Two years ago in the winter of 2019 I found out I had breast cancer. I was a young new mother and completely terrified. Fast forward to today and I am healthy, have an amazing thriving two and a half year old and am planning my wedding with my perfectly imperfect soulmate. My hair has […]
This sausage casserole is a great winter dinner that everyone in the family, old and young, will love. It’s as simple to pull together as it is delicious to eat. I absolutely love chickpeas. The fact they have endless health benefits is a huge plus. They’re high in protein, fibre, folate and manganese which help […]
They say “it takes a village to raise a child”. This ancient African proverb stems from the ideal of a child being raised by a large extended family and community. It advocates the importance of the involvement of many different people in a child’s upbringing. Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends working together to […]
I’ll be honest, pork is my kryptonite in the kitchen. I find it difficult to get right, it’s either undercooked or dry and tough, and for that reason we don’t have it very often. It’s a shame considering how affordable and delicious it is. I’ve only found two ways to cook pork in a way […]
You know “those” winter days, it’s raining (or snowing) cold and miserable. You’re stuck indoors with your incessantly active toddlers/s. They’ve played with all of their toys, read every book they own and destroyed your house. They’ve scribbled briefly in their colouring books, and are now deafening you with their whines of boredom. I see […]
This delicious fish pie looks and tastes far more complicated to make than it actually is. It is perfect as a comforting winter weekday meal, and even for something a bit more special like a dinner party (remember when those were a thing?!) The fish is cooked gently in a moreish silky white sauce laced […]
With the massive universal increase in portable screen devices in the last ten years, more and more of us parents are *guiltily* wondering what impact screen time might have on our children. As a mother to a toddler I know all too well the struggle. You desperately need to clear up, pack lunches, take a […]
I am big into making soups, especially in the winter when it’s cold out. As I write this my toddler is going to her nounou (French childminder) three days a week, and I send her with a packed lunch and snacks. One of my go-to’s for her to have at the moment is soup and […]
Frustratingly there is still a stigma and even certain level of judgement within our society attached to having a caesarean section (C-section.) It is still sometimes viewed as the “easy way out”, although perhaps less so than in the past. It has even been glamorised by celebrities such as Victoria Beckham. The coining of the phrase […]
Let me paint you a picture. My baby girl was seven months old and for her whole life up until that point both myself and my partner had been rocking her off to sleep. We’d pace up and down the bedroom with her cradled in our arms until she was asleep. Then we’d put her […]
