Author Archives: Tiggy Hayes
Holiday Dreams
What of the dream? The holiday brochure looked so appealing. Those descriptions online were incredibly irresistible with their crystal clear waters and multi water slides. Shops, bar and take-away all there on site so you do not have to move … Continue reading
Growing Pains
Sometimes you do wonder how much bad luck you are able to take? How can some people and families sail through life with no real life changing scares, upsets or worries and other families get the worst of all scenarios. … Continue reading
Chocolate Crunch
This really is too good! So simple to make and yet so delicious. It is not something the doctor would recommend on a regular basis due to the extreme amounts of everything bad for you but occasionally you just have to … Continue reading
Shepherds Pie
Everyone has a favourite recipe for Shepherds or Cottage Pie; do you use lamb or beef? Do you add cheese? What veg do you add in. My recipe uses beef and is quick and easy to fit into a … Continue reading
Boredom Blues
The exams are over, the summer holidays are not quite upon us and 16 year olds all over the country are bored. There is nothing to do. All that intense studying now forgotten and a couple of weeks of doing … Continue reading
Chorizo Pasta
My children are all passionate about pasta, but sometimes it is great to have a change from bolognaise. This is a bit of a cheat but it is quick, easy and incredibly popular. Ingredients Tiny amount of olive oil Onion … Continue reading
Best of British
Best of British Last weekend, I imagine like a lot of people I stayed up till 11.02 to watch Andy Murray win his nail biting match. Like the Duchess of Cambridge a few days later each point was a whole … Continue reading
Reg
Reg our cockatiel has finally passed on. It was a sad morning when we arrived downstairs to find the little body supine with rigor mortis on the bottom of the cage. Mini son who had become attached to the grumpy … Continue reading
Rogan Josh
To some degree I am a creature of habit and my menus depict this. The down side of this is that meals become predictable and the children are agitated by a change in routine. I do try to keep a … Continue reading
Lemon Cheese
Sunday lunch and I didn’t have anything for pudding. It is only on a Sunday that I go to the trouble of making a pudding but it had completely slipped my mind when I was shopping earlier in the week. I … Continue reading