Magimix – John Lewis Technology for Living
I am really excited to be taking part in the John Lewis Technology for Living project and testing a Magimix 5200XL food processor. I’ve only ever had a small food processor attachment for my Kenwood and it has never been very effective, so I was wondering how I would get on with the Magimix. After...
Flavrbox review
When I discovered Flavrbox on twitter I was really excited – really, properly excited! So I was beyond excited when they asked if I’d like to try one of their boxes. For those of you who haven’t heard of them, Flavrbox put together a monthly tasting box containing products from some fabulous UK producers, which...
Gooseberry Tarte Tatin
I must confess that I’d never made a tarte tatin before trying this, in fact, I don’t think I’d ever eaten one! I’d seen them made on lots of tv programmes and figured, “how hard can it be?”. Well, for someone, like myself, who seems to be totally incapable of making caramel, it is quite...
Glamping at Trevella Park
I’d heard of glamping a few times so when we were offered a 3 night stay in a safari tent at Trevella Park, near Newquay in Cornwall, I jumped at the chance. You see, I’m not usually one for camping – it’s the grass, it gets everywhere! But glamping is ‘posh camping’ and whilst it...
The Great Blogger Bake Off
If there’s one programme I look forward to watching each week, it’s The Great British Bake Off. As you can probably tell, I love baking and there’s hardly a day goes by when I don’t stick the oven on and bake something (hence my ever expanding waistline!). So I was delighted to be asked to...
Tots100 Film Club – Scooby Doo
When I saw that Scooby-Doo! Laff-A-Lympics: Spooky Games was one of the films on the Tots100 Film Club list last month, I immediately knew I had to choose it! Grace and Faith are massive Scooby Doo fans and often rush downstairs in the morning to cram in an episode before we get up! As the title suggests, Scooby...
Summer Holidays
The school Summer holidays seem to have flown past! It seems like only yesterday that the children rushed out of school with 6 free weeks ahead of them, and now they’re getting ready to go back next week. However, we seem to have done loads and it’s not over yet! At the moment we are...
Yoga pants
Sometimes you buy a book that you just love and I have to say, I have studied every page of sewing modkid style in great detail (several times) and absolutely adore it! The clothes, all using knit fabrics, are exactly the sort of things my children love to wear and are really practical for everyday wear....
Raspberry cordial
Last week Grace and I went to our local Pick your own farm to get some fruit. We really wanted some blackcurrants but time ran away with us and all that is left at our local farm this time of year is raspberries. Luckily, we love raspberries so we set about picking and ended up...
American style pancakes
Weekends are all about shifting down a gear and usually involve something a bit different from the everyday cereal and toast for breakfast. Our all time favourite has to be pancakes in some shape or form (and with my dodgy pancake making they can often be in very strange shapes!). Recently we have been favouring...
Stilton, pear and walnut tart
Recently, I was sent some French wines to try and set the challenge of pairing them with food. You may remember that I did a similar challenge before and that I confessed to beng rather rubbish when it comes to knowing a good wine! Not wanting this to hold me back, I accepted the challenge...
Win a Willow Picnic Hamper from John Lewis
I’m sure that Summer is just around the corner (if I keep thinking it, then it may happen!) and what better way to enjoy the great outdoors than with a stylish picnic hamper? Well, you’re in luck because you could be the proud owner of this gorgeous Willow Picnic Hamper worth £55 from John Lewis just by...
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