What a great haul!

This half term I’ve booked in playdate after playdate – a great way to keep the kids entertained in the holidays.  Today I met up with a school mum and…

2 more weeks of unwashed hair!

I haven’t washed my hair at all for 15 days now – only another 6 days until I can wash my hair! I got my husband to take photo of my…

Shower cap mistake

It may not be a major surprise that ditching plastic (in particular single use plastic) is on my list of things to do during My Year of Eco Challenges.  It…

Ooh arr me hearties!

Chrismakah (i.e. Christmas and Chanukah) are approaching fast and I have started thinking about what I am going to do for it.  For Chanukah we have always given our kids a…

Perfectly sliced homemade bread!

I can think of two good reasons to make all my own bread. The first is so that I can control the ingredients and the second is that homemade bread…

A sugar free charoset inspired dessert

Charoset is a traditional Jewish food eaten as part of the Passover meal.  There are quite a few variations of it, but in my household some of the key ingredients…

Thyme and lemon balm meatball recipe

  We don’t eat a huge amount of red meat in my household, but once a week we usually have spaghetti bolognaise.   I buy mince meat and make bolognaise…