Author Archives: Tiggy Hayes
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
Tip of the week – Lemons
This is a great tip and just so simple; to keep the lemons really juicy which is particularly important if you are using the juice of a lemon or you want to get the flavour to flow. As you take … Continue reading
Battered not Broken
It is so difficult as a mother watching your child hurt themselves. I now also know that it doesn’t get any easier with time. I find it so easy to step back and remember the moment when that perfect little … Continue reading
Pizza Time
We like all families love Pizza but it becomes expensive to take a family of five out to a well known chain and have them cater for all our different tastes. Occasionally instead of baking bread for lunch on a … Continue reading
Date for Love
I stepped into the supermarket last weekend to pick up a pint of milk, well 6 pints actually as one pint in our house does not go far. The first thing to hit me was the huge display of flowers … Continue reading
Slow Roast Lamb
This is great if you are out for the day and want to come back to something tender and succulent. There is a little bit of effort first thing but then leave to slowly cook and tenderise. The vegetables … Continue reading
Fighting Felines
My garden is a permanent battle ground for local cats at the moment. I was tolerant but since the demise of Tetley last summer, who had the monopoly on my garden; the neighbourhood moggy population has decided that I am … Continue reading