It’s been a few weeks I last blogged – I lost my mojo a bit for a variety of reasons, including that it felt quite flippant for me to write about food whilst the news focused on the horrors in Ukraine and the impact of energy price increases in the UK. Then I came down […]
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Week 10 2021 meal plan – school is OPEN for business
High fives to all the parents who survived home school. Big thanks to all of the teachers remote teaching (and teaching children of key workers) unvaccinated during a global pandemic. Well done to the support networks of those families and friends who kept the rest of us (somewhat) sane when also coping with their own […]
Week 2 2021 meal plan – and home school horrors
Working from home with a four year old Well it was never going to be easy, was it? But I won’t complain (too much) as the companies we work for are being very understanding, allowing us the flexibility to work and look after Ioan, and that’s not the case for everyone. Ioan is thoroughly enjoying […]
Week 1 2021 meal plan – and the school of mum and dad
Saying goodbye to the remnants of 2020 The decorations have come down, the Christmas bedding has gone into the wash, and the fridge is full of bits and pieces of yummy food (or ignored fruits and vegetables) which need to be used up. But as we move into week 1 2021, whilst I am pleased […]
Autumnal eating
There is no denying that this Autumn is a strange one. Like many others, I have been working from home for the last six months, a milestone which I am reminded of through mundanities such as switching on the heating (“last time I did that was before we went into lockdown”). Frankly it’s feeling like […]