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Missing My Favourite Recipes

February 11, 2015 by SimplyBeingMum

I've started watching 10000BC on Channel 5. Always intrigued by these type of social experiments (I was gripped by Living In The Past in the 70's) it's fascinating to see specifically what a decent meal means to us humans. Until something is taken away, it's sometimes hard to fully appreciate how much we truly would miss something were it not ...

No Waste Tastes Great / I Wasted A Watermelon

July 18, 2014 by SimplyBeingMum

It's Friday Guys - time for No Waste Tastes Great as part of Food Waste Friday Have you seen Dirty Dancing? Of course you have. Well, as you know Baby carries a watermelon. Unfortunately I wasted a watermelon. But more on that later... Simply Being Mum's Friday Fridge No video today. I had a comment, earlier this week, that I sound as though I'm doing the ...

How To Make Nail Soup

July 16, 2014 by SimplyBeingMum

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. ...

Simple Slow Cooked Honey Ham In Cola (With Pictures!) Recipe

February 25, 2014 by SimplyBeingMum

This recipe is a firm favourite at Chez Wright. I have posted it before, but not with pictures and not with such a long title! Click here for the original recipe on Simply Being Mum Simple Slow Cooked Honey Ham In Cola (With Pictures!) Recipe ...

Food Waste Friday / A Mixed Up Fridge

February 7, 2014 by SimplyBeingMum

**Warning - I'm in a talkative mood this Food Waste Friday. If intending to read this post, you may want to grab a coffee before you start)** It's Friday Guys - My turn once more to host Food Waste Friday! Each week since March 2008, in order to motivate her to waste less food, Kristen The Frugal Girl, has posted a picture of any food that has gone bad ...

Food Waste Friday / Soup & Salad

January 24, 2014 by SimplyBeingMum

It's Friday Guys - My turn once more to host Food Waste Friday! Each week since March 2008, in order to motivate her to waste less food, Kristen The Frugal Girl, has posted a picture of any food that has gone bad over the last seven days. She found this embarrassing practice so helpful, to her, that she invited other bloggers to post their own photos, and ...

Simple Slow Cooked Lasagne Recipe / A Reminder

January 23, 2014 by SimplyBeingMum

From time to time it's good to be reminded of why you started doing something. It's easy to forget as your journey progresses. Different paths open up and you head on down them. My blogging journey has, to date, been amazing. I love blogging. Where you are now, reading this, is my virtual home. As real to me as my physical home. It's where my friends come ...

Simple Slow Cooked Christmas Turkey – Controversial?

December 4, 2013 by SimplyBeingMum

Before we head on into this post I'd like to get a little something out-of-the-way... There are varying opinions on whether poultry can be safely slow cooked. If you are in any doubt as to whether slow cooking turkey is for you. Don't do it. I slow cook turkey, and have never had any adverse effect. I'm fanatical about food safety and hygiene (have I ever ...

Food Waste Friday / The Usual Suspects

November 29, 2013 by SimplyBeingMum

It's Friday Guys - My turn once more to host Food Waste Friday! Each week since March 2008, in order to motivate her to waste less food, Kristen The Frugal Girl, has posted a picture of any food that has gone bad over the last seven days. She found this embarrassing practice so helpful, to her, that she invited other bloggers to post their own photos, and ...

No Waste Tastes Great / A Half Full Fridge

November 8, 2013 by SimplyBeingMum

It's Friday Guys - time for No Waste Tastes Great Click here to learn more about my Friday routine Simply Being Mum's Friday Fridge It's half full! Why? ...

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