Mother’s day is fast approaching, a day of spoiling all the lovely mums out there will soon be upon us and today I am sharing with you some super quick and delicious recipes courtesy of Aldi. I love Aldi and have been a regular shopper there for years. It just can’t be beaten on price and quality. I was more than happy to pop in to store this week and recreate some of their fantastic recipes. One thing I love about Aldi is they always have everything you need, there is never a ‘we’re out of stock’ issue! The first…

A few months back I had a HUGE kitchen declutter, when I say huge I am really not exaggerating. It was epic, if you have read my blog for a while you will know I am big on decluttering – I love it. There is something about sorting through and getting a big bag delivered to the charity shop that fills me with joy. However as I went through the kitchen I was actually really gutted to see just how much food I had that was going to waste, things that had missed their use by date or that I…

New year, new you? Yeah it’s my plan too. Although the last few weeks I have found my energy levels so low that one of my resolutions has started a little early. That one is to eat a decent healthy breakfast every single morning. For a number of reasons; firstly to stop me reaching for biscuits mid morning (guilty). Secondly to get in a decent portion of fruit first thing (massively failing on the 5 a day thing at the moment) and lastly to encourage an earlier start and less stressful morning. It’s so nice to get out of bed…

Christmas lunch, the most highly anticipated lunch of them all. We all do it differently, we all have our own little traditions and tricks but one thing we all know is – you just can’t beat it. This week I made my Potato Gratin with Cheese and Bacon to accompany our roast and couldn’t help but think, why haven’t I made this as part of Christmas lunch before? Add cheese and bacon to pretty much anything and I am sold so this is a firm favourite for us. The girls tucked in too; it was clean plates all round so…