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 →

This came about because I wanted to make something the children would enjoy as we were going out for dinner.   It became an instant hit and is now requested whenever  I say we are going out.   It is so quick … Continue reading →

I got caught out one time when on holiday with my husband’s family.  We were staying in a holiday cottage and I learned mid morning that 26 people were descending on us for a meal that night. Not only was … Continue reading →

Don’t you just find it so difficult to provide nutritious meals that all the family will eat.  I am a working mother also trying to find time to become a writer and sometimes preparing and cooking a meal the whole … Continue reading →

I, like hundreds of others tried smoking at a very tender age.  My parents were smokers.  They had grown up when the risks were not as emphasised as nowadays.  Everyone in their social circles smoked even their close friends the … Continue reading →

I am struggling this week, swimming in a sea of uncertainness and floundering in life’s flotsam without a float.   You may well wonder what could leave a normally together, organised and some might say, efficient person in such a state … Continue reading →

You cannot imagine how guilty I feel!  I have killed the cat! Firstly, so that you are aware I personally am not a cat lover. In our early years Sexy Sporty Dad persuaded me to have a pure grey kitten, … Continue reading →