Ted, my son, will be turning 5 this year and he decided that he would like a pirate theme birthday party. Suddenly Ted loves pirates and boats. I then convinced him to have a mermaids and pirates party to which …
Category: Food
Blackberry Vegan Cheesecake
Cheese plus cake equals cheesecake and we love a cheesecake in this house. Also, it’s that time of year again when the blackberry bush has started to grow over our back fence. So I decided to go into the back …
Let’s start soaking those feet
Since becoming a mum I no longer have hours to spend soaking in the bath. In fact, some days I rarely get a chance to sit down with a small child running around. So taking a nice hot bath by …
Nan’s Slow Cooked Rice Pudding
My Nan was not the greatest cook but she didn’t like to waste food either. I think that living through two world wars, and not having much money when she was little, helped her to be frugal. My Grandparents were …
The Perfect Crispy Roast Potatoes
A lazy Sunday in our house normally means a lazy morning with pancakes for breakfast. Then late morning we will start making a roast for lunch. We love eating roast dinners and our favourite is chicken. The best part of …
Mango, Lime and Coconut Ice Lollies
The weather has been hitting highs of 30°C for almost six weeks in the UK. Although, I love the fact that it’s warm and sunny, being British, I’m beginning to miss the rain. I know, us Brits, we moan when …
Dad’s Roast Pork with Proper Crackling
My Dad was the King at making a roast dinner and his favourite was pork. He taught my husband and me everything we know about cooking a roast. Dad loved making most roast dinners apart from chicken or turkey. (He …
Gluten Free Crispy Chicken
The idea for this recipe I got from YouTube, yes YouTube. A few of the mummies I watch have been making videos about the types of dinners they eat. One of those dinners included a cereal covered chicken, i.e. crispy …
Lavender Limeade
Lavender is normally associated with essential oil and hot baths but not cooking. So when I saw it on a menu at the beginning of the year I was really intrigued as to how it tasted. The dish I was …
5 Favourite Natural Cleaners
Recently on my YouTube channel I made a cleaning series. In the series I clean my whole home with natural or organic cleaners. I found five that I really enjoyed using and I will be continuing to use in my …
Googies Kitchen Life 