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February disappeared in the blink of an eye! Family: lots of wider family events including a christening for my cousin’s son, and my niece and nephew stayed over for 2 nights during half term. We had a family photo shoot with Mum and Dad and all their grandchildren which was lovely (here are my three […]

There’s a vegan coming to dinner. What are we going to do? Why can’t she eat normal stuff Like a casserole or a stew?     There’s a vegan coming to dinner. What do they actually eat? Egg? No. Cheese? No And obviously no meat!   There’s a meatie hosting a dinner. It was lovely […]

Just spotted this winter veg soup post from before Christmas still lurking in my drafts folder! Winter is a great time for snuggling up with a warm bowl of soup. There is something cosy and hearty about it! Ingredients: half an onion or leek 100g parsnip 100g carrot 100g swede 250g potato 1 stock cube […]

Being gluten free doesn’t mean flavour free. Finding alternatives to traditional flours can be experimental at best and a complete disaster at worst! I was excited to read Eat Happy Too, the second gluten free cookbook from Anna Vocino which includes sauces and pastries, cakes and biscuits which all traditionally rely on gluten. I’ll be […]

Phew, January is over at last (did it seem to last forever to you too?) Here is a round up of what we’ve been up to on my blog and in real life in the new decade. Chris made me laugh by asking if my photo from 2010 was more recent as I still wear […]