Category: Food

Gardening – It’s Like Watching Water Boil, But More Exciting


I’m so glad I decided to plant the sunflower seeds the same day as the tomato plants, because for days and days nothing happened. We opened the growing thingy each day to find nothing, except one random weed that popped it’s head out. I was beginning to think the Heinz Grow Your Own tomato plants…

Festival of Food Carnival: Child Tested Recipes


It’s Festival of Food time, and I’ve decided to share our Frozen Yoghurt recipe with you over on my new Keeper of the Kitchen blog.

End Of The Box Fun Food Pasta


Have you ever opened your store cupboard to find that each pasta container has too little pasta left to make up a meal?

Carrot Soup And Butternut Squash Soup {{ Thermomix Recipes }}


*These recipes are written for the Thermomix, but can be made in any high speed blender. I cooked them in the Thermomix, but you can cook them on the stove too.

Festival Of Food : Raw Cheesecake {{ Thermomix Recipe }}


*This recipe can be made in any high powered blender. I’ve made it in a nut crusher before, but that was about an afternoon’s work! In the Thermomix it takes a few minutes.

Vranameer Chicken : A Family Recipe


The moment I finished reading the topic for this months Carnival of Natural Parenting: Family Recipes, I knew exactly which recipe I would share: Vranameer Chicken.

Home Made Stock Cubes/Bouillon {{Thermomix Recipe}}


I’ve been thinking long and hard how to ‘do’ this new series I’m embarking on. I am thoroughly enjoying our real food adventure, but don’t want to come across as smug. Real food is a journey, and every person must decide what’s right for them. As a result, our paths all differ as much as…

Festival of Food: Best Ever Vegan Chocolate Cake


Welcome to the Festival of Food Carnival. In celebration of the tradition of Easter chocolates, we’re sharing recipe ideas for healthier alternatives – sweets and treats featuring real cocoa. Hosted by Diary of a First Child and Hybrid Rasta Mama, you’re welcome to join us next time, or if you have a previously published recipe…

Easy Peasy Meringues Recipe


We did some baking together recently for the first time in ages. This not-very-healthy, but yummy and super fun for little people recipe is great for engagement in the kitchen!

Under The Sea Birthday Party


Aviya’s 1st birthday is just over a week away, and while knee-deep in preparations for it, I realised that with the mayhem and madness of visas and flying to Australia in October, I never posted the photos from Ameli’s 3rd birthday party. For her party we had an Under The Sea party at a Puck’s…


Aviya’s 1st birthday is just over a week away, and while knee-deep in preparations for it, I realised that with the mayhem and madness of visas and flying to Australia in October, I never posted the photos from Ameli’s 3rd birthday party. For her party we had an Under The Sea party at a Puck’s Oak Barn in Compton. It’s an absolutely stunning venue and it happened to be one of the rare beautiful days of last year, weather wise. It didn’t rain, and in fact the sun came out and cast that golden hue around the orchard. It was simply breathtaking, even though it was still a little cold.

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