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September 1, 2021

I’m just going to put it out there and say it. I’m owning up. I’m coming clean. The affair is over. I think…….How do I say this? I think…. I’m nearly a vegetarian. Initially, it really wasn’t by choice. The renal diet I was funnelled into was the beginning of the end. Where previously I...

September 1, 2021

You know those meals where even though food is coming out your ears, you just keep eating….Well “Greedy McStuffins” here knows all about it. I started and I just couldn’t stop. It was fine for himself – he spent 5 hours on the bike in 28 degree heat cycling up mountains yesterday. My 4.5km run...

September 1, 2021

I was a fussy child. I don’t mean that I didn’t quite like the taste of broccoli or peas. If I could smell the peas being cooked in the same kitchen, I wouldn’t eat my dinner. I couldn’t eat out with my family when we went for Sunday lunch. I couldn’t begin to explain to...

September 1, 2021

We have officially crossed the threshold from Summer to Autumn. I know this for sure now that the coffee shops are all selling pumpkin spiced everything. Pumpkin spice frappe, mocha, skinny latte, muffin, cabbage, burger roast beef a’cino! It’s not for me I’m afraid. I’m more of a deep and meaningful winter spice kind of...

September 1, 2021

This is what its all about for me. This dish is one of my favourites – not only because it tastes amazing, but because EVERYONE in the family eats it and I don’t have to spend time altering it for anyone. Tonight’s dinner was made on the fly. I cheated BIG time and bought a...

September 1, 2021

Follow my blog with Bloglovin The sun is back – can I have a hallelujah? My kids are typically Irish in the sense that the second there is a sliver of sunlight, they strip off into shorts and tshirts (ignoring the goosebumps and lack of circulation in their fingers) and call for ice-cream. Now, I do...

September 1, 2021

“When you wake up in the morning Pooh, whats the first thing you say to yourself?” “Whats for breakfast. What do you say Piglet?” “I wonder whats exciting going to happen today” Pooh nodded thoughtfully “Its the same thing”   It started with Frosties, dry, no milk (because lets face it, when they get soggy...