Mediocre Mum

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  • Slow Cooker Sweet Potato and Lamb Casserole with Dumplings

    We’ve just rediscovered that we really like sweet potatoes and I’m not sure why I haven’t used them more.  Part way through cooking, when I lifted the lid, the smell beckoned for dumplings! Serves 4 Setting: Low Cooking time: 6-8 hours Ingredients: 1 TBSP of oil 450g of diced lamb Salt and pepper 2 onions,…

  • The Obligatory Egg Nests!

    I don’t know what comes over me when it comes to holidays.  I turn into someone kind of deranged domesticated super mum, crafting and cooking, which is so unlike me.  Thank goodness for google. Yesterday we dyed some Easter eggs and made some Cornflake Chocolate Egg Nests.  We had to improvise as the corner shop…

  • Cheats way to decorate Easter Eggs!

    We were inspired by the lovely Maggie from Red Ted Art to try our hand at decorating Easter Eggs.  It was incredibly easy and effective. However, within 5 minutes of finishing decorating them my daughter has broken 8 out of the 12 eggs, playing Easter Bunny.  Oh well, the fun was in decorating them. To…

  • We made our own Safari Park Chocolates

    I can’t believe how easy it is to make your own chocolates. Have a friend from South Africa post you a chocolate mould Buy some chocolate from the shop Melt it in a metal bowl above a pan of bowling water so it doesn’t burn. Pour into moulds using a measuring cup with a spout…

  • Surviving School Holidays in St Albans

    As it’s school holidays, I’m just been reminding myself of things to do with kids in or near St Albans.  Thought it may be of interest to you as well. Heartwood Forest – in Sandridge.  Over the next 12 years the Woodland trust is going to be putting this forest back to its former glory. …

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