Flapjacks I do like flapjacks, they feel healthier than biscuits thanks to all those “good for you” “bursting with energy” oats and that means there’s no mammyguilt about putting them in lunchboxes. I’ve tried loads of different recipes and a lot are hit and miss, too crumbly, too crunchy, too…
Sausage, Butterbean and Leek Casserole What kids don’t love sausages? I found this recipe a couple of years ago when I had extra sausages in the fridge and fancied something interesting. Both boys love it, we’ve fed it to friends and family and I have shared the recipe…
I tested this recipe a few years ago for Mummy Pages (their version with my photograph is here) and it has become a firm favourite in our house. I was skeptical as I had made the full on one before with homemade white sauce and would usually turn my nose…
Banana bread to me is comfort food. I had a bad time with my tummy a few years ago which meant I had to go off dairy, chocolate, anything fatty, red meat, alcohol, you name it, it hurt me, it had to go. As is my way, I did lots…
Stew is the food of winter days, coming home from school and a big plate of it for dinner, with pools of butter in the mash, I can still taste it. The key to a good stew I think is to cook it slowly so that the meat is really…
Today was wet, very, very wet, and colder than it has been for a long time. We had a great day out and came home hungry and tired, we needed comfort food time but quick comfort food. This stew was ready by the time the potatoes to accompany it had…
I’m not really a batchcooking fan, despite the fact that I do it a lot. I’ve blogged about it before and shared my methods here. It’s tiring, and I always make my plans too ambitious and think that I will do enough to feed us for months, but with lots…
I love cookies but sometimes I get lazy about taking the mixer out of the press and lugging it the whole way to the counter, and then having to wrestle the bowl from the boys before they lick the coating off it. My laziness is really getting a lot of…
I have a thing about flapjacks. Even though they are laden with sugar and are sticky and full of butter I still consider them a healthy addition to the boys’ lunchboxes. Must be the porridge, sure the fibre must do some good. My three and a half year old is…
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