In late December 2019, I was watching the news coming from South East Asia about a mysterious virus causing cases of pneumonia in China, and I told the husband “that doesn’t look good, I hope it doesn’t cause problems”. We spent time in Singapore when the “original” SARS virus was an issue, so we both […]
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Welcome to Meal Plan Monday and we land in January 2021 and this week I am all about quick, cheap and easy meals. Meal plan Monday is sharing 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 […]
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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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*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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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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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 […]
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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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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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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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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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