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  • Feeding an Athlete – Trying new things

    We are all guilty of cooking the same things week in, week out. For ease, because we like them or just because we lack inspiration. I fall into the latter category…

  • The Meat Run

    We eat a lot of meat in this house. My husband would quite happily consume a whole pack of lamb chops for his dinner every night and that’s it, no veg,…

  • Feeding an Athlete – and a baby!

    There is going to be a little husband appreciation on the blog this week. Not only does Nick work hard to keep Rosalie and I in the manner to which we…

  • Christmas Baking

    A few nights ago I hosted a Christmas shindig/weaning workshop for all the mums in Rosalie and I’s NCT class. In preparation for this I baked some festive fancies to keep…

  • Garden Update – September 2014

    So far this month we have managed to eat lots of things from the garden. We have had onions, lettuce, carrots, corguette, tomatoes and peppers. There have been some fails; broccoli,…

  • Garden Update – August 2014

    In the garden all my tomato plants have gone wild! Above is a picture of my cherry tomatoes in the hanging baskets. I have four in total. I haven’t had any tomatoes ripe…

  • Garden update – July 2014

      Welcome to this months Garden Update. Below are my cherry tomato plants all grown from seed, check me! I have four cherry tomatoes plants all in hanging baskets. Cherry tomato…

  • Garden Update – June 2014

    In the first bed I have all my salad vegetables. The mixed lettuce leaves in the middle and top right hand squares are going well although it has been so hot…

  • Vegetable Garden Update – May 2014

      Welcome back to my vegetable garden. Nearly all seeds have been planted out now. I am just waiting to plant my sweetcorn seeds out in the bed above this weekend.  …

  • Garden Update – Seedlings

    This weekend I did some pottering in the garden. I didn’t do any of the big jobs that needed to be done, like pull up the ever growing weeds or clean…