My children adore biscuits. They’re not fussy – they’ll go crackers for even the cheapest, most boring rich tea biscuit. Occasionally, to alleviate the sugar-related guilt, I bake a batch of these easy cheese biscuits. It’s basically a simple cheese straw recipe, but cut out into fun shapes. This is ...
Mothers’ Day Musings
Sunday was Mothers’ Day. James made a batch of his famous Chelsea buns for breakfast and I opened the boys’ lovely homemade cards. Gabriel had been particularly sweet about his this year, hiding it in his room as soon as he got home on Friday. As I ate my sticky Chelsea bun, it occurred to me that ...
What we really eat
I am usually fairly immune to food fads, but just lately I have become aware of the trend for clean, unrefined food – low in sugar and traditional white carbohydrates. I’ve flicked through all the books and magazine articles currently doing the rounds and it all looks lovely and it’s definitely a ...
My Week
The first warm day of the year. Saturday was a fabulously sunny day and we threw open all the windows. My back was still very bad at this point so I took things really easy – tea in bed with my new my Persephone book, and a long bath. All nice things, but much more enjoyable when you’re not in pain! ...
Now we are six: our favourite books for six-year-old boys
My six-year-old son, Gabriel, loves to read. We are very lucky that his reading has come on in leaps and bounds over the last year and I feel so happy and proud when I see him reading a book all on his own. But it’s still a joy to share books together cuddled up on the sofa, with his little brother, ...