I do love traditions. Apparently (according to Wikipedia) Stir-up Sunday is one of the essential British traditions. Introduced to the Britain by Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria. We didn't participate this year. Do you recall I'm taking Christmas off? That means no home-made Christmas puddings. No gathering together to stir the pudding in ...
Recipes
Blast From The Past Recipe & A Thank You
Just by chance, this morning, I decided to check the date of my first ever blog post. It was 8 October 2010. Gosh - over 4 years ago. Doesn't time fly when you're typing ;) I then checked what I'd posted on 15 October 2014 - 4 years to the day. It was this Simple Chicken Tikka Masala Slow Cooker Recipe (without photos - what was I thinking?) When I ...
A Fiver To Feed A Family Of Four (Properly)
It's becoming a rarity for me to stick to the blog posts I have scheduled for the week. Once again, today I was taken completely off track by something I saw over at Facebook. But can I find it? Alas no! When I do I will share it on my page. There was a story about a mother who claimed she was too poor to eat properly. Overweight, she commented she cannot ...
Did You Know It’s National Cupcake Week?
Seriously I love social media. If it weren't for Twitter I wouldn't have known it was: National Cupcake Week 2014. And that would have been my loss. For I do love cake. Cupcakes are such fantastic works of art. Edible ones at that. So, if you haven't seen it before here's an old post of mine. How To Bake The Perfect Cupcake I guarantee you will astound ...
How To Make Nail Soup
A bedtime story is the perfect way to end a day. If my mind ever wanders, while sharing a story, I try to bring myself back to the present. I remind myself to be mindful. There may be dishes stacked up downstairs, waiting to be put away, but the Kids' won't want a story from Mom indefinitely. There'll always be more dishes to put away. ...
Happy (Healthy) Heart Carrot Cake Recipe
This recipe originally was posted over at my baking blog but I've decided to move everything across to here - my virtual home! Enjoy! This cake was inspired by a Weight Watchers recipe I stumbled across in 2002. There is no added fat, oil or sugar in the actual cake. Substituting pineapple and dates instead. It also doesn’t contain nuts. It is ...