Happy Happy Holidays! We love school holidays in our house. It’s even better when the weather is good, because after a wet winter with 4 bundles of energy bombing around in the house & climbing the walls, we were getting a wee bit fractious temperament wise. For the first winter in a long time we…… Continue reading Happy Happy Holidays!
Tag: children
Sweet Potato & Red Chili Soup
Soup… We absolutely love it in our house. Not the tinned variety of course. It has to be ‘Ome-made! And it’s so easy to make. You take your favourite ingredients sweat them off in some butter add some stock, cook for a bit and then blitz. Not leek and potato soup though, that can’t…… Continue reading Sweet Potato & Red Chili Soup
Crackers!
Well, the weather has turned chilly, there seems to be a pot of ‘Ome Made mulled wine permanently on the stove top & our Kids behaviour has gone mental which can only mean one thing. We’re on the last leg of the countdown to the second biggest celebration of the year. Yes the big day…… Continue reading Crackers!
Boo-Hoo!
Ok, I have to admit it, I absolutely LOVE Halloween & so do our Kids. It’s just the spookiness of it all & imaginations running riot at the thought of witches, ghosties, bogeymen (or in todays PC world should it now be ‘bogeypersons’?) & other ghouls & ghastlies scaring the pants off you for fun.…… Continue reading Boo-Hoo!
Awww! Do I Have To??!!!!
Come wind, rain, hail, snow or shine, Flossie, Buttercup, Donkey, Matilda, Monsey & our 2 new additions (it’s amazing what you come home with when you’ve just been for a walk in the park!) Stuffin’ & Strudel all need feeding, watering & their eggs collecting. We discussed all this with our Kids before we decided…… Continue reading Awww! Do I Have To??!!!!
Pack Up!
The Kids are back at school which means we’re back to the dilemma of “what shall we give the kids for their lunches?”. Except it’s not really that much of a dilemma. As a family that cooks a lot of food, we just cook… more! Neither Kit nor myself have the patience to be making…… Continue reading Pack Up!