easy, quick, and delicious bread rolls
These bread rolls are easy, cheap and you know what’s gone into them. My kids eat a lot of bread and whilst my husband eats gluten free, the children and I don’t, and I like making most of our bread if I can. Perfect for soups and casseroles or for lunchboxes with fillings, they work […]
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Meal Plan Monday and Twixmas week eating
Welcome to Meal Plan Monday and this week it’s Twixmas which apparently is the word used to describe the week between Christmas and New Year. I had no idea it was a word until recently. Sounds like a chocolate bar to me. We are working on using up some leftovers and trying to slide back […]
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Have yourself a Merry Covid Christmas.
My son has made up a new Christmas song, which involves a line from a well known Christmas song and the line “have yourself a Merry Covid Christmas” are repeated often. It’s funny but also incredibly sad at the same time. Who would have thought we would know what the word Covid was and that […]
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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!