Fresh Cream Victoria Bunt Cake

This fluffy cake is a summer delight, packed full of juicy strawberries it’s the perfect summer treat. Ingredients 200g Stork 200g Tate and Lyle caster sugar 200g Neil’s self raising flour 4 medium free range eggs ASDA extra special strawberry jam 10 local strawberries Icing sugar to dust 250ml whipping cream Vanilla essence Method Pre […]

Slow Cooker Meatball Marinara Subs

This was a first for us but oh my gosh it has been added to our favourites list! Ingredients 1/2 cup frozen onions 1/2 cup frozen peppers 3 garlic cloves Fresh basil Fresh oregano Tinned chopped tomatoes 1 tbsp tomato purée Good quality paprika (this is the secret!) both sweet and smoked/spicy Tsp sugar Tsp […]

Breastfeeding

Our journey I knew from the minute I took the pregnancy test that I wanted to breastfeed little Lottie. Ruby’s feeding journey was challenging to say the least, I was determined to be successful this time and fully prepared for any hurdles which needed to be overcome. The bond between mummy and baby is incredible […]

Breastfeeding questions answered

I’m ashamed to say it was MONTHS ago I asked on Instagram if anyone had any breastfeeding related questions they would like me to answer in a blog post. I’m only getting around to answering them now. Life has got ridiculously busy since December, juggling a toddler and a newborn is not for the faint […]

Peanut butter lactation shake

This milkshake is DELICIOUS!! Fab for milk production or just as a healthy treat if you’re not breastfeeding! Ingredients 250ml oat milk 1 banana 1/2 tsp brewers yeast 1 tbsp flaxseed 1 tbsp smooth peanut butter Blitz in a blender for 2 minutes until completely smooth and enjoy!

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 […]