Will you get on board with the Marie Curie Daffodil Campaign? Spring is a time to celebrate new life: when flowers are blooming, the sun is starting to shine, and the cold winter months are fading. However, whatever the season, people become terminally ill and die. Recently we have lost some national treasures at the…
What are your top tips for keeping warm? The cold does not bother me much but I think there was real dip in temperatures this January. It is OK for my husband who goes off to a warm office but me and the children have felt the cold in our new house which is sadly…
Are you looking for the perfect home printer? Do you suffer from printer panic? I would like to introduce you to Epson’s new EcoTank printer – it’s a printer that can save you up to 70% of your printing costs due to its integrated high-capacity ink tanks. Now that is the sort of saving that…
Family breakfast whether at home or out and about is one of our favourite things. Before we had children, some of our loveliest times were enjoying a Full English and comparing the best ones on offer at pubs, greasy spoons and restaurants. We imagined ourselves as restaurant reviewers never imagining that one day we would…
Pasta shapes and sizes can be confusing. I think many of us stick to the same old pasta shapes whether that is spaghetti, Wouldn’t it be great to impress your family and friends with your impressive knowledge of pasta shapes and to try some of them out in exciting new dishes? Check out this fabulous…
What are your top tips on pairing food and wine? When I was a child, wine was not a feature in my life with my parents drinking beer or spirits. I first learned about wine on a holiday with my brother to France as a young adult. He is a lot older and had lived…
Do you know how to get a good night’s sleep? Here are some powerful tips for a good night’s sleep. We all know that waking up refreshed, energised and ready to face the day is essential to our health and wellbeing but getting a good night’s sleep is sometimes more complicated than it seems. You…
Our family were invited to visit the Red Lion at Horndean in Hampshire for a meal. The Red Lion is tucked away in a village very close the A3(M) and conveniently located next door to a Premier Inn. The pub restaurant is spacious and suitable for large or small groups. It was family-friendly but I…
Do you know how to make stew and dumplings? I tend to steer clear of trying knowing I cannot possibly do it as well as my mum. I remember coming home from school to the ultimate comfort food bubbling away and the dumplings were out of this world. My dumplings always go wrong so I…
What qualities do you look for in a perfect gaming chair? My 10 year old loves the chair he was sent to review. It is a specially designed Gaming Bean Bag Chair which is really stylish. It is easily put together with little white balls providing the firm but comfy filling. When asked to describe…
Learning about prefixes and suffixes today was an absolute breeze — both children were surprisingly confident right from the start. My son immediately came out with the example of how the prefix “un‑” changes the meaning of the word detectable. A strong start, and I allowed myself a tiny internal celebration. More discussion on prefixes…
Did you know that lack of tyre safety contributes to more than 1200 road accidents? Driving with defective tyres can result in heft penalties such as £2500 along with three points on the licence! Tyres matter and I asked my husband’s view as he is the driver in our family. “I have always loved driving…
Home education challenges are daunting but something we learn from even in just one day. I had slept very badly the night before. My two home-educated children had a row about a game. This was a very silly time for me to try and encourage my 11 year old daughter to tackle some numeracy work….
Why not try this recipe for Gluten-Free Sweet Potato Ravioli, created by Felice Tocchini for the Love Sweet Potatoes campaign? Serves 4 Preparation: 30 minutes Cooking time: 5 minutes Ingredients: For the filling 1 large baked sweet potato, cold 100g goat’s cheese 2tsp chopped thyme ½ tsp grated nutmeg For the pasta 250g gram flour…
Our family were invited to try out Las Iguanas. Las Iguanas’ ethos is ‘to bring authentic South America to every table, every day – in a place that lives and breathes Latin’. Here is our Las Iguanas restaurant review. Every dish is cooked to order and reflects the diverse mix of influences that make up…