Welcome back to Meal Plan Monday and Happy New Year. Each week I share what we are eating, planning to eat or cooking and how we meal plan for a family of four with food allergies and Coeliac disease on a budget. We shop at Aldi and Asda mainly for convenience and also for food […]
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2022 Is almost here and once again I am not making any New Year’s Resolutions. I gave that up a long time ago and I stick to it. I make a resolution not to make resolutions. I used to make resolutions and try to keep them. I don’t bother any more. Yes, I want […]
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This recipe for a gluten & dairy free white sauce that I use for pasta sauces, in lasagna, and where a white sauce is needed. This is a basic Béchamel sauce and is very easy to make. I substitute plain flour with gluten free flour, and we use a plant based milk (usually unsweetened soya […]
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This is a collaborative post with Poster My Wall, sharing some tools and tips for planning, if like me, you work in social media and find Christmas content and planning needs a bit more organising and time management. Christmas is my favourite time of the year, and it’s busy, and full of fun and also […]
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We all love our pets and at Christmas time it’s no exception that we want them to be part of the fun and festivities but your pets and Christmas decorations may not be a good partnership. Read our “tail” of woe and tinsel to learn about how we realised that Christmas decorations may not be […]
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I love Christmas, I love all things Christmas. But there is one thing I will ask, nay, I will plead, in fact I will stamp my feet and refuse to take part in… Please don’t make me do Secret Santa. Bah humbug. Don’t add me to a Secret Santa as part of any group. No […]
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*We hope this collaborative post on how to keep hardwood floors looking great throughout winter is helpful to our readers* Hardwood floor maintenance is very crucial and tough in the winter, especially for those who are dealing with a harsh winter where heavy rains, ice, snow, and salt can add to the difficulty. Even the […]
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Welcome to the last Meal Plan Monday of the year and we are rolling into Christmas. I will probably do a sort of “what we might be eating for Christmas” next week but there is a lot of eating out and not so much meal planning happening as we approach Christmas so we will be […]
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Purchasing and moving into a new home can be a truly wonderful time. It can also be exhausting. Moving away from your old life, driving potentially hundreds of miles, moving all of your valuables and adjusting to a new area is pretty much the most world-shifting thing you can do, at least from a personal […]
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Sharing a festive guest post by By Erik Wolf, Executive Director, World Food Travel Association about Christmas Bites and Beverages from Around the Globe When we consider Christmas foods, we tend to look to countries with a Christian tradition, so while Christmas might be celebrated by many people in Africa, the Middle East or Asia, […]
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