A few weeks ago I slightly threw my metaphorical toys out of the pram with Mr.HDD and ‘suggested’ he find some time in his busy schedule to spend with me. Shortly after this conversation I remembered there was more than one way to skin a cat and so as a birthday present to me him… Continue reading And relax!
For as long as I can remember I had always wanted to have children and become a mummy, it’s the defining reason as to why the day job materialised, (teacher to 4 and 5 year olds), and why I had my children in my early(ish!) 20s. Along the rocky road of parenting there have been… Continue reading The things we do…
Believe it or not I’m not ALWAYS chained to the kitchen sink, or as I like to think of it, my white-noise base. Every once in a while I allow myself to be treated to the pleasure of having someone else cook for me. My dish-pan hands needs this to happen a tad more often…… Continue reading Oh the places we’ve gone #1…
I am a country girl and always have been. I’ve dipped my toes into many different locations: city, suburbia and the sticks. I was raised in the middle of nowhere, literally. (We were one of four cottages situated along a mile-long dirt track, a couple of miles from the nearest shop and surrounded on all… Continue reading The Good Life…
Now let me first put this out there, and please don’t strike me down, I am hereby admitting that I am a part of a very small group of people who do NOT like cheesecake… Ok, I’ve said it. I love cream, I love cream cheese, I love all things sweet and dessert-like. It’s… Continue reading The (Step) Mother of all Cheesecakes…
Well hello, I’m baa-ack! Somehow or another real life had taken over the virtual one for a while there and I have missed opportunities to blog about key foodie events in our family life, namely Mother’s Day, Easter, my birthday and our youngest hitting double figures. Suffice to say I have been slaving over a… Continue reading Feeding a crowd…
Mr HDD and I took advantage of a child-free Friday night and celebrated Valentine’s Day by dining in. I wanted to prep something that looked impressive, as if I had spent hours slaving over a labour of love, when in reality I had managed to throw it all together in between a mountain of ironing… Continue reading Dinner for Two
This week we saw a major increase in our calorie intake. The Vegetarian, (daughter, 12, occasionally hormonally high maintenance, always positive and proactive), requested pancakes for breakfast, lunch and dinner on Pancake Day. In the finish we agreed on pancakes for pudding on Pancake Eve (my new invention, not sure it will take off…), scotch… Continue reading Pancakes, pancakes, pancakes…
Last weekend the eldest child, Step Son #1, (‘The Gourmand’ or is he ‘The Carnivore’? I think these two labels are interchangeable between step son #1 and my own son), turned 18 and given free reign on the decision for a family meal on the Sunday evening he requested a ‘Boxing Day tea’! Christmas time… Continue reading ‘Can I have a Boxing Day tea?’
Half a Dozen for Dinner 