A lifestyle blog
I could never class myself as a foodie blogger but I do try, though it would never be described as haut cuisine. Comfort is how I would describe most of the things I produce, and if it can all be done in one pan then I am all over it. This is where my recipes, restaurant reviews and kitchen appliance reviews live. And badly shot photos of food in general.
This is the recipe you didn’t know you need. It’s the only apple pie ice cream recipe you will ever need, even when you don’t know you need an apple pie ice cream recipe My inlaws arrived on Sunday for ten days and that meant one thing on Saturday: menu planning. I need to be ahead of the game this week as there is SO much happening. GCSEs, an
. Have you heard about this? I did a year or so ago but have never had a chance to put it into action. The idea is simple. You visit a coffee shop that has joined the Suspended Coffee movement, buy a coffee, and pay for a second one at the same time. The second one is then donated to somebody who can’t afford to buy one for themselves.
. I have been struggling to find meals that all of us will enjoy recently, and that can withstand E eating at 6pm, Mr B and I at 8pm and J at 8.30pm. It is either that or doing three dinners and my sanity can’t cope with that idea. So our Sage Appliances slow cooker has been an absolute god send as it has a keep warm function
. I have been trying to start this blog post in my head for about three weeks. “I don’t like olives” — but that then makes you think I am going to launch into a 10CC lyric and follow it up with “I love it”. I don’t. I really don’t like olives. Equally though I don’t like that I don’t like olives. I want to like olives.
. I read this article as it popped up on my “suggestions to share” feed on Buffer this week and it made me smile: What you should keep in your pantry or fridge or freezer. Mainly because it made me think about our Miele fridge. Is it wrong to love a fridge? Following my post on Valentine’s day I am guessing you are aware how much I love our fridge.
Chocolate Waffle Cake is a showstopper of a cake This morning the ever gorgeous Kelly from DomesticGoddesque tagged me on Facebook to alert me to a chocolate waffle cake that another blogger had made. This is the video of that creation, it has a stack of Nutella in it and looks heavenly. As you know I love trying out things on our Smart Waffle and there is little I
.Hot Cross Buns Recipe You know this thing where I can’t really cook? Well I can’t. Not really. I don’t really follow recipes properly and I often change things which means my kids do that arched eyebrow thing when they try something for the first time. This week that has happened with the above hot cross buns. They look like normal hot cross buns don’t they? Well they
Dutch Speculaas Recipe. This time next week we will be heading home after spending Easter with Canvas Holidays in Dunirell. We are thrilled to be working with Canvas Holidays this year as they celebrate their 50th birthday, along with Mr B. It will be the first time I have been away with Canvas Holidays since I was about 12 so it is going to be great to see just how much
. . So there I was an hour ago, minding my own business when this Tweet appeared: How did I not know it was International Waffle Day?! Waffles are my favourite thing. Look I even have a waffle board on Pinterest (I told you yesterday that Pinterest is my new favourite thing, didn’t I) Follow MummyBarrow’s board W has to be for Waffles on Pinterest. Sadly it would appear
. This year I am all about the staying in. My new phrase is “Staying In is the New Going Out” and later this week I will share my ideas on food and gift ideas, but for now, let’s focus on the booze. First up you have to have fizz, right? It’s sort of the law on days like Valentine’s Day. And Christmas. And Birthdays. And New Years. And “today
. It won’t have escaped your attention that I am a bit involved with Comic Relief this year. And also a lover of food. In fact if you don’t know those two facts about me you are clearly new. And won’t know that it is Mummy Barrow law that newbies send me biscuits. (Ed’s note: Get on with it Barrow). Oh yes. Right. So given that I am a huge
T mailed me when she got an email asking her to come along to a relaunch. I wrote back in approximately 0.00001 seconds “Are you kidding? Of course!” Tortilla hasn’t reached our sleepy corner of Hampshire and only came on the scene after T pretty much left London, so it was new to her to be honest, and she hadn’t realised that it was my “occasional treat lunch” from my office