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…

If your household is anything like mine, after school is kind of mental. The kids come in with bags, books and coats being flung everywhere. They start thrusting a variety of home work diaries, forms to fill in and empty lunch boxes in my direction before the cries of starvation begin. Yes, it’s all very dramatic, then the race is on to grab them a quick snack. Aiming for something that will satisfy those hunger pangs whilst not completely filling them up before dinner. These are my go-to quick after school snack ideas, so I wanted to share them with…