Tots100 Film Club – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
This month we were very excited to review a film that we hadn’t seen before, and one that really appealed to us all. I’m sure you all know the story behind Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, which includes golden tickets, unpleasant children, Oompa Loompas, glass elevators and, of course, lots of chocolate....
Happy holidays
This Easter holidays we spent another week down in Mudeford in my Dad’s caravan. I say caravan, it’s more of a mobile home – except it’s not mobile… Anyway, whatever you want to call it, we had a fab time and I didn’t want to come home! It’s such a wonderful area for a family...
Apple crumble and custard cake
A few weeks back we had the first meeting of the Eastleigh Clandestine Cake Club, which was really great fun. Our theme was fabulous fruit cakes and we had a great mix of flavours to try. After a few last minute cancellations, there were five of us and enough cake to feed about 50! Everyone...
Successful cyclist
It feels like we have been trying to get Grace to ride her bike without stabilisers forever! To be fair, we hadn’t really thought about a good approach and hadn’t put any sustained effort into it, so we decided that the Easter holidays provided the perfect opportunity to try properly. So, after a little research,...
Easter chocolate nests
I’m pretty sure that when you have children it is compulsory to make these chocolate krispie cakes – especially at Easter time using mini eggs. I’m not a huge fan of just mixing rice kripies or cornflakes with chocolate as I find they tend to set rock solid, so I always use a mixture of...
Giving Up Clothes for Good
Ok, it’s not as scary as it sounds. You won’t find me out shopping in my birthday suit but, after a good rummage through my wardrobe, there are certain items of clothing that I will shortly be saying a fond goodbye to. I’ve never been known for my fashion sense but I do have lots...
My vintage daughter
While digging round in the loft, my Mum found several bags of clothes that I used to wear when I was a child. There was loads of great stuff (and a few not so great!) and most of it 30 years (or more!) old. Quite a lot of it is M&S – or St Michael...
Jammy coconut sponge squares
This is one of our favourite, quick and easy cake recipes. It is ideal as a lunch box treat and is great for taking on picnics in this lovely, sunny weather. In fact, I might bake some tomorrow morning and take Faith out for a little picnic lunch! Ingredients (makes 12 squares) 200g unsalted butter/Stork...
Spring gardening and win a gardening kit from Innocent
We try our best, but I think it is safe to say that when it comes to gardening, we’re not the best! However, this never puts the girls off trying, so they were very excited when Innocent offered them a little gardening kit to get them started. They received a shiny new watering can, some...
Easter Baking – Hot Cross Buns
There are so many great things to make and bake at Easter time and hot cross buns are one of our favourites. They don’t always look as neat and tidy as the ones you buy in the supermarket, but they certainly taste just as good, in fact, they probably taste much better! You may think...
Turkey Burgers
I always think of turkey as the underdog of the meat world, coming in a long way behind good old chicken. But in our house we are huge fans of turkey, often choosing it over chicken. Turkey is definitely not just for Christmas and, along with Lean on Turkey, I’m hoping to persuade you to...
Cartmel Puddings
It’s certainly no secret that I like a good pudding. If I’m eating out then I’ll often choose my main carefully so I still have room for pudding – because that is the best bit! So there was no way I was going to turn down the offer of pudding to review, especially when it...
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