I have lived in and around Kingston all my life. I’m lucky to be within a half hours train ride to Central London but generally, we are very spoilt with […]
Food
Our family time revolves quote a bit around food. Here you’ll find restaurant reviews and recipes.
Guest post: Cheese & Walnut puff pastry twists
Following on from Rachel’s guestpost this week today I have the lovely Stacey over at Stacey In The Sticks. Stacey is a stay at home mum to two boys. She […]
A Baking Masterclass with Paul Hollywood #HollywoodBakes
A few weeks ago I was invited to a very special baking masterclass session with the one and only Paul Hollywood off of The Great British Bake Off. With his […]
Review: Café Rouge
I had been invited to a food and wine tasting event at the newly refurbished Café Rouge at Kew Bridge last month. Unfortunately, due to a busy work schedule, I was unable […]
Review: Ed’s Easy Diner
I’ve mentioned before that Woking is our new favourite place to go shopping. For us, it has everything under one roof, some of our favourite shops – Debenhams,TK Max and Deichmann […]
Seasonal Specials at Pizza Express
It’s no secret that Pizza Express is our family restaurant of choice so when we were offered to try out the seasonal specials we were more than happy to oblige! […]
How to make Gingerbread Reindeers
We are officially in holiday mode in our household! I finished work on Thursday and the boys finished nursery and school on Friday. No more schools runs for the rest […]
Rossopomodoro at John Lewis Kingston
A few weeks ago I was invited by John Lewis Kingston to a lovely get-together with some other local bloggers for a fun evening of crafts and pizza. We started off with […]
Perfect friday at Pizza Express
I love Friday’s. I work four days a week, so for me, Fridays are the start of my weekend. On Fridays, our usual routine goes out of the window. We […]
Leek, pea and ham farfalle
You may or may not have noticed that I’ve been a bit lacking on Slimming World updates of late, in which case I’m sure you won’t be surprised to hear […]
Cooking with Neff
A few of weeks ago I was lucky enough to be amongst a group of bloggers who were invited to spend the day at Neff’s showroom in Milton Keynes to […]
Hari Ghotra Makhani Curry Kit review
I had the opportunity to review a Hari Ghotra curry kit a few weeks ago and I have to say I was really excited. We are big curry lovers in […]
Beef Bourguignon
Although this dish takes some time to slow cook – it is sooo worth it. The beef literally melts in your mouth. Serves 4 Ingredients Low-calorie cooking spray 6 back […]
Pork Escalope with swede mash
This dish is perfect after a hard day’s work and it’s so easy to make. Serves 4 Ingredients Low calorie cooking spray12 lean pork escalopes 300ml boiling chicken stock 1/2 […]
Harissa Chicken
We cooked this in the oven the first time around but we then used the remaining paste for a second batch on the barbecue. I think this is going to […]
Pork meatballs in roasted vegetable sauce
This pork meatballs recipe is another from Slimming World and its absolutely delicious with hidden veggies. It’s perfect for families – my boys loved this dish and asked for seconds! […]