Salted caramel sauce: try it on ice-cream, spread on toast, with apple pie or on top of banana cake. Or straight from the jar with a spoon. Any way, it works. There are only four ingredients in this sauce and it really is very hard to get wrong. What it is easy to do is spill the molten sugar when you aren't paying attention. I have the burned foot to prove it: I am thankful I was making it in winter and therefore the damage was minimised … [Read more...]
The Week That Was: Week 47
I saw a post this week that made me giggle- someone suggested the term "Mamarazzi" for a Mamma/Mum/Mother who takes pictures of their offspring ALL. THE. TIME. Which kind of sums me up. I don't know what portion of my instagramming is the blog, or conditioned as result of doing 366 last year, but the post reminded me that I love it. I love chronicling all the fun, odd and downright humdrum stuff that we get up to. I love seeing how much the … [Read more...]
Paper Plate Angels
I bought a book ages ago from a charity shop and when I got it home a loose page fluttered out with instructions for making an angel mobile from paper. I have adapted the instructions I found- and which appear to have been lost in the move- to use paper plates to make hanging angels. The instructions seem complicated but after the first one it makes perfect sense and they are quick to make, I promise. So you need to fold your plate in half, … [Read more...]
Beef Carbonnade with Mustard Damper Bread Dumplings
The temperature gauge read 0.5C as I left on the school run this week. To me, this is officially cold, so i'm breaking out the big guns and have been thinking about #WinterWarmer Recipes this week. So I have used mustard in this Carbonnade of Beef -essentially a stew with a posh French name- as well as in the Damper-Style dumplings that accompany it. Mustard is a great ingredient for adding warmth and flavour to a meat dish, especially meat. … [Read more...]
Secret Christmas Gifting with Not On The High Street
It seems that now the Holidays Are Coming, everyone is talking about Not Talking About Christmas. But last week I spent an entire evening on Not On The High Street (NOTHS)- an online marketplace that brings together 3,800 independent small UK businesses- diligent in my pursuit of the perfect Christmas Gift. The side benefit of my night on the site was that I have filled out my Birthday (Thanksgiving, if you were interested) and Christmas … [Read more...]
Tesco Mum of the Year 2014 Shortlist
My Saturday nights are taken up with watching Strictly Come Dancing. LBG, Dimples and I curl under the blanket on the sofa to be dazzled and amazed by the calibre of the dancing and the spectacle of the show, lighting and costumes. The bit that I like least is knowing that someone will get voted off: everyone works so hard on their routine and puts such effort in. I would hate to have to chose between two such dancers every week. I cannot imagine … [Read more...]
Carrot and Clementine Cookies
Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat. Or is it Santa? Or Rudolph? Maybe it's just me. Either way, here's a recipe that offers you the chance to literally have your cookie and eat it: Carrot and Clementine Cookies. Repeat after me: Hidden vegetables. And fruit. You are very welcome. Here's how. Print Carrot and Clementine Cookies Recipe type: Christmas Serves: 12 Ingredients 85g room … [Read more...]
