So, it has been a long old while since I did one of these posts (or any post tbh) but recently I have been really missing blogging as a sort of journal for myself rather than any sort of promotional thing. I also have been so utterly rubbish at meal planning and sticking it it for so long that I n…

Pre-covid I took eating out at a restaurant for granted, it was just something we did occassionally. The choice was plentiful and it was often something spur of the moment. A spontaneous week night pub dinner with the family, a post-work bite at the local streetfood place, cheeky date night with …

Last week went pretty much to plan, with the exception of a truley disappointing vegan pizza from Sainsburys on Saturday which left me sad and hungry. The convenience of a supermarket pizza is definitely one thing I miss deeply being Vegan. We really enjoyed the vegan hotdogs we had on Thursday n…

I've always been a keen baker, this blog is a testamant to that. From the early (and dodgy photo) days of my first banana bread. To these wonderful baked doughnuts or Grapefruit and Olive Oil Cake (one of my faves in terms of flavour). Since becoming a Mum, finding time to experiment and dev…

I really need to create a new meal plan image now I am vegan, that haloumi is taunting me Oh hey! Long time no see! I am long overdue a bit of a life update around here, and it is coming - along with a buttload of posts. I must be having my annual burst of inspiration. I am also working on a litt…

This year I decided to give Veganuary a go. It is something I have thought about before but with a meat eating husband and 4 year old it never seemed feasible. I slipped into a lot of convenience food habits in November/December and wanted to change things up a bit. I felt like a side-affect of goi…

Meal planning has gone well and truly out of the window in our house of late, and I am definitely noticing an spike in spending on adhoc supermarket trips and take aways. Meal planning and cooking is something I really love doing, so why am I not doing it? I think the shift of returning to full t…

Pancakes are the ultimate treat breakfast in my house, reserved for birthdays and special occasions. I mean if it was up to me I'd make them all the damn time, I am fairly certain I could meal plan a full week based on pancakes alone. However, I am a firm believer that too much of a good thing…

In our house we are breakfast people, we love cereal and eggs and pancakes and sausages, bacon ... The list is endless. We never struggle to come up with ideas for breakfast. However, when it comes to lunch we often find ourselves stuck in a bit of a sandwich rut. Throw in a toddler who changes her…

I briefly mentioned on my Sunday Moment post about our recent trip to the lovely St Mary's Inn in Stannington, near Morpeth. For the past eight months my lovely sister has been working incredibly long hours 4 days a week to take a Wednesday off each week to look after Zoe, which has saved us a…

I am going to preface this post with the fact that I don't really like Chocolate Cake. I find it is often dry or just a bit sickly. Give me a Victoria Sponge or Lemon Drizzle any day of the week, I will never ever chose chocolate cake from a menu, and I rarely make it. That being said, this is…

As a child of the 90s I love a good Friends quote, and I always remember Monica saying she wanted to be the Mom that made the best chocolate chip cookies, and spends the episode trying to perfect Phoebe's Grandmother's recipe. I do love a good bit of recipe development, but I also love t…