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?’
