Recipe Autumn apple and blueberry crumble

It's no secret that I have a bit of a sweet tooth and I can inhale a tonne or two of chocolate on any given day, but I only make real deserts in the colder months. We love a good stodgy pud, real school dinner stuff - sticky toffee pudding, jam roly poly, spotted dick …

Head lice the facts

We are about to head into half term here in the UK, and a few days ago my youngest came home from school talking about a girl in her class having 'woodlice' ( she means head lice, but I don't want to correct her, as it's too stinking cute ).   My first reaction is …

Our Sunday in pictures a walk in the woods

  My whole family have been ill for over a week, and just as I was about to paint a Biblical style red 'X' on the front door, my husband said that maybe It's time to get outside and blow away the bugs.. ( he's slightly less dramatic than me ). We're really lucky to …

Family recipe amazing chorizo and squash risotto

It's getting super chilly here in the UK now, Autumn is finally establishing itself, and I'm ready to file my summer menus and start preparing some more hearty dinners for the fam. We love casseroles, cassoulets, stews, soups but a total fave of ours is the humble risotto. You can be as creative as you …

My 5 hot lipsticks for the school run

Let's all be honest here.. We all like to look good at the school gates don't we?   Turning up to drop off your little poppet, looking like a fresh bag of hell, can be met with " oooh are you poorly" or " oh gosh, are you OK?" And none of us want to …