Moo Goo

I have been meaning to do a ‘newborn must haves’ blog post which I will be including these products in however they are so beautiful I felt they deserved a post of their own! We were very kindly gifted three different MooGoo products with absolutely no obligation to share but I wanted to as I […]

Our morning routine

Today’s Mother Hen blog prompt is ‘your morning routine’. Our morning routine has changed significantly in the last three months since the arrival of baby Lottie. Neill gets up for work at 3am (I don’t know how he does it), every single morning without fail I will wake to say “don’t forget your sandwiches” simply […]

‘A quote you try to live by’

Today’s blog prompt from The Mother Hen is ‘a quote you try to live by’. This was an easy one for me. “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it”. I’m not sure who wrote this but I heard it years ago and it really stuck with me. My […]

Ten interesting facts about me

Thank you to the lovely Mother Hen herself, Kathryn Hendry for today’s blog post prompt. I’m afraid I’m starting this off doubting ten interesting facts exist about me but sure I’ll give it a go! One I have been with my now husband for 15 years. We started dating when I was 14 so I […]

Hidden roasted veg pasta sauce

This sauce and others like it is literally the only way I can get vegetables into my almost threenager! We are still in the ridiculously fussy toddler stage, most foods are refused unless they are beige. I constantly worry about Ruby’s diet. If it wasn’t for healthy pasta sauce she would probably be malnourished (ha!). […]

Irish Flakemeal Biscuits

Ingredients 16oz butter 8oz caster sugar 10oz self raising flour plus extra for dusting 10oz oats 8oz coconut Method In a mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light in colour Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well until it resembles a dough Roll 1cm deep, using a cookie cutter cut your […]

Lean, mean chicken nuggets

Super simple to make and much healthier for little people than processed chicken nuggets. Breadcrumbs freeze really well, I have portioned the leftovers and will use them up before making another batch. Simply take the breadcrumbs out the day before they are needed and allow to defrost before use. Ingredients ASDA extra special olive bloomer […]