Tag: food
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Slow Cooker Sunday – Chinese Food (Beef and Greens)
Since we’ve started using our Slow Cooker regularly we find that we are having way less Take Aways than we used to. Back in the day, by the time I got home from work, collected my daughter from childcare, bathed her and got her into bed. It was getting late and I couldn’t be bothered…
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Slow Cooker Sunday: Special Edition – Food Styling with Ren Behan
I find it very difficult to make brown gloop look appetizing! The lovely Ren Behan, a friend and local food blogger, kindly invited me around her house for a session on Food Styling. I had no idea there was actually such a thing. Apparently, there are people who do this for a living! They travel…
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Finally, some help in the kitchen!
I’m no Super Ninja Mum, I do like to cook from fresh but on occasion I need a bit of a break and am always up for a bit of a cheat sometimes. I want to let you in on a secret; I’ve got someone helping me in the kitchen and she’s come to my rescue on…
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A taste of home!
You know the feeling when you’ve been away from home for a while and you start craving things from home, like your own bed and some of your favourite foods. As a Canadian living in the UK I’ve had this feeling many times over the last 10 years. In addition, now that I tend to…
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It’s Official! I’m turning into a Grumpy Old Woman!
I won’t be 40 for a bit but I’ve found myself complaining more and more lately. This is something I’ve never been good at. Some joke that I have been in the UK too long and have lost the ability to complain but, honestly, it’s a skill I never really had. If I do complain…