Monthly Archives: March 2012
Chicken Burger
This is just the easiest meal in the world to prepare and serve. The boys love it and there is often a fight for the last piece of chicken around our table. This is also a great party food with … Continue reading
Home Shopping
Don’t you just hate chasing your tail? At the moment I am running round like the proverbial demented cat wishing for a few extra hours in the day to just appear. Instead of which we are about to lose an … Continue reading
Wigmore Chicken
This was given to me many years ago by the wonderful Diana Wigmore. It has maybe adapted from the original recipe she gave me but it remains a firm family favourite. A great dish to use up left over roast … Continue reading
Border Line Senility
It was the domino effect rather than the senility, I hope, that resulted in embarrassment for me. As most people know Mini Son and I go to the same school. He studies hard and learns lots. I work hard and … Continue reading
Tuna Pasta Bake
One evening during the holiday we came back from an adventure out and around the local National Trust gardens. I find these places reassuringly safe places to let the children run and run and run. There are all kinds of … Continue reading
Bruised and Battered
You will not believe my week again, waves of déjà vu, nausea and pummelled heart strings. In some small ways that I haven’t worked out yet we are probably lucky where we live. We do not however, have an A&E … Continue reading
Baileys and Hazelnut Chocolate Mousse
This week we are going to try something a little more indulgent. But still so easy to dress up or just to enjoy as it comes. Chocolate mousse is universally acceptable as a pudding either for a family meal or … Continue reading
Shriven
We have just reached the season of lent which may not be a calendar season but for all Christians has exceptional resonance as the build up to the most important date in the Christian calendar. The marketing man has woken … Continue reading