How to get the kids to eat vegetables goma-ae Greens

Getting the kids eating vegetables | Goma-ae greens

Goma-ae greens - How to get the

eating vegetables! This could also be used as a snack, salad, side dish or part of a selection of snacks.


strawberry gateau

Strawberry & elderflower gateau with strawbery coulis

Strawberry Gateau - I’m going to be honest and say I didn’t price this up because I forgot. It was a special treat during the holidays. Also, whilst being honest I wasn’t too sure how it would turn out because I haven’t really cooked a pudding before. Well, I say cook, this actually doesn’t involve any cooking! As it turned out, it wasn’t bad! Oh, before I woke up this morning I didn’t even know what a coulis was, let alone how to make one.


Easy Flatbread Recipe

Easy Flatbread Recipe

This is a lovely and easy flatbread recipe. Kneading the dough is a great way to get the kids in the kitchen and helping out. The garlic and herb butter is optional, however it does make the flatbread stand out and bring it to another level.


Easy Hummus Recipe

Easy Hummus Recipe

Easy Hummus Recipe - Hummus is amazing, simple to make and easy to adapt and change. We love it as a go-to snack. We eat it with breadsticks, veggie sticks, crackers etc. For years I always brought the ready-made stuff. Until I discovered how easy it was. This recipe is simple, quick and cheap. The kids will love getting involved, so grab the ingredients and head to the kitchen together and make some delicious hummus.


Ice Lolly for breakfast ready to freeze

Ice Lolly for Breakfast

Ice Lolly for Breakfast (with a healthy twist) So here’s my thinking, ice lolly for breakfast must earn me some

right? ……. A quick trip to the shop and only a few quid down. The plan commenced.


Easy Cheese Sauce

Easy Cheese Sauce - cheap, easy and delicious.

This makes this easy cheese sauce super flexible and a handy recipe to have to hand for a quick, affordable and delicious dinner or lunch.


homemade bread

Homemade Bread

Making homemade bread is so simple.


Asian Spicy Beef Salad

Asian Spicy Beef Salad - Quick, easy and delicious

This Asian spicy beef salad is my take on a recipe found in many parts of South East Asia such as Vietnam and Thailand.


Homemade sausage roll served with potato wedges and side salad

Simple, Quick and Delicious Sausage Roll

With it being the school holidays we spent the day
exploring the South Downs
. Muddy paths, giant mud puddles and chalk cliffs. With the kids taking it in turns showering, changing and generally winding down, I needed something quick and filling.


decorated cupcakes

Cupcakes - Dad's Delicious Bake Off

The little lady decided for her Egyptian Topic Homework this week she would make cupcakes, with little pyramids on top.

Not to be outdone. The middle boy, in turn, wanted to make some cupcakes of his own.

One thing led to another and we now have enough cupcakes to feed a small army.