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Ultimate Picnic Pie
Children lend themselves to picnics. Food is always more fun when eaten outside, particularly if there is a blanket and a picnic hamper. Whilst the birds pick up the crumbs for you. And although some...
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Interviewing Deliciously Ella
I don’t know whether to ask for your congratulations or commiserations. Not only have I been asked to interview DeliciouslyElla for Britmums Live on Friday, but we’ve been asked to sell and sign books...
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Laughing at my own jokes + picnic tips and tricks
I’ve just finished watching our latest vid on tips and tricks for picnics. And I’ve got to be honest, it made me laugh. Tragic, I know, to be laughing at your own jokes, but no-one gets my jokes as...
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Chopping things up really, really small
I have a prediction. I think the summer of 2015 will be the summer of ‘slaw. I used to get excited about sunshine, Summers of Love, holidays and the possibility of a sun tan. This year I’m excited...
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Freezer friends
What’s in your freezer? Ice cubes? Frozen peas? Oven chips? Lots of Tupperware pots full of unidentifiable foods? That’s me, or was until earlier this year when I decided to learn how to use my freezer...
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A month ago (doesn’t time fly?) I went to the brilliant Britmums Live! event to interview Deliciously Ella and arm myself with some great ideas on how to survive the summer holidays. Because where...
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Summer holiday crafts
The word inspiration is so over-used that whenever I read it in a press release or on a website, I automatically switch off. But when I was thinking of ways to describe Maggy, from Red Ted Art,...
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Banana Bread
Not got any plans this weekend? Then may I suggest making this banana bread…. in a jar. Yes, cake in a jar. What’s not to love? This is from our cookbook and if screwed tightly shut lasts for weeks....
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Lizi’s Granola Hamper Competition – yeah baby!
It is four o’clock in the afternoon and lunchtime seems but a distant, delicious, memory. You’re bored, you’re clock-watching but most of all you’re hungry. There is no doubt – it is snack time. Are...
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Marmite Swirls
Look at these babies. A combination of Marmite (yeeha!) and pastry. What’s not to like? I can’t pretend they’re healthy, but as an after school snack they hit the spot and they’re not laden with sugar....
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Parenting lows…
Last week our children were asked to dress up like ancient Greeks at school. I’m not a great one for dressing up, and the thought of one of my sheets being traipsed around school all day didn’t appeal....
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The only apple crumble recipe you will ever need
Apple crumble There is something comfortingly nostalgic about apple crumble. For me it conjures up memories of Sunday afternoons in the kitchen with the family as a child, feeling safe and warm and...
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Bonfire bread (dampers) – oct 21st
Have you got your pumpkins? Are they sitting on the side, slowly melting (like mine)? Or have you got busy with the scalpel and created your own personal work of art? I have indulged in some Halloween...
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Easy dinner party meals – shoulder of pork ragu
There is little I like more than a Saturday night, heavenly smells emanating from the kitchen, and friends about to arrive on the doorstep. In my dreams, the kids are bathed and bedded, sleeping...
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The answer to a knotty problem – hair detangler
Get (un)knotted This is not the prettiest of pictures. It is a dreadlock cut out of one of my children’s hair after a long, hot summer that involved lots of days lolling in the pool or at the beach...
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Lazy person’s lamb – perfect for Autumnal dinners with friends
Slow roast lamb for lazy people. Perfect for dinner with friends. Roast lamb is great for when you’re entertaining as it is very forgiving especially when you slow cook it. Here pretty much everything...
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Why I ♥ chopped onions
I have blogged about these before but just in case you missed it, let me tell you how much I love ready-chopped onions. They are sold in the fruit and veg chiller cabinets of most supermarkets and...
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Warm winter salad with butternut squash, feta & granola
I love the onslaught of winter. The countdown to Christmas, losing yourself in big cosy jumpers and warming your hairy legs (bare pins out, black tights in!) by the fire are more than compensation for...
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Cinnamon wreath
Now, as you may know, I’m not one to call attention to my perfection. I leave that to my husband and kids [hollow laugh]. But sometimes I exceed my own expectations and then, when sufficient...
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Two ways with sprouts
Sprouts – you either love them or hate them and although I started out as one of the latter I have ended up as one of the former, so it just goes to show in the life anything can happen. This year...
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