I had every intention of making things ahead of time for my Vitamix #margaritaparty, but my day went a little like this: 7am wake up late. Rush to get Girls ready for school. Remember car is at garage so call friend to take us to school. 7.55am leave house. Remember Tesco delivery on the way to school. Realise phone is where I left it next to my rapidly cooling cup of coffee. 8.35am get back to house post school run to find a note from … [Read more...]
{Review} KiddyCharts.com have a chart for everything
When LBG was smaller we spent a long time one day making her a progress chart or reward chart as a tool to encourage her to sleep in her bed rather than on the floor. It was a big success and we have subsequently introduced reward charts for good behaviour and so on for both girls as we have needed them. But they get tatty quite quickly from daily use so I have been looking for a better option. Wouldn't you know that Kiddy Charts … [Read more...]
How I’ve changed in 30 years: Special K flakeover
Thirty years ago things were very different for me: I was a cute little six year old with blond hair and blue eyes, an annoying younger brother and a mum who made birthday cakes in the shape of fire-engines. Life simply does not get better than that. And then, after a night away from home, we awoke to the news that we had a younger brother, and were taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary to meet the little bundle of joy. The six year old me was … [Read more...]
Leftover Chicken Taquitos with Peanut Dipping Sauce
I recently had the good fortune to attend a Chinese Cooking Masterclass given by Hannah Hayes from China Feast to celebrate the launch of Amoy Premium Soy Sauce. It was a busy class which covered everything from the best way to cook your Egg Fried Rice- you have to squish the egg in a plastic bag then add the rice and squish that too- to making your own Chili Oil. I also had an interesting lesson in the making of Soy Sauce- likened to … [Read more...]
Papier-mâché Hen Challenge
A while ago Molly Moo published a picture of the most fabulous Papier-mâché Chicken/Hen that she had made at her Papier-mâché course. This precipitated a Hen Craft Challenge which I agreed to take part in, although frankly I was never going to match up to Her Craftyness's high standards. I used a cereal packet to do most of the work for me. Firstly, I took off the top third, and put to one side for the 'bits' < that's a tchnical term, by … [Read more...]
{Review} of Aromo coffee, Cafepod and Nespresso coffee capsules.
I make no secret of the fact that I consider tea to be the work of the devil. We love our Nespresso Citiz + Milk- bought for DH as a wedding anniversary gift- I'm fairly sure it's the thing we'd be most likely to save in a fire. That shot of caffeine first thing in the morning is all that gets me through the school run. So of course I was happy to try Aromo capsules and Cafepod capsules, both of which are designed so that they are compatible … [Read more...]
{Review} What is Zulily?
Have you heard of Zulily? I've been a member for a few months, since I heard about Zulily at a BritMums event. It's an American company that has branched out to the UK. It's an online shop offering 'daily sales events' on everything you can think of for mums, babies and kids. In some cases, members can save 90% on regular retail prices from brands that are household names- such as Hello Kitty, Converse and Prince Lionheart, to new and … [Read more...]
