I know I said I was going to be very prompt and get my Forever Nigella posts up on 1st of the month and 3.5 weeks later I fail to achieve this. But you see a few things have been going on… [Read on...]
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Making a giant iced dinosaur cookie. The sugar dough tastes surprisingly appealing and Ted was very pleased with the end result. [Read on...] 
This isn’t the first time I’ve spent part of New Year’s Eve writing a blog post (I loathe going out on New Year’s Eve) but I’m going to make sure I am swifter than the previous occasion. I have promised my husband I will be downstairs to join him no later than 10pm so [Read on...] 
I have a new lens for my camera. This possibly not the most obvious way to introduce you to it but I am still getting to “know” it and experimenting taking pictures of my latest cake decorating booty seems a good plan! Dr Oetker Shimmer Sugar First up, various Dr Oetker products; this canister [Read on...] 
We’ve had our dry run for BBC Children in Need 2011! Actually our trick or treaters enjoyed these last week so we’ll have to make some more in time for November 18. [Read on...] 
Dinner with Crayons is my occasional series of weekend child friendly restaurant reviews. Now that the book is mostly finished I hope to be doing them regularly again! Pizza and pasta are what most people in Britain associate with Italian food and with one or two exceptions, most Italian chains reflect this. Zizzi have taken [Read on...] 
I’ve been taking a break lately and my mother has stepped into the breach with this gadget review direct from her narrowboat… Living on a narrow boat brings various challenges, one being the many crevices and narrow spaces where grime can collect. I was an ideal candidate to review of the portable Shark steam cleaner! [Read on...] 
Please go and visit Dom at Belleau Kitchen who will be hosting this month’s Forever Nigella, the theme of which is “Salad Days.” And make sure you check up on Mardi’s Forever Nigella 4 round up due to be posted this weekend at Eat Live Travel Write. [Read on...] 
Not an anniversary, not a birthday, just a badly needed opportunity to recharge batteries and stand back from everything for a while. My husband and I jumped on the Eurostar to Paris whilst my mother “borrowed” Ted for three days at home. [Read on...] 
There’s a Q&A meme going around lots of mummy blogs right now and I’ve been tagged by Confessions of a Single Mum. My normal attitude to memes is that there’s already enough meme thank you very much on my blog and you don’t need any more but these questions were based on ones in [Read on...] 
Two brands of children’s soft drink appear to be giving away alphabet fridge magnets at the same time. The nicer of these comes from Innocent Drinks and I was fortunate enough to receive a full set last week in return for creating a picture representing the letter A to kick off a series of [Read on...] 
Over two thousand busy mummy bloggers already jostle for attention on the British Mummy Bloggers social networking site and as if their voices were not loud enough, the whole thing is about to be rebuilt and relaunched with video footage at the forefront. [Read on...] Today I’m not up to cooking so it’s just waffle. And before you get excited about waffles, actually it’s just dodgy looking cake pops. Service has been stalled this week as I sit drinking shot glasses of throat spray and popping ibuprofen by the clock. It’s not all been bad, I’ve caught up with [Read on...] 
Dinner With Crayons is my semi regular weekend series of child friendly restaurant reviews. Spicy food pushes the boundaries of most toddlers. We’ve done pizza places, burgers, roast dinners. Even sushi. Ted loves strong flavours and has tucked into some Mexican dishes such chicken mole at Wahaca with gusto however Namaaste Kitchen in Camden was [Read on...] Cupcake Crumbs is my end of the month round up of bits and pieces that haven’t made it into posts of their own. But they’re no less delicious for it. You frequently hear food bloggers, myself included, despairing of the terrible light for food photographs at this time of year. If only I had a [Read on...] 
The twins have turned into quite a nifty pair of diners, quite happy to sit in grown up chairs and eat whatever is put in front of them at the table. OK, I am painting a rose tinted picture here. [Read on...] Marber’s books advocate sensible eating plans that re-educate you to eat healthily and prevent weight gain. No seaweed milkshakes here. [Read on...] Stollen Bloody Stollen. This monster has sat on my worktop for the past FORTNIGHT [Read on...] 
The mighty kings of ketchup were good enough to supply me with a hamper for my series of 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways. It comprises a picnic basket, apron, oven gloves, chopping board, wooden spoon and a giant bottle of ketchup. [Read on...] 
The quirky interior of Leon is a mix of industrial metal and worn wooden furniture. You can imagine these chairs were probably in a draughty Victorian church or a school until they were reborn here! [Read on...] 
Itsu is pricier than Yo! with the average price of dishes being £4-5 (mostly £5) compared to £2-5 it’s cheaper counterpart. [Read on...] We were never under illusions that this was a fancy kitchen; the oven is the smallest cheapest built in model possible, the cupboards poorly planned and space wasted. [Read on...] 
In my recent review of Carluccio’s I rattled off a list of high street pizza chains that were not easily differentiated. That week, Fire and Stone, yet another pizza chain, invited me to check out their menu. With just five branches so far (three in London then Portsmouth and Oxford) even a serial chain [Read on...] |
 
 
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